PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 26, 2020

Considering a career in management consulting or product management? Consultant Consultants are in the business of advising people in a specific field. Clients hire consultants when their businesses require assistance achieving a desired goal (eg. There may be a consultant out there who can help.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 23, 2023

And even when a product manager pushes for outcomes, finance pushes back. It’s incredible how many times I have lived through this conversation throughout my career in organizations large and small as an employee and a consultant. Finance must agree, alter processes and initiate changes to systems.

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

  The context: like this recent post , my coachee and I were talking about every product leader’s frustration that our go-to-market-side partners (GTM) and stakeholders have rampant “roadmap amnesia” and assume their next request is easy and are always trying to push 100 pounds more into our 5-pound R&D process.  

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Mobile marketers and product managers can immediately take action on events in Apptentive by simply flipping a switch. A global consulting firm built for the 2020s, Kin + Carta helps make the journey to becoming a digital business as profitable, tangible and sustainable as possible. Watch the full video here. Kin + Carta.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 17, 2021

ideation, design, architecture, sales and finance. In the most simplest of terms, a PM is the owner of the product/feature right from its inception to its realization. Any product/feature has a lot of dimensions to it?—?ideation, A PM is responsible for all these aspects of the product.

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 18, 2024

  In scope means that they own the decision/action, but might consult others.    If you’re not getting the candidates you need, go outside for a contingent search professional who focuses on product roles (not engineering or design or sales or marketing). Share job links widely. 

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This guide to portfolio product management and marketing answers the following seven questions. How Does Portfolio Product Management Impact Product Marketing? Structure product management/marketing so that their market knowledge is stronger than all other disciplines combined. Vertical Market Segmentation.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2024

  Do Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, Engineering, and Product know/have what they need to support the plan?    (“We’ll dominate the market for X with industry-best profitability, winning products, highest NPS, 100%+ net renewals, and top employee satisfaction.”) Short-enough time frame (e.g.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 27, 2022

Also, you can get in touch with a blockchain consulting company to have a better understanding of how secure you are. Blockchain’s main proposition for the customer The entire spectrum of decentralized finance is covered by the category right from loans to savings, up to investing to the prediction markets.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Here’s a snapshot of key stats and facts, making the complex world of Web3 easily digestible: Blockchain Boom: The global blockchain market is anticipated to surpass $69 billion by 2027, showcasing a CAGR of over 56%. DeFi’s inclusive financial services are reshaping traditional finance structures. The NFT market hit a staggering $10.7

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This liquidity paves the way for a vibrant secondary market where investors can buy and sell their fractionalized NFT shares seamlessly. Liquidity Pools: Where Magic Happens Liquidity pools are the dynamic force behind fractional NFT markets. Previously, investing in prime properties required substantial capital.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2019

For a growing business, segmentation is necessary to know your customers and your market, and share this understanding across teams. At Intercom, we have benefitted from customer segmentation in these ways: Describing customers in a common way across go-to-market, product, and engineering. Informing our approach to the market.

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Alchemer Mobile

MAY 7, 2020

Mobile marketers and product managers can immediately take action on events in Apptentive by simply flipping a switch. Apptentive gives marketers, product managers, and customer experience leaders the keys to their customers’ hearts through historical insights into brand loyalty and shifting emotions to support customer-centric decisions.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2022

I need look no further than my time as a consultant for another example. These questions represent a core set I find maps well to most industries, companies, and situations after years of consulting. Spend time looking at the market. product strategy, product management, design & UX, marketing, sales, etc.

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Modus Create

JANUARY 10, 2023

Since May, we have expanded our offerings through the acquisitions of software engineering company Tweag ; product development firm Promptworks ; and Atlassian consulting firms Atlas Authority and Twybee. . The acquisition of Clarisoft represents our third acquisition in the European market. . Expanding Footprint in Europe.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Over the last three decades, across 10 full-time jobs and 150 consulting clients, I’ve headed up product teams 18 times (mostly as interim VP ) and helped another dozen companies choose their Head of Product. They don’t value experience running product management teams , instead overweighting narrow technical or market segment familiarity.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 27, 2023

After working in R&D, Finance, Sales, and Marketing she focused her career on various areas of innovation and new product development. Since retiring, Sally has started her own consulting business, Strategic Product Development, which focuses on the front end of the innovation process.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Finding the right UI/UX design company in the over-saturated market might be a challenge. In this article, I’m sharing the list of Polish market leaders to help you find the best design partner more easily. IDEACTO IDEACTO is a UI/UX design and CRO studio specialized in design for eCommerce, finance, and insurance sectors.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2020

The situations that portend failure are varied and unfortunately common – no product-market fit, no cash, bad product, burnout, to name just a few of the most obvious. According to consulting firm McKinsey , only a small fraction of companies actually achieve the highest rates of growth and even fewer can sustain it. Poor marketing.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 13, 2018

He works as a coach, consultant, and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management, and human-centred design. Jonny consults on product development and innovation management, and coaches teams to do their best work. by Kate Leto, Product Consultant.

