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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Product Management

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. These are classic inflection points for a development team.

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When You Need an Interim CFO vs. a Part-time CFO

The Product Coalition

If you run a startup or a small- to mid-size company, you probably can’t justify hiring a full-time chief financial officer (an oft-cited benchmark for when to hire a full-time CFO is annual sales of at least $10 million, but it can be a lot higher for a low-complexity business).

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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

Sarah Dayan is a staff engineer at Algolia , a “Search-as-a-Service” platform that helps developers build index and search capabilities into their own platforms through an API, and the host of two tech podcasts: Developer Experience and Entre Devs. Then, I moved to the startup world. Today’s guest has been through just that.

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10 Design Agencies In New York to Work With in 2021

UX Studio: Product Management

As an expert and an opinion leader in the UX field, we’ve reviewed the competency, portfolio, and former projects of New York design agencies to define the best user experience design agencies in New York , based on our judgment. . As a client, you invest your time, energy, and limited resources into your digital product development.

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When to Declare Backlog Bankruptcy

ProductPlan

A few years ago, I was the acting product manager at a startup, developing an enterprise software product. Building the product was hard: it was taking longer to develop than everyone expected (of course). I heard requests from customers, domain experts, consultants, our development team, and internal stakeholders.

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The Story Behind X Machina-AI's Acquisition of Bain Public

Bain Public

About four years ago, I met Claude Theoret and Daniel Drouet while they were continuing with their deep involvement in the Montreal startup ecosystem as investors, mentors and entrepreneurs. One of the most exciting outcomes of our collaboration is that Daniel recognized the potential of both Bain Public's SOAP Framework and team.

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7 Internal Politics Situations You’ll Encounter as a Product Manager

ProductPlan

Situation: You’ve painstakingly constructed a roadmap after consulting with various stakeholders, the development team, and your peers. Soft skills” aren’t always part of their repertoire, not to mention loads of “ developer-speak.”. Dropping the news that something is late on the day it was due is doing you no favors.