Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Mind the Product returns to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 16-17 and promises to be one of our best product conferences yet, with a leadership forum, more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. Conference Tickets. Christina Wodtke, Author and Lecturer.

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NextBigWhat

JANUARY 6, 2022

In this deep community cast, Zerodha’s CTO, Kailash shares it all in conversation with Ashish Sinha. How to approach product development from the user’s perspective? While the world is going gaga over number of engineers, Zerodha builds and scales with.well just a handful of engineers. How do you think cos.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

Some of the things we talked about were operational overhead and cost of various data stores we were running, along with whether or not we needed to hire dedicated database administrators for various different technologies. Ciaran, our CTO , came up with this magical line. He said, “I want to run less software, not more software.

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

But as an executive leader in your organization, whether you’re a Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, or the primary sponsor of a product development team, there are several things you can–no, should –do to greatly increase the chances that design can make a difference to your organization’s bottom line.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I don’t believe any of that, in large part because I have to develop software for this stuff. They threw me in a conference room and then proceeded to read me the riot act about how the calendar was just destroying their productivity and their credibility. I wish it were that good. It’s not a valuable a part of my day.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

He also organizes ProductCon, a conference that takes place in San Francisco, New York, and London and attracts thousands of product professionals every year. The idea was simple: use empirical evidence to develop products iteratively in small increments. Traditionally, the product function fell under Technology.

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. While there’s no doubt a number of industry-specific conferences for product teams, we’ve focused primarily on industry-agnostic ones for this list. Details on Code Conference 2016 will be announced later this year.

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. While there’s no doubt a number of industry-specific conferences for product teams, we’ve focused primarily on industry-agnostic ones for this list. Details on Code Conference 2016 will be announced later this year.

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. While there’s no doubt a number of industry-specific conferences for product teams, we’ve focused primarily on industry-agnostic ones for this list. Details on Code Conference 2016 will be announced later this year.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate, I participated in Model UN, where students create a mock UN Conference and debate societal issues like climate change. How should someone consider whether or not to start immediately in a product management role versus first developing skills in say, engineering, and then transferring into product later?

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

You will leave with ideas you can use to get more from small teams, how you can use data to inform your product development decisions and some of the critical considerations you should consider when the time comes to find an investor that can bring value beyond capital. Video, Slides, & Sketchnote below. Sketchnote. Upcoming Events.

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In today’s episode, we discuss: • Why there’s often a negative perception of product managers, and how we can fix this • The four attributes of a product manager’s job: value, usability, viability, and feasibility • The power of finding reference customers • How Christian developed a process for high-volume (..)

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Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Business of Software Conference USA 2018 is under 2 weeks away. Over 12 years of Conferences we’ve seen over 200 talks given by some brilliant speakers. Having worked across the IT, Real Estate, and Healthcare industries, Mikey is now the CTO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas. This year at BoS USA there are 8 returning speakers.

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 15, 2023

 Almost every (non-engineer) CEO I talk with tells me that their development team needs to be much more productive – or is lazy – and their product managers are unresponsive or don’t understand the business.  I This post comes out of a March talk at the Business of Software conference.  My

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Sally Foote (VP of eCommerce, GoCompare) – The Stories Your Customers Will Tell You from Business of Software Conference. She will explain: how she uses data-driven decision-making frameworks to identify profitable opportunities that can have a potentially transformational impact. how to know if you’re asking the right questions.

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Gainsight

APRIL 17, 2019

Companies had to rethink product development to embrace Agile and DevOps. Whenever I’m talking to my Marketing team about a conference or webinar, we always know that the most important ingredient is the client presenting. In this case, I can see our CTO, Mickey, is actively using our Engagement feature. Business has changed.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 11, 2021

Greg Baugues, Twilio: Developers and Depression Without being dramatic, a talk that has literally saved lives. You know you’ve done a great talk if Seth Godin comes up to you afterwards and says it is the best thing he has seen in years… Then there are ones like this… Patrick McKenzie, Stripe: Hello Ladies! Upcoming Events.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 22, 2023

This is especially true for companies where product didn’t have its own independent seat at the executive conference table. The top two areas in which teams are most proficient, working with development teams and understanding customer personas, clearly reflect skills in traditional areas of concern for product managers.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If you don’t have a Head of Product you may suffer from: narrow focus on engineer/development productivity; underpowered product management teams; customer benefits misaligned with actual features; and lack of a realistic product strategy. Rich Mironov // Mironov Consulting. But it’s hard to hire a Head of Product.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 29, 2021

Four causes and fixes for Zoom Fatigue Sound advice, for regular meetings or online conferences. // 3 min read The End of Indie.vc A very VC centric view of best practice in developing new territories. A very VC centric view of best practice in developing new territories.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 5, 2021

You’re in a room with the conference speakers, CEOs of public companies, and founders of companies who are a few steps behind yours. I’ve learned almost as much about Motörhead as I have about SaaS over the past few years – and trust me, that says more about Mark’s devotion to Lemmy than my personal development.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This is part 1 of our 12-part series “This is Product-Led,” inspired by our conference for Gainsight PX users, Pulse for Product. As Gainsight PX CTO Mickey Alon discussed with Carlos Gonzales Villaumbrosia, Founder & CEO of Product School and author of The Product Book , the solution isn’t complicated—it’s product-led growth.

