The Product Coalition

AUGUST 14, 2022

Theoretically you would think that a consulting business isn’t impacted by the time of the year, but I learned that that’s not true. Since I deal with strategic consulting , many companies reach out to me when they start to think about next year, which happens sometimes in H2. Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 19, 2023

The product was still young but already well-defined and deployed on customers’ networks. I did a lot of work there on improving the product and making it more suitable for the market, easier to sell and deploy, and contributed directly to the product’s success and business growth throughout my time there.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 2, 2023

Give you the theory but deal with reality and the real challenges that come with it in everything we do — our courses, the CPO Bootcamp , strategic consulting , and this blog. But the difference between theory and practice isn’t limited to product management theory  — mostly processes and methodologies.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 30, 2023

Much of the learning is about the market and the needs you all have. It happens through applying strategic product discovery processes (the same ones I advise my clients to use) and constantly listening to the market. They could be market changes — now is a great time to offer AI-related training services, for example.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Are we targeting the same ICP for new revenue or are we actually developing a new market segment? Think it through and consult with others. For example, marketing, finance, sales, customer success, and the CEO each have their own worldview based on what they see and what they can’t see from where they stand. Existing customers?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 1, 2022

I realized that this is something that I do whenever I’m helping my consulting customers or the CPO Bootcamp participants to make strategic decisions. about the market, the customers, the product, the business, the plans ahead? especially startups on their way to product-market fit, the ARR itself might not be important.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

This is what I tell the founders that consult with me  — that to really solve the problem that they are looking to solve, a tool is not enough. The Product Manager’s Job Is to Think That’s what makes the role so great, and so hard. Tools alone cannot be the answer. Here are a few reasons why.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

My personal passion is to bring back this very important dimension into product management and leadership. Our free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ” — an executive’s guide to strategic product management is waiting for you at www.infinify.com/ebook Originally published at [link] on July 12, 2023.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

So they do all sorts of validations and deep analysis processes: market research, business plan, competitive analysis, and so on. If they do it well they are able to raise money, build the product, and the first customers are coming in. This is usually when they hire a product leader and you join the game. And guess what?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 12, 2023

Here are a few things to consider when you seek your next product leader. Photo by Mark Rabe on Unsplash When I started Infinify five years ago, I announced that I am offering product consulting services. But since the term ‘product consulting’ could mean very different things, I got a variety of leads with various needs.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Once you decide you need to recruit a product manager, who should it be? This is one of the most popular questions I receive from my consulting customers as well as CPO Bootcamp participants. The first thing you need to figure out is why you are hiring a product manager. But starting early is not enough. Here are my best tips.

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Mixpanel

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Start by talking to business stakeholders, like your leadership, customer success, marketing and more. This is particularly important when you’re product-led. As a VP of Product at Roam Digital, a full service consultancy, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide range of B2B and B2C products.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 10, 2022

Every now and then I have a consulting customer where the CEO and the product leader (be it CPO, VP, or Head of Product) work with me together on a regular basis. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an They both participate in all of our sessions.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Both as an employee and as a consultant working with CEOs closely for 5 years already, I have seen it happening time and again. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ” — an executive’s guide to strategic product management is waiting for you at www.ganotnoa.com/ebook Originally published at [link] on December 8, 2022.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

Naturally, this means that it needs to address aspects that are not necessarily within your direct control as the manager of the product department. For example, you gain nothing from having a new product if the company can’t sell it to the market, so your roadmap must address also the sellability of the product.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They are all based on real stories of product leaders I work with as a consultant or in the CPO Bootcamp , and I’m sure you’ll find them as real as they are. Here are three examples of lines you shouldn’t cross, despite the temptation to do so and keep things quiet for a while.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 27, 2022

Creating a Solid Product Strategy One of the CEOs that I work with as part of my consulting services recently reflected with me on the process we went through for creating their new product strategy. implemented them and took them to the market. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 9, 2021

My husband always laughs at me that whenever I consult with him on which option to choose in a dilemma I’m facing, I do the opposite of what he tells me to do. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an When it’s in the air, you’ll know which side you’re hoping for.”?—?Arnold

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While I was writing this article, one of my consulting clients called me to talk about this dilemma exactly: as their product is getting more mature and allows more functionality, their UX which was something they were super proud of up until now is getting slightly more complex. Do Your Customers Really Want to Pay Less?

