The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2023

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels When I started Infinify, I told the world I am shifting to product consulting. I knew what I really wanted to do, and the way I understood the term ‘product consulting’ described it quite well. The market, however, understood it differently. We are here to help you.

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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 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 6, 2023

I recently realized that for founders, I might need to refrain from using the word ‘product’ since they then think about the deliverable while my coaching tackles much more than that. So my recent pitch went something like “I help founders connect the product to the business and the go-to-market.”

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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 13, 2022

that you actually get to consider the product?—?the As part of my consulting services , I listen to many sales calls that my customers have with their potential customers. One of the most common mistakes is to jump right to the product without discussing the problem and the innovative approach that your solution brings.

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ProductBoard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Written by Dan Olsen, Product Management Consultant and Author, for our ebook, The Path to Product Excellence: Stories and Advice From the Field. Why was Instagram’s product so successful? I want to share some important product strategy tools that.

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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

JULY 2, 2023

I’m sure you know this quote and see it a lot in product management. 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. Your product — and you — simply cannot succeed without it.

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ProductBoard

AUGUST 7, 2019

Written by Nils Davis, product management consultant and author, for our ebook, The Path to Product Excellence: Stories and Advice From the Field. Your goal is not to create a product — it’s to create customers, lots of them.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 14, 2024

You can consult with your colleagues or even external advisors to find the best path forward. Once you understand that things are not working as expected, it’s time to think about what to do — and there you probably already know what to do. Make sure you are brutally honest with yourself to be able to make a real difference.

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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. I don’t want to debate the general principle here, but rather speak about the specific implication for you as a product leader.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Think it through and consult with others. 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 November 9, 2023.

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Mixpanel

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

How could a product manager possibly dig into the data and pull up something that’s genuinely useful for activation and retention? Simple: Product analytics tools have become super easy to set up and use. Now, I encourage product managers to just start getting their hands dirty with the data and see what they come up with.

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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 Accidental Product Manager

JANUARY 2, 2017

In the world of electronic books, product managers are having to modify their product development definition and try out some new ideas in order to see if they can capture more customers. Sounds like a good goal to add to a product manager resume, but how can you make this happen? Ebook sales have become stagnant.

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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. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an the structure of the word. Then, it’s only a matter of finding the right consonants. Simple and effective, isn’t it?

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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. First, since the product manager’s job is so hard, it’s not always easy to distinguish between malfunctioning product managers and environmental barriers (e.g.

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

To truly excel in product management, you need to have a respect for design, an understanding of countless processes, a passion for problem-solving, excellent communication skills—the list goes on and on. Books for Product Managers. Blogs for Product Managers. Slack Groups for Product Managers.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Suddenly, on a Monday afternoon, as I was just about to enter a consulting session with a customer, she sent the entire family a message saying that she wants to book a certain place and she needs an answer right away. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an

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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

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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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

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But deep down inside, if you are 100% honest with yourself, or if you were an external consultant, you know that these holes are not going anywhere, and you will have to figure it out at some point to succeed. Your role as a product leader is to prioritize between things that are all very important. Anyone can do that.

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Under 10 Consulting

DECEMBER 28, 2019

You’re in your first days as a product manager. Before the demands of others overwhelm you, you need to prepare yourself to be the business and market liaison to the product team. Your role as a product manager or product owner is to make the best business decisions for the product, working from the best available information.

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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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The Product Guy

AUGUST 10, 2017

Guest Post by: David Parmelee, Digital Strategy Consultant. As Marc Wendell described in a Product Mentor video, the foundation of success in both product management and user experience (UX) is solving a problem for a specific user. You may buy this ebook at [link].

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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. Someone (engineering, BI, product analysts, or product managers) would need to know how to calculate the number that tells you the current metric value. we are measuring retention).

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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

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. I can say that it also worked most of the time, and I kept my very long hair until I was 25. It also means that I have a lot of experience combing long hair.

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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

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. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an Here are 3 such examples.

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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

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

MAY 28, 2022

Having done this with dozens of product leaders as part of the CPO Bootcamp as well as my consulting customers , I can assure you that you know the answer pretty quickly. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an It needs to give you the high-level classification of what works well and what doesn’t.

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