The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 15, 2022

However, the positions are very similar. But each position has its own unique focus and function while also retaining responsibilities distinct to each role. Many successful and hard-working business analysts do make the switch to a product management position. They cycle through using customer feedback to motivate strategy.

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The Product Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2024

💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. There's no need to wait another year to make positive changes in our lives. Product HQ's AI Product Manager Certification ‍ First thing first.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

Startup product managers will learn a lot from the Review – blog from the First Round. OpenView Venture Partners’ blog offers insights into the financial side of running a startup. Interesting Articles: How Continuous Discovery Works (and Doesn’t) in Early-Stage Startups. Product Manager HQ. Hacker Noon.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 3, 2022

BizOps jobs are especially popular at startups and tech companies, as they bridge knowledge gaps that may exist between product , engineering , and marketing teams. One of the critical responsibilities of a BizOps and Strategy position is to put out fires. A degree or certification is considered a hard skill.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 29, 2020

Many prospective PMs consider business school, internships, side-projects, startup experience, or bootcamps. They are usually a great way to get condensed, accelerated learning for a fraction of the cost of a traditional degree or certificate. Bootcamps are a very popular learning model in the tech industry for several reasons.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

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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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For product managers, you can think about managing your career like you would a product, navigating a path that best positions yourself for recognition, raises, and promotions that you deserve. I spent 18 months at a startup, followed by 12 years at Cisco, which is where my personal experience comes in.

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NextBigWhat

AUGUST 2, 2019

Doesn’t matter whether you are launching a startup or launching a new product in your company, evaluating ideas needs a certain framework and the course will help you ask the right questions to ask. Test product positioning and messaging. Plus, expect real world examples on product positioning, messaging and GTM strategies.

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Product Management Unpacked

JULY 19, 2018

I have worked in 14 startups, founded four, and have held executive positions for better than two-thirds of my career. They directly manage a product’s strategic positioning in the marketplace, the creation of collateral materials, and the ongoing evaluation on how to best present the product to potential customers.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

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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Userpilot

APRIL 17, 2024

Attention to negative and positive user feedback is crucial for understanding what needs improvement. Data security : Opt for platforms that take security seriously, such as those with SOC 2 Type 2 certification. In-app customer support makes this even easier, offering insights right where the customers are. Zendesk’s pricing.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But as the college-dorm-room startup matures, there’s a fascinating twist to be found in the way it applies its new mission to Workplace, a B2B startup within the (former) startup. You really have to think of Workplace as a SaaS startup within Facebook. Julien: Indeed. we have a lot of Fortune 500 companies.

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 7, 2020

Product Manager jobs in startups generally do require some level of technical knowledge. Product Manager Certification. Product Manager qualifications through these certificates definitely helps in the job market. The course content for every certification program is available online. to your resume.

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BrainMates

JULY 3, 2018

The Head of Product or Product Director usually reports to the CPO in a larger organisation or to the CEO in a smaller startup or scaleup. Associate Product Manager (APM) is an entry-level position, usually reporting to a more senior Product Manager. This is often a mentorship position and the start of a product manager’s career.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

You could be a lone PM in a tiny startup with no Product Management team, meaning that you only report to the CEO, or maybe a CTO. If you treat your position as a chance to manipulate people into doing things your way, you’re definitely in the wrong job! Check out our certifications here. Looking for a good read?

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Userpilot

JULY 14, 2021

If you’re an early-stage startup on a very tight budget (under $100 per month) the options for you include: Intercom, Userguiding and Product Fruits. A bootstrapped SaaS startup with 3 employees and $10,000 in MRR does not have the same needs as a big enterprise. Choose Pendo if you need mobile app onboarding. But right now?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JULY 6, 2020

It's been estimated that the number of open computing positions will exceed qualified candidates by nearly 1,000,000 in 2020. Whether it be software engineers, data scientists, IT specialists, it now seems standard for companies to have open positions that can't be filled.

