Product Talk

MARCH 20, 2024

March 25th: The What & Why of Continuous Discovery In this webinar, I’ll introduce participants to the continuous discovery framework I introduced in my book Continuous Discovery Habits. It’s because most product people are stuck in a project-based idea-testing world. I’d love for you to join one of them. Register here.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

How To Get The Most Out Of Customer Interviews We are at risk of only listening to what we want to hear. The main lesson I learned from conducting almost 100 customer interviews for product discovery over the last six months is that there are many ways in which we can become biased during customer interviews. You got me there.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

I also created the Continuous Discovery Habits Community as a place where product people could gather (virtually), share their successes and frustrations, and hold each other accountable for putting the ideas from the book into practice. Overview of the Continuous Discovery Habits Community: What Is It and Who Participates?

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yes, I needed to replatform my blog, but I also needed a web presence for my new fractional CTOing entity. Yes, I needed to replatform my blog, but I also needed a web presence for my new fractional CTOing entity. Back in 2019, I launched ThinkFractional.blog and took advantage of the opportunity to learn a new platform – Ghost.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 8, 2024

Product management is an attractive career path, and getting into the field is harder than ever. Does a tech support agent even have a shot? Why is product management an attractive career? For starters, product Managers generally have attractive salaries. The same can be said about product management.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Stepping into your first product leadership role is a major change. And it might feel a bit lonelier than when you were an active member of a product trio. Do you have a Product in Practice or success story from the Continuous Discovery Habits community you’d like to share? You can submit your story here.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2024

I started this series by discussing why managers didn't perceive the value of agile coaches and Scrum Masters in Part 1, resulting in layoffs.) Then, in Part 2 , I asked those unemployed agilists to review their functional skills, the skills people need to do a product development job well. Every change requires work.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Here is what we've learned: Understanding your needs Identifying the skills you truly need is paramount as different firms boast distinct skill sets. Do you have the basics already defined and merely need them fleshed out? Do you anticipate scale issues presently or in the future? Or is your project a clean slate?

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TechEmpower - Product Management

JULY 31, 2023

What does the business do? How does it meet customers’ needs? And most importantly, how does it make money? Proving your Business Model Works - Build, Define, and Review But how do you prove your numbers? Next, define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As a product discovery coach, I get asked a lot of questions. And it’s not contributing to my desired impact of increasing the number of product trios who adopt a continuous discovery cadence—at least not at scale. In order to address this, I’m thrilled to announce a new series on the Product Talk blog, Ask Teresa.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

As we work together to make product learning accessible, we invite you to read these articles to learn more about what we do. By Jay Stansell and Tremis Skeete , for Product Coalition We all want to learn how to be better product people. I wish we could say that by doing so it didn’t come with a cost.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Restaurants don’t put an Apprentice Chef in charge of the kitchen overnight, so why do we do this with Product Managers? Photo by Sebastian Herrmann on Unsplash Whilst it has been around for decades, product management has grown rapidly over the last few years. What does an Apprentice Chef need to succeed?

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

That’s certainly the case for Kelsey Terry , who’s sharing her story in today’s Product in Practice. In her former role as Director of Product at Going (formerly known as Scott’s Cheap Flights), Kelsey was tasked with running a pilot product trio. This would be a much shorter blog post if that were the case!

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Improve product awareness and your roadmap. No matter what kind of product you have, the first order issue you’ll need to address as a product manager is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). If your product related content isn’t optimized for Google search, it’s much harder for your potential customers to find you.

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Userpilot

MARCH 25, 2024

What if we told you you could track user sentiment in the user feedback , social comments, and online reviews you receive? In this article, we’ll explain what user sentiment analysis is, why it’s important, and uncover some of the best tools for tracking and analyzing customer sentiment. Sentiment Analysis Examples.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

You wouldn’t expect to find a Brand Studio at every tech startup, but then again, we’ve always enjoyed doing things a little bit differently. Kira Bundlie , Creative Copywriting Manager. Kristin Raymaker , Brand Design Manager. And lately, they’ve been quite busy with our brand refresh project. Kyle Benson , Brand Design Lead.

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The Accidental Product Manager

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Products made for older customers are getting a makeover Image Credit: Katie Mims Who do you sell your product to? Is there a possibility that your product is being used by older customers? If this is the case, what you have done to make it easy for them to use your product?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

After reading 40 articles about demand generation, I’m here to say that you would be surprised at what these articles have in common. At times, it felt like what was needed was a true back to basics positioning, where we are educated in not only the definition of demand generation, but what the point of demand generation even IS.