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Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 1, 2021

For app stores, these are the developers that actually create the products. For a more esoteric category, like Github, it’s helpful to bring on some prominent Open Source projects and key developers. Jahan Khanna, cofounder/CTO of Sidecar spoke of its origin: It was obvious that letting anyone sign up to a driver would be a big deal.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Delivering a winning roadmap presentation to the executive team isn’t just about the hour or so you get in the conference room. As a product manager, you’re only one input into the development effort. How to Present Your Executive Roadmap. What to do before the roadmap presentation. Big picture thinking.

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is part 12 of our 12-part series “This is Product-Led,” inspired by our conference for Gainsight PX users, Pulse for Product. Wes Bush, Founder and CEO of ProductLed , and Mickey Alon, Founder and CTO of Gainsight PX, discussed this phenomenon in their Pulse for Product session. With progressive profiling, you can. .

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Book Review: ‘Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics’ Stephanie Hare, author of the recently published, ‘ Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics’ , will join us at Business of Software Conference Online next week, 9 March to talk about an important topic.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 8, 2019

Business of Software Conference Europe 2019, 11-12 April 2019, Cambridge UK. This April we’re running our 18th Business of Software Conference. Amir will be sharing the core disciplines Doist has developed over the past 10 years to make remote working an effective and wholly worthwhile endeavour.

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UX Studio: Product Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Apart from helping clients with product design, we also develop digital products in-house. Capitol Tech Solutions (CTS) is a digital design, software development, and marketing agency headquartered in Midtown, Sacramento. A full-service web development firm based in Sacramento. Digital Deployment. Web Sauce Studio.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

When we welcome new subscribers to the Business of Software newsletter, we point them towards our catalogue of talks from previous conferences. Read on… “Hi Mark, I am expecting to move into the role of CTO of a small start-up. Consultant Developer to Unhappy Product CEO // Peter Coppinger (Founder, Teamwork).

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freshtrax

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

His mission is to develop a food staple that is healthy and brings joy. Additionally, the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the biggest hubs that is full of excellent talent and many prestigious companies and startups that young individuals all over the world aspire to work for to develop their careers.

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Business of Software Conference

JUNE 20, 2019

Like many BoS speakers, Peldi comes to the conference every year regardless of whether he’s on stage. Peldi Guilizzoni (CEO/Founder, Balsamiq) – 10 Years Of Balsamiq: What I’ve Learned from Business of Software Conference. I started developing some curious side effects. Video, Slides, & Transcript below.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 10, 2021

It was developed by Simon Wardley. Upcoming talk releases include: Jason Fried (CEO/Founder, Basecamp & Hey) on launching Hey April Dunford (Author, Obviously Awesome) on why you should stop selling your product Dharmesh Shah (CTO/Founder, Hubspot) on facing fears as an entrepreneur. A Wardley map is… a map.

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BrainMates

APRIL 30, 2018

The panellists were: Mark Cohen, CTO at Domain. Jen Marshall: And Mark, you’re leading the developers in this organisation, you’ve known what’s going on, you’ve heard by the water cooler and such what’s going on. Mark Cohen (CTO): I’m gonna start crossing over into product land.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 5, 2021

Joining the mailing list is super easy; just fill out the form below: Our first Deep Dive for 2021 was Jobs-To-Be-Done – a topic we have seen develop and grow and even had a couple of Masterclasses on the process too! Check it out. Upcoming Events. BoS Conf Online.Spring BoS Conf Online.Fall. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 2, 2021

Kieran’s focus at Thread is to drive the growth of the business and keep developing – not maintaining – the company culture. In this interactive discussion, Kieran shares some of his experiences and learnings having founded and grown four tech businesses before the age of 30. million customers before being acquired in 2012.

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Userpilot

MARCH 7, 2024

Frida Ahrenby : “I started out in sales in the TelCo industry, I started from working in one of the biggest TelCo providers in the Nordics, moving on to product management, then business development, and then a role in marketing and sales again. My official title was the ‘COO’ but on Fridays, I made pancakes for the developers.

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StubHub

MARCH 1, 2019

Marilyn McDonald , Head of Product, Design, TPM & Interim Co-CTO (San Francisco, CA): A “balanced” workplace boils down to two important topics: people and inclusion. Pete Peterson , Head of Global Product Design (San Francisco, CA): We need to encourage participation in conferences that are centered around women in tech.

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