PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 20, 2019

Although product managers at consumer and enterprise companies have a title in common, the jobs themselves can vary drastically. So, how is product management in enterprise different from consumer tech? Solving problems once they’ve been discovered is equally as different between the consumer and enterprise worlds.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2017

I get pulled into lots of discussions among product managers about the best ways to represent (and then present and present and present) roadmaps or backlogs, especially to internal sales/marketing/support audiences. Each functional group has its own product priorities, so each wants a different roadmap. Just sign here.”)

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

And that’s how I got into product development—I was beta testing, writing documentation, spec’ing out new features, and learning a lot about technology and hardware, networking, software, processing, clients, all sorts of things. Bridging that gap from creative to technical had some challenges. It was a great fit. This was around 2005.

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Roy Madden

APRIL 4, 2022

In this article, we’ll show you how to use Feedly AI to: Track your competitors and their strategic moves Stay ahead of consumer trends and insights Scout technical innovation Identify business development opportunities Start free trial Before we look at those four examples, let’s start with a short overview of how Feedly AI works.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2020

That might seem obvious or naïve, but recent conversations with several B2B/enterprise clients suggest that it’s actually controversial. For context, enterprise tech companies tend to have a small number of large deals each quarter that really matter. ( B2B is lumpier than B2C.). Roadmaps are shared.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. Signup to be a Mentor Today! View the live stream….

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Gainsight

JANUARY 6, 2023

In a recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) report sponsored by Gainsight PX , researchers found that 81% of survey respondents strongly agree that a strong digital product experience positively impacts business growth. Benchmark: Product Roadmapping With Product Experience Data. Why You Need a Product-Led Growth Tech Stack.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2019

Since there was no active grooming or planning session with the engineers, daily standups played the role of requirement review meetings. The team also agreed to initiate a weekly meeting to review and clarify requirements and to estimate the user stories. Long standups.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 30, 2017

I’ve noticed a frequent executive-level misalignment of expectations across a range of software/tech companies, particularly in B2B/Enterprise companies and where Sales/Marketing is geographically far away from Engineering/Product Management. In fact, we fire enterprise sales folks who don’t close big deals.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 18, 2022

But apart from new technologies, we saw also another big emerging trend: a greater emphasis on…simply creating more value for your users through continuous discovery and being more attuned to user feedback and needs. This in turn will give Product People more time for creative and strategic work. It might not be easy.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Photo by Pixabay I recently led a product-market fit workshop at a known company in the Israeli tech industry. I created a spreadsheet that they needed to fill, that included the customer size (it’s a B2B company), industry, and primary use case for buying the product. Two options, to force yourself to choose.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JULY 12, 2021

Clutch is a reputable field guide for B2B agencies, so we collected each eCommerce web design company with higher ratings in their database. We reviewed their portfolios and services and created our top list of eCommerce web design agencies to work with. Absolute Web. They follow a six-step cycle when working on products.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Looking to become a B2B Product Manager? This career guide offers a detailed overview of the best B2B product management training options. There is no shortcut to becoming a B2B product manager. Business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) product managers (PMs) have mastered various hard skills.

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UX Studio

APRIL 6, 2023

As a global design agency, we collaborate with both startups and enterprises worldwide and have broad experience in nearly every niche and industry. They’ve worked with all kinds of businesses, from startups to established enterprises, in a wide variety of industries. Anjelika Kour founded the women-owned web design company in 2015.

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UX Studio

APRIL 6, 2023

As a global design agency, we collaborate with both startups and enterprises worldwide and have broad experience in nearly every niche and industry. They’ve worked with all kinds of businesses, from startups to established enterprises, in a wide variety of industries. Anjelika Kour founded the women-owned web design company in 2015.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 7, 2022

Markets and technologies change. Imagine a B2B software company selling a downloadable app that enterprises install on their machines. Add these and other strategic priorities to the product roadmap (or create a standalone digital transformation roadmap ). Let’s review a few best practices.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

Finally, “ Building for Business: Product Management in Enterprise Software ” is a truly B2B-focused Product Management book, written by Blair Reeves (Salesforce) and Benjamin Gaines (Adobe) for “all the ones who aren’t part of the Silicon Valley startup bread”. But why is working in enterprise software now different?

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Amplitude

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

After witnessing firsthand the strong relationship between analytics, product, and performance, Andrew grew a passion for making data integration a top priority for everyone–even for traditionally non-technical roles. I started in a Technology Leadership Rotational Program at Levi Strauss & Co. Current Company : Looker.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Note: I worked on consumer products before but spent most of my career building complex enterprise (machine learning) solutions. Some of my sharing might be more tailored to B2B settings but the general lessons should still apply to most product manager jobs. It’s fine that we don’t come up with the perfect first roadmap.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. View the live stream….

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I’ve sat through planning for scores of major B2B migrations, and implemented a half-dozen of my own.  Usually  Usually the discussion is highly technical: APIs, data transformation, feature ladders.  But Every new enterprise customer expects 3-5 years of support for whatever they license.  So

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Mironov Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

Lately, I’ve been writing a lot about entirely predictable goal misalignments between the maker side (product, engineering, design) and the go-to-market side (sales, marketing, customer success) of tech firms, especially at B2B/enterprise software companies.  That  This is a must-close.”

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Much of the literature that defines the role as the intersection of business, technology, and user experience isn't particularly helpful for practitioners who are left wondering what skills they need to learn versus the fine people they work closely with in actual business, technology, and user experience roles.

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Mironov Consulting

JULY 28, 2022

Especially in B2B/enterprise software companies, I see two dramatically divergent ( incompatible ) worldviews that IMO explain a lot of corporate behavior. Enterprise Sales and Solutions Teams… Are paid/rewarded/promoted for working with individual prospects or customers one at a time.  Sales

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 15, 2023

In my experience, there’s usually a fundamental misalignment between two broad groups at software companies – especially B2B/enterprise companies — that I’ve been thinking/writing for a while.  One Deep dives into obscure technical requirements isn’t the fastest path to a signature.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 18, 2021

Almost all apps experienced significant change in their DAU due to COVID-19. They’ve maintained far more of their COVID-19 acceleration or of their 2020 acceleration, as we’ll call it, nearly every day through the end of December, mostly due to continued restrictions, particularly in travel. Transcript.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

I’ve written a lot about the huge organizational and technical gulf between services companies and product companies.  (See  Clients own the IP and provide much of the technical direction.   A glance at a tech company’s website immediately tells me which kind they are.  

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 22, 2019

The customer defines the problem, but it’s on you to do root-cause analysis and solve the problem with your technology. I started in technology at Salesforce – I was their first female engineer and learned early on how valuable it can be to build a company from the perspective of your customer. Paige: Deepa, welcome to the show.

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 26, 2022

At least in the B2B software product world, I haven't found that to be true. Things I frequently hear from B2B field/sales organizations: "Product doesn't understand how important this is.  They  And execs can't spend 70 hours reviewing 70 sets of product docs.  So Eventually, the CEO gives up.

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