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Modus Create

JANUARY 20, 2021

The SSL certificate and configuration are stored centrally and deployed to Microsoft’s edge locations around the world. Web Application Firewall has 2 operating modes: Detection mode: Use this mode for reviewing, understanding, and learning from network traffic, which includes identifying false positives. Linux or Windows OS.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

Both positions involve being the keeper of a vision, and both also have to be decision makers by curating ideas from many different sources. In smaller companies and startups, both need to have a clear and firm understanding of the product strategy. Check out our certifications here. Lots and lots of meetings.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

OCTOBER 15, 2019

First, I worked hard to develop technical chops including: Taking a programming bootcamp Taking a data science course at General Assembly Completing a Foundations of Computer Science Certificate from Stanford I did most of these on the side while working full-time. How did you position yourself differently while recruiting for these roles?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 25, 2020

This allows them to be more discerning in their applicant selection, and the more tech knowledge an applicant has, the better positioned they are to work at a tech giant. When you’re at a small company, especially very small startups in the early stages, everyone has to roll up their sleeves pitch in. Check out our certifications here.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 14, 2019

It’s a decent enough explanation for a position which can be difficult to describe. Both positions involve being the keeper of a vision, and both also have to be decision makers by curating ideas from many different sources. However, getting ahead of yourself and forgetting your real-world position will only get in your way.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 7, 2019

For those who do achieve a position, it helps them keep away potential competitors. After a couple of years, I got a job at a startup in Brazil. In time, I obtained SCRUM and other certifications in Silicon Valley. Did the Product Management Certification increase his understanding?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

It’s not affordable for really small startups: if $249 per month which might be a small fortune for some companies. On the positive side, customers say Articulate 360 is user-friendly and more engaging than creating simple PowerPoint presentations. Assessment features with quizzes, progress tracking, and certifications.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 29, 2018

It is worth the extra effort to ensure that you can potentially piggy back on an overarching marketing campaign that marketing has planned… anything that can amplify your overall messaging and positioning. At a minimum, do you have a Positioning and Messaging Document (PMD) and is it centrally available for the sales team to use?

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UX Studio: Product Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

Ramotion is a small design agency located in San Francisco, USA, that works with growing startups and enterprises. . As a digital product agency, it strives to help clients with branding, positioning, web and app development, copywriting, and information architecture. . The company claims they work with small clients and startups.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 1, 2020

From books , podcasts , and blogs to earning certificates and joining online communities , there is truly an abundance of options (read the short Guide to Product Management Resources to learn even more). The conference is structured around the “7 Ps of Product”—Problem, Purpose, Position, Price, Practice, Promotion, and Performance.

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UX Studio: Product Management

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Founded in 2005 by Theresa Neil, Guidea is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) – a national certification that verifies that a company is at least 51% woman/women-owned and operated. Collaborating closely with their clients and teammates, their mission is to have a positive impact on people’s everyday lives. Still not sure?

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Product School was founded in 2014 and now maintains 20 campuses around the world where they offer certifications in Product Management. It’s not the same to work at a small startup compared to a big enterprise. Begin with a positive discussion. They organize events discussing innovations in the software and technology space.

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DISQO

JULY 23, 2017

Every year, dozens of eager startups emerge to ‘reinvent’ the insurance marketplace, believing that a direct-to-consumer model will eventually displace brokers. Business owners reacted positively to the idea of a “one-stop-shop” for insurance shopping and more specifically, comparing insurance options. And for good reason.

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DISQO

JULY 23, 2017

Every year, dozens of eager startups emerge to ‘reinvent’ the insurance marketplace, believing that a direct-to-consumer model will eventually displace brokers. Business owners reacted positively to the idea of a “one-stop-shop” for insurance shopping and more specifically, comparing insurance options. And for good reason.

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DISQO

JULY 23, 2017

Every year, dozens of eager startups emerge to ‘reinvent’ the insurance marketplace, believing that a direct-to-consumer model will eventually displace brokers. Business owners reacted positively to the idea of a “one-stop-shop” for insurance shopping and more specifically, comparing insurance options. And for good reason.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2020

If you can use numbers to back up your position, you’ll have more authority. Some software will be more suited to giant corporations that need many people to have access to the same data sets, others will be better for a smaller startup which only needs a handful of people to work with the data. Check out our certifications here.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 15, 2022

The end-user is the cornerstone of the UX designer position. Transitioned to a much smaller, scrappy startup that follows very different processes, she has difficulty finding her ground. This is especially true of startups or smaller early-stage companies. Here at Exponent, we have a user persona of a Junior PM.

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

What we’ve noticed instead in the startup world, is a lot of people become product managers by default rather than design. We are industry veterans who have each held executive-level positions at major Silicon Valley firms where we have been instrumental in the development of leading products. We know how great products are built.

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BrainStation Product Management

APRIL 8, 2019

The position of Product Manager has been one of the fastest-growing roles in tech in recent years, with a 30 percent growth in job openings year over year. BrainStation offers Online Live Certificate Courses in data, design, development, marketing, and product management. Speak to a Learning Advisor. People can’t help it,” he said.

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