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 18, 2021

What was missing in my answers was solid product thinking. They want to consult with me on whether or not product management is the right profession for them since they feel that they don’t know how to come up with these big ideas, and feel that it is needed in order to be able to lead.

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Userpilot

JUNE 13, 2022

We covered the best blogs on SaaS growth, product marketing , UX analytics, venture capital, and sales. The Userpilot blog provides well-researched, in-depth articles on user onboarding, product growth, product growth, user experience, and so much more. Why are blogs one of the best ways to learn SaaS marketing?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Last week, one of my customers consulted with me on what is the best metric to trace for the migration from an old system to a new one. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an Are Your Product Metrics Well Defined? Don’t let reality limit you, create the reality you want.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Only among my consulting customers , two companies recently hired a new VP of Product. I decided to write this article to help you, product leaders, with your new position. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an Here are my tips for getting your job off to a great start.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

If you have thought it through already, or if you prefer consulting with someone outside of your team, you can write down everything I mentioned above, including the logic that led you to decide what you have decided on. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an Just differently.

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Under 10 Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Product management focuses on. problems to be solved for a market full of customers. defining and delivering the right products by empowering teams with clarity on problems—problems to be solved either in the product or its promotion. . If you don’t engage directly with customers every week, you’re not a product manager.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2020

When I’m consulting product teams, I often hear suggested solutions that are relying on current product capabilities. My free e-book “Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit”? —?an becomes a serious limitation that we must overcome to succeed. If these are the right solutions?—?ones

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Under 10 Consulting

JUNE 6, 2019

Drucker, American management consultant. In my first job in product management, I was based in DC and my developers were based in California. I showed them what I’d been working on and they showed me new product features that were waiting for my approval. I’m often asked where product management should sit in the organization.

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Under 10 Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2019

The idea is to find someone with many years of experience in product management… with a similar product… built on similar technology… in a similar domain… serving a similar market. I wonder whether most product managers would get selected to interview for their existing jobs. (I For more, see my free ebook ".

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2020

I use the term mentoring very broadly since what I am usually doing with my customers is a combination of consulting, mentoring and coaching. The fact that I get many more requests from women than men is pretty amazing, especially considering that women are still a minority among my target audience (senior product leaders?

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Pragmatic Institute’s resource library spans everything from articles, reports, ebooks, and webinars to keep product professionals up to date on the latest trends. Please note that if you’d like to access this Slack group, you need to subscribe to Product Collective’s newsletter. all-consulting. Pragmatic Institute.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In this post, we’re going to provide you with the best Product Marketing tools for each Product Marketing Job-To-Be-Done – which are critical for allowing your product marketers to do their work independently from your dev team or graphic designers! Conversational Marketing : Intercom.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 5, 2021

what’s right for both me personally and my business, but from what I already know about the next 2 years it is clear to me that I will learn so much about myself, my market, and my business during that time, that it’s hard to even imagine the full realm of possibilities so far into the future. Is the Market Ready for You?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

That was the case with Infinify, my product leadership academy, when I decided to “give it a try” while I always have the option to go back to a CPO role in the industry. My specialty as a strategic consultant and product executive coach is this complex triangle where the product meets the strategy and the business.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 1, 2023

Bottom line is that leading a product management team is more similar to managing managers than managing individual contributors. Make an informed decision on where it is fine to give the product manager a wider playground for them to lead in. You don’t need formal leadership rights to make an impact.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2023

When I talk to the startups I consult to , or with the CPO Bootcamp participants, I always say that building a solid product strategy isn’t like solving a math equation. It read “we focus on the SaaS market”. I can say that it also worked most of the time, and I kept my very long hair until I was 25.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 21, 2024

thepaintedsquare from Unsplash As a board member at ProductX  — the largest product conference in Israel — I met last week with a guest speaker to prepare his talk at the upcoming conference. He is a marketing professor that taught one of the courses I took as part of my MBA, almost 20 years ago.

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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2021

If you’re looking to scale up your SaaS business , you may have considered hiring a marketing agency. Rather than hiring a bunch of marketing people in-house and figuring out a process from scratch, it can sometimes be more cost-efficient to hire an agency, plug your business model into their existing systems, and press play.

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