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515: Case studies of organizational growth through successful product launches – with James Whitman

Product Innovation Educators

James describes working with one organization that had five different sales leaders in 18 months due to these pressures. Remember that successful launches depend on more than just the product itself—they require careful attention to organizational dynamics, market conditions, and emerging technologies. Which metrics would matter most?

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Applying Proto-Strategy to Product Management

The Product Guy

In my company, we review a living document with our management chain on a quarterly basis to align business direction for the short-term (immediate one to two quarters) to the long-term (two to five years). No formal stakeholder review as this is meant to be the first version that will undergo many iterations and refinements.

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The ultimate marketing technology stack for 2019

Intercom, Inc.

Known as the Martech 5000 — nicknamed after the 5,000 companies that were competing in the global marketing technology space in 2017, it’s said to be the most frequently shared slide of all time. Marketing technology is now the largest portion of total marketing budget (29% on average according to Gartner ).

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track. Or does this whole tech career thing support the writing? Architect, Tech Lead, Solver, and Right Hand. I don’t know.

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Common Usability Issues with Web APIs: And How Discovery Can Help

Product Talk

To adequately cover this topic, we are going to get into the nitty-gritty of the technical underpinnings of APIs. If you need help getting up to speed on these technical details, be sure to read last weeks article. If that language is not well documented, then engineers wont know how to construct requests or interpret responses.

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Building Better Product Roadmaps: First Principles You Can’t Ignore

The Product Coalition

Build from the Ground Up —  Using these principles, construct your roadmap. The automotive industry’s entrenched methods focused on optimizing these ICE systems, often at the expense of innovation in alternative energy sources. Guided by fundamentals and first principles — Tesla transformed the trajectory of automotive technology.

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Product Manager: Seeking Help

The Product Guy

One effective strategy to boost your confidence in your report managing these situations is to spend time roleplaying certain scenarios and provide immediate and constructive feedback. I am working on a fairly large scale project with my manager that touches multiple tech teams. Continuous Learning: Leveling up your skills.