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Bain Public

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Powered by Highline Beta, Station Fintech Accelerator is a 4-month program designed to help the growth of FinTech startups by introducing them to targeted connections in large corporations, insurance companies, investors and service providers within the Finance Montreal Ecosystem.

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 4, 2020

A pattern I’ve seen 4 or 5 times seems worth describing, since other folks may be experiencing it: a very early-stage B2B/enterprise company brings on a full sales team before finding product/market fit. We’re hypothesizing about mythical prospects and markets. Which leads to a spin cycle of frustration and finger-pointing.

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 24, 2022

I’ve written a lot about the organizational and conceptual gap between product/engineering teams and the “go-to-market” or sales/marketing side of tech companies.  (See   Or signing a deal that’s outside our target market and our competence and our product capabilities.  Or

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2023

At the time, I had already decided to pivot my career and become a product coach, with the intention of launching a consulting firm. It’s not uncommon to find that fundamental changes to finance, human resources, sales, marketing, customer service/success, and business operations are also necessary.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The term “financial services” encompasses a wide range of products: Mortgage and real estate financing. Personal finance, banking, and credit. Sales, trading, and analysis of capital markets for institutions and individuals. Their value comes not from a sponsoring government but solely from their cost on an open market.

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Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2023

 Renting (licensing) means we can put more of our own effort into market differentiators. So a first pass at value engineering – doubling down on our core tech and market differentiation – might look like this: Logistics Apps HR Apps Agile Apps Security Apps CRM Apps We’re in the Logistics software business build?

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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.

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The Accidental Product Manager

JANUARY 15, 2024

The market for cold storage is getting ready to heat up Image Credit: vistavision If you are like most people, you have started to get used to being able to log on to your computer and order up just about anything. Product managers are getting ready to make a big bet on the hot market for cold storage. Where do they get stored?

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

 At a recent workshop in Christchurch NZ, I spent several hours talking with CEOs about the challenges of changing a company from mostly services to repeatable products , and how more of the work is on the go-to-market (GTM) side versus than the technical side. Investor pressure for a high-value market exit.  VCs to 0.8x.  So

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Additionally, focusing too heavily on reducing friction can result in a commoditized product or service that fails to stand out in a crowded market. This ensures that the company’s target market is the kind that can afford their services. In certain cases, friction can help meet greater business needs.

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Atlassian

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Example from finance team member working cross functionally: “I’ve learned a lot about marketing a product — about how and why we make decisions.”. They found that consultative and supportive leadership styles promote psychological safety, while an authoritative style has the opposite effect. Behavior #4: experimenting.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Building digital products over the past 20 years I have learned, first with my teams as a PM, then with my clients as a consultant, and lastly with my students as a professor, how essential it is to provide a concise and actionable definition of product management. Good companies recognize this already and invest heavily on it.

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Product Management Unpacked

JULY 9, 2020

This trend represents a significant shift away from the marketing reporting line. If you’re wondering how Crofts got into product management, you may be surprised to learn that he initially wanted to pursue investment banking or management consulting — a logical choice with his academic background in economics and finance.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 29, 2022

 but not in consulting days or developer hours or use-it-or-lose-it prepaid service agreements.  There’s  Fresh investments are mostly used to scale up Sales & Marketing.  Engineering  Especially in healthcare, finance, and military/government segments, it’s assumed.  Every

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

They spent a few years in another job, maybe as an analyst or consultant. If you are a consultant, you might apply to a product position at Deloitte, who will understand and value your background. Brett was 30, had been in finance, and eventually got into product at the bank he worked at. How do these people get into product?

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 6, 2021

His fiction includes a ton of humor, as well as this book about finances. Yes, I recommend this book in my consulting book. Her book, A Writer’s Introduction to Social Media Marketing is exclusive to this bundle, so it's also on my TBR pile. appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. There's More! (I

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Bring in aspects of entrepreneurs like innovation, confidence, testing assumptions, focusing on the market, and making sure you generate revenue, but don’t bring in aspects like ego, brashness, vanity, or overconfidence. Make connections with sponsors, legal and compliance, finance, etc. [18:25]

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