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

JULY 30, 2023

When I realized that consulting isn’t a one-time gig for me and that it’s what I want to do moving forward (it was a few months after I started doing it, before the CPO Bootcamp was even created) I immediately understood that I need to up my game in order to build a sustainable business. It’s pivot time.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Every now and then, early-stage founders approach me to hear about their product idea and give them feedback. This mostly happens with products related to the product space itself — products for product managers and product teams. But in product management that is never true.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 19, 2023

Product management is a creative job in the deepest sense: We create products. But the level at which we need to do so changes dramatically over the course of a product person’s career, and the transition is not always easy. Here are three levels — each relevant to a different stage in your career and your product.

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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. It was a lengthy process, with quite a few trials and errors, until we found the right strategy.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With everything you have to do every day, it is so easy to neglect strategy. But much like code, your product strategy also requires maintenance. Your role as a product leader is to prioritize between things that are all very important. Anyone can do that.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 18, 2021

Some takeaways for you from a product interview I had at Google many years ago. Photo by John Tekeridis from Pexels When I decided to move into product management I interviewed, among other companies, for a product management role at Google. What was missing in my answers was solid product thinking.

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Bain Public

APRIL 17, 2020

We worked hard to help transform Wastacks's AI/IoT business, Bringing Product Management to the Next Level at Livescale The Story Behind our Work with Enkidoo.ai. About Bain Public: Bain Public is a Product consultancy that helps companies make smart decisions, and ship top-notch products that innovate and achieve business objectives.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

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. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an the strategic level that matters.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. In order to successfully navigate it, you need to understand how it works.

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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

JULY 31, 2022

I remember the joy I had when I first created the ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) of my consulting customers, and the next person who called fitted that profile exactly. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an When you have a profile, test it for a while to see if you got it right. I felt I was onto something.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2023

A solid product strategy takes time to build. Here is the method I use for creating a product strategy that makes sense. 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.

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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. Even though I was in the marketing department, the product team and I were in sync; we shared a common set of goals and a shared understanding of our roles.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 21, 2024

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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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 5, 2021

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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Under 10 Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2020

When a company is small, the product manager (by whatever title) is responsible for activities across the entire product life cycle—from ideation to market delivery and sales support. In these organizations, the product role is that of a generalist. . As the product team expands, we see specialized roles emerge.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They don’t always understand either I use this technique a lot in my strategic consulting services. It often doesn’t happen as part of a big meeting where a specific decision is made, but rather in strategic discussions with the CEO, the founders, or the product leaders.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 28, 2022

Photo by Kampus Production from Pexels I always try to practice what I preach. When I talk about product strategy, I apply the same methodologies to my own company although my product is not technological. When I talk about time management, I share with you the methods that worked best for me.

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Revulytics

AUGUST 8, 2019

Revulytics sponsors a series of Product Management Today webinars featuring innovative ideas from top software product management thought leaders. Steve Johnson is VP of Products at Pragmatic Institute , former CEO and founder of Under10 Playbook, and author of Turn Ideas into Products. Where do I start?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 2, 2022

When I participated in the live discussions about the same topics, I realized that some of the gaps are due to perspective: So many of the companies I work with (either the few that I am personally consulting to, or among the CPO Bootcamp participants) are startups or scaleups, and only a small number are larger corporations. Stay tuned.

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