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Mixpanel

APRIL 18, 2024

Believe it or not, rolling out a new product can be a lot trickier for B2B companies. Further, most B2B tools are productivity-boosting tools, which means when you do launch a new feature, you don’t always want to try to drive adoption with what could be noisy in-product messaging or tours.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Anyone familiar with Product Management will recognize the immortal phrase ‘influence without authority.’ As a Product Manager, you’re a team player who guides product development along its chartered course, but you have to do that without being the literal captain of the ship. What Does ‘Influence’ Mean?

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The Accidental Product Manager

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If you enjoyed the book / movie “Ready Player One” you know what I’m talking about. This all holds a lot of promise, but what does it mean for product managers? The Metaverse Contains Potential For Product Managers So just what is this thing that they are calling the “metaverse”?

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The Product Guy

MAY 21, 2020

Guest Post by: Nikola Mojic (Mentee, Session 11, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Yogesh Sharma ]. On top of those things, this is a story that shows you how that pint helped me, and how it most definitely can help you, on your path of learning and growing as a Product Manager. That is exactly what happened to me.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 30, 2023

I ranted about one of those on my other blog. See Which Assumptions Do You Bring to What You Read? (& Most problems need critical thinking skills because what works for one client does not work for another. Most problems need critical thinking skills because what works for one client does not work for another.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

I want to make those interruptions easier to manage. What happened? I don't have just one product for my business. And I'm not a team working on just one feature set or a product. I'm one person working on everything I need to do for my business. I'm one person working on everything I need to do for my business.

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The Accidental Product Manager

OCTOBER 11, 2021

So product manager, what does your product look like? No, I mean when your customer first has a chance to get their hands on their version of your product, what does it look like? Does it show up in a nondescript cardboard box? Not all products arrive this way. billion in 2018.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 7, 2023

Aspiring product managers, nothing you’ll want to build will ever come easy, so let me give you some words of advice. Many who aspire to become a product manager (PM) always come to me with the same pattern of questions: Will I get to drive my ideas from start to finish? Am I the CEO of the product?

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Visionary Approach: Revolutionizing Investment Management Photo by Gilles Lambert on Unsplash Discover how Scalable Capital elevates user experience by integrating cutting-edge mobile scanning technology into their mobile application. The Vision Investing and managing assets can be a daunting endeavor for many individuals.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As a consultant, I create many kinds of information products: both writing and speaking. I use the ideas of experiments and finalization to decide what to ship and when. That allows me the most flexibility in my product development. They persist on working on products that don't offer enough value for anyone.

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Mixpanel

JANUARY 12, 2023

It’s a product unto itself. And just like a product process, you need data to create something great. It’s a scientific study in human psychology and empathy, the science of knowing what words will help people understand and connect with your brand and product. Qualitative research tells you why people do things.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 10, 2023

However, provoking productive disagreements is a key leadership skill you want to master. Photo by Google DeepMind on Pexels When I started Infinify I felt I found my true life mission — helping founders, product leaders, and their companies grow. If you see the connection between that skill and product leadership you are 100% right.

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The Accidental Product Manager

JANUARY 22, 2024

Copycats can only be stopped if other people stop selling them Image Credit: [cipher] The goal of every product manager is to create a popular product that our customers want to purchase. If our product becomes too popular, there will be other companies that start to make copies of our products.

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Each week I tackle reader questions about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. Q: How do I figure out how to price my product? It can drive enormous sustained growth (quickly) and often takes very little product work, yet is rarely prioritized or even discussed within product teams.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 31, 2023

As a product leader, your role entails much more than leading the product itself. Photo by Pixabay I recently led a product-market fit workshop at a known company in the Israeli tech industry. Photo by Pixabay I recently led a product-market fit workshop at a known company in the Israeli tech industry.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Product-market fit (PMF) is a tricky thing for startups. It’s that sweet spot where the needs of your target market perfectly align with what your product is offering, and if you’re a product manager at an early startup, it’s your job to help your product find that fit. but nothing around how to measure it.

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The Accidental Product Manager

MARCH 14, 2022

You would think that being a product manager for a hot new start-up beverage would be a great job, right? What does a product manager have to do in order to make their new drink product a success? Why It’s Hard To Market New Drink Products. Somewhat surprisingly, you’d be wrong.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 26, 2022

Rob Fitzpatrick, the author, gives us all the tools we need to talk to customers, navigate through the noise, and learn what people really want. This way you’ll gather enough data, iterate on your business venture and create a meaningful product people will actually want to buy. Would you buy a product which did X?”

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

From analyzing market trends to churning user needs and technical feasibility into golden product ideas, there are many benefits of ChatGPT for product managers. A potent tool, ChatGPT has proven to be a strategic addition to the product management toolkit, churning out ideas in even the most unlikely scenarios.

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