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How to Change the World with Product: A Guide for PMs

The Product Coalition

Sure, you can make donations to your favorite charities, and you can make efforts in your day-to-day life to reduce your single-use plastic consumption, but long term positive global change can feel like a moonshot. At CES 2020, climate change tech was a highlight of the event , with 6 startups being highlighted as the most innovative.

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Drata’s CEO Adam Markowitz on creating a culture of cyber security

Intercom, Inc.

Suddenly, the team got to know SOC 2 Reports all too well and realized just how burdensome and unscalable it could become, especially for high-growth startups. Drata recently raised $100 million in venture capital funding, which I believe makes it San Diego’s latest startup unicorn with an evaluation of $1 billion. Am I right?

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How do you Become a Product Manager?

Mind the Product

I’ve done courses in related areas like software development, marketing and project management but hold almost no formal certifications. Plus, the whole Lean Startup thing is all the rage right now so it gives you a genuine reason to try it out and add those buzzwords to your LinkedIn profile. Are training courses worth it?

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Overcoming Impostor Syndrome in the Product World

The Product Coalition

While this is true for some more technical positions, many successful product leaders have absolutely no background in Computer Science.) If you’ve just started a new position, it’s entirely natural to feel nervous. A certification is tangible proof that you have what it takes to flourish in product. Looking for a good read?

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What Is Product Leadership?

The Product Coalition

So instead, we need to talk about the traits of leaders in the Product world, and how these traits manifest themselves into positive results that help to build successful products. This is especially true if you’re entering Product Management on the startup scene, where every hour of people-power counts! Looking for a good read?

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Why You Should Hire an Associate Product Manager

The Product Coalition

APM positions have been instrumental in many a professional’s transition into Product, regardless of age. One of the risks you run when posting an entry level position, is that some will see it as an opportunity to try Product on for size. If someone doesn’t have PM experience, do they have startup experience?

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Ready to Unleash AI Superpowers and Build Products That Help Users?

The Product Coalition

Synthetic Users is a startup that has caught a lot of attention, both positive and negative, for their attempt to do this in the user research space. With Authentication and Certification built in, AI becomes a kind of quality control within products. The visual domain has not remained untouched either.