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What Went Wrong For The Peloton Product Managers?

The Accidental Product Manager

The Peloton product managers were unable to predict the future Image Credit: Phillip Pessar How great would it be to be a product manager who was responsible for a very popular high priced exercise bike? This is the position that the Peloton product managers found themselves in just before the pandemic hit.

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Product Managers Discover Older Customers

The Accidental Product Manager

If this is the case, what you have done to make it easy for them to use your product? If the answer is “nothing”, then you are like many other product managers who have not taken the time to study their customers and customize their products for their unique needs.

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How to Run a Collaborative Roadmapping Exercise with Your Team

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You’re a product manager, and you need to run a collaborative roadmapping exercise with various teams across your company. What is a Collaborative Roadmapping Exercise? A collaborative roadmapping exercise is an ideation meeting. Learn about some common challenges communicating product roadmaps. Here’s how.

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B2B Product Manager August 2021

Product Management University

B2B Product Manager August 2021 Issue. If you’ve been through an acquisition, you understand the challenges of merging product teams let alone cultures and processes. A little bit of tactical product management before a strategic acquisition can go a long way in lowering the post-acquisition hurdles.

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B2B Product Manager June 2021

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B2B Product Manager June 2021 Issue. When you look at the maturity curve for your product management team, don’t focus so much on the skills they have. Pay more attention to the business outcomes customers get from products your team is delivering. Enjoy our B2B Product Manager June issue.

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B2B Product Manager April 2021

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B2B Product Manager April 2021 Issue. This month we show a little love to those in senior product management roles with a focus on strategy, title inflation, and newbies to the VP role. Of course, we can’t ignore the connection between sales and product management. Blog: High-Octane Product Management.

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Peloton Product Managers Try A New Plan

The Accidental Product Manager

It’s time to try some new strategies at Peloton Image Credit: Tony Webster The Peloton product managers have had it pretty good for the last few years. When Peloton first showed up on the market, their brand of expensive at home exercise bikes really took off. Now the Peloton product managers had a problem on their hands.