The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Being a Product Manager at an Early Stage Startup In my previous article , I reflected on a few things that I would tell myself if I could travel back in time and the concept of “three waves of changes.” In this post, I want to talk about the three most important lessons I have learned so far as a Product Manager at a startup.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 18, 2020

Is product management an art or a science? Holly Hester-Reilly, the founder of H2R Product Science and a former Chemical Engineer, uses her background to apply scientific principles and techniques to product development. Is product management an art or a science? Evidence-based product strategy.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The first product manager in a startup is a critical role with immense impact on the startup’s success?—?both Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Shortly after I started, the CEO surprised me by saying I should hire a product manager.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

In recent years it seems that product management is all about execution and delivery. Photo by Kea Mowat on Unsplash When I moved into product management, almost 20 years ago, it used to be a very senior role. The discussion was about whether or not someone is senior enough to move into product management.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. Thus, I arrived at the Product Mentor program with ambitions to learn strategy development from a seasoned product mentor. I admit that in the past, I have been soured on “strategy” as a discipline.

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The Product Guy

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The Product Management Awards (#TPMAS) are the leading international award honoring excellence in Product Management. The Best Product Person & The Best Product Leader. In this role, Gaudio drives the strategy behind roadmap management, agile product development, and cross-functional communication.

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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. I talk about it a lot when I speak about product strategy and in the CPO Bootcamp.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Strategies for switching into a product management role when you don’t fit the cookie cutter qualifications. Getting into product when you’ve already started your career Product management requires, above anything else, good judgment. It shouldn’t be a prerequisite for product management jobs either.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Bain Public

JULY 20, 2021

L’Oréal Canada is Canada’s leading cosmetics company, seeking to transform the future of beauty alongside the tech and startup communities. About Bonjour Startup Montréal. Their Inno Startup open innovation platform has the primary objective of allowing networking of big organizations with startups to create win-win collaborations.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? We’ve put together a list for you with a few staples from every product manager’s bookshelf and some new releases too. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021.

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Bain Public

JULY 22, 2021

(Montreal, Canada) - Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product, Data and Strategy of Bain Public , will lead a workshop on July 22nd in collaboration with Forum Ventures , formerly known as Acceleprise -- an early-stage fund and B2B SaaS startup accelerator! About Paul Ortchanian.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

Women are still underrepresented in the Product Profession – with only 33.3% of US Product Managers being female in 2021, according to a metastudy of 30 million profiles conducted by Zippia : Source: [link]. Melissa Perri – Speaker, consultant, and teacher in Product Management.

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

It is a known fact that startups which are accompanied or coached, view their chances of success as being much higher compared to those that are not. of accompanied startups assess their chances of survival as strong, especially during the current uncertain climate. of startups rate their chances of survival as high, 13.5%

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2021

These online workshops will host startup founders from the Toronto, New York, and San Francisco cohorts! Paul’s unique experience brings together the necessity of great engineering and the beauty of product strategy. This ensures long term growth and success of any company and their products. About Paul Ortchanian.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 19, 2017

Ours is still unfolding, but I’ve been reflecting on what building a product business within a service agency has brought to the tale. Six months later we began building our first software product. Let me explain: Why a Product Startup? Product revenue is different . Why create risk where before there was none?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

startups fail because CEOs have lousy bosses Why do startup fail? you’ll find hundreds of articles, most pointing to the same reasons: No market need Ran out of cash Team problems Pricing/product/business models issues Competition One small problem I have with these reasons. Truth needs to be told?—?startups Google it?—?you’ll

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Get ready to dive into insightful discussions, practical strategies, and real-world examples that will empower you to create and manage products that meet user needs and leave them truly satisfied. Product Drive is Userpilot’s FREE online event where experts from top companies come to share growth and marketing insights.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Chris Butler, lead a conversation around “Business Development vs. Product Management”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 21, 2020

In collaboration with Notman House and chosen from a list of 13 startups, starting January 2020, we will be providing our Product Capability Building Program for Pre-Seed Founders, pro bono to LUCA Theory, a rising Montreal startup. We care about user problems and how products fit into their lives. Who is LUCA Theory?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Video: Building a winning product strategy from the Kano model by Jared Spool. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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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. Sherif Mansour, Distinguished Product Manager at Atlassian. He is currently a Distinguished Product Manager for Atlassian.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 15, 2019

A manager of product management at Pivotal Software, Brazilian native Gabrielle Bufrem has worked on three continents (North America, Europe and Asia) and hails from a fourth. Scalable product strategy. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Prioritisation frameworks.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gibson on Product Strategy, Consumer Science and Culture. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Related Links. The GLEe Model.

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Mind the Product

MAY 8, 2019

Melissa Perri is the product manager’s product manager – she’s able to do the job, explain it, and teach you how to do it better. ’ Great product leaders are in with the leadership team – they’re peers, they are very close to them, they’re a team. Quotes of the Episode.

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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

JULY 10, 2020

While some may say that a Product Manager is ‘the CEO of the product’, that’s not entirely true. As a Product Manager, you have very little authority. While the buck stops with you when it comes to product decision making, the overall health of the company doesn’t rest on your shoulders.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

(Montreal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian, President/CEO and Founder of Bain Public , will be leading an expert product workshop on Thursday, September 22nd in collaboration with Apollo13. Apollo13 is a Quebec based startup support incubator that helps web, app & SaaS startup leaders evolve their skills and enhance their businesses.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Vikas Batra, lead a conversation around “Emotional Intelligence for Product Managers”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Photo by Luis Villasmil on Unsplash As a proud member of the startup nation, startups are all around me. Every now and then, early-stage founders approach me to hear about their product idea and give them feedback. The Product Manager’s Job Is to Think That’s what makes the role so great, and so hard.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

We first saw Onfido’s Susana Lopes talk about how she used the State of the Product presentation to manage stakeholders and drive alignment at London’s Product Camp. The post The State of the Product – Susana Lopes on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Bain Public

OCTOBER 18, 2022

(Montreal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian , President/CEO and Founder of Bain Public , will be leading an expert product workshop in collaboration with Station Fintech , a FinTech startup Montreal accelerator. Paul’s unique experience brings together the necessity of great engineering and the beauty of product strategy.

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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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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

(Montreal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product, Data and Strategy of Bain Public joins Michael Luchen, Director of Product Management at Crema , a digital product agency creating web and mobile apps for disruptive companies and industry leaders, and the resident host of The Product Manager podcast.

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