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How Product-Market Fit Really Works (Part 2)

The Product Coalition

The journey to product-market fit might seem random, but it actually has a well defined high-level structure. Here is part two of the guide that will help you find your way to product-market fit. Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels When I first started my consulting business , I attended a sales coaching workshop.

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The Power of Summaries

The Product Coalition

In my case, the MBA greatly contributed to the shift I made into product management. I specifically remember that I consulted with another marketing teacher there about what should my next career steps be, and he suggested “That I should try this thing called product management”.

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3 Blind Spots in Your Product Leader Interviews (Company Side)

The Product Coalition

In most cases, you have never been in this position yourself before, so interviewing could be a challenge. 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.

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How to Settle In Your New Job as a Product Leader

The Product Coalition

So you found a new position as a product leader, congratulations! 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. and in product leadership positions there is so much of it!

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How to Give Your Product Managers Negative Feedback (Part 3)

The Product Coalition

I tried the positive angle (“I see you are not happy, so tell me what you want and we’ll figure it out”), but the answers I got were nothing I could work with (“I want to work alone and for no one to ask questions about what I’m doing”). My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an How big is the gap?

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Hiring Your First Product Manager

The Product Coalition

Little did I know that creating a solid product strategy takes such a major chunk of the product leader’s time. Most companies hire a product manager (and other positions) too late. Once you decide you need to recruit a product manager, who should it be? It usually means that the workload is already unbearable.

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Should You Aim High or Higher?

The Product Coalition

I see my consulting customers having to make the exact same decisions. Last month, for example, I met a startup, which had a good indication from the market that their initial product direction was viable. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an This dilemma is not unique to my business.

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