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Freelance Consulting and Product Management – Time to Join the gig Economy?

Mind the Product

When should a start-up hire its first product manager? These are common discussions, with many views, and no right answers – it depends on the founding team, current funding situation, industry focus, and product offering. Therein lies the opportunity for a product management consultant.

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Product Manager vs. Product Owner

Melissa Perri

“What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager?”. Honestly, I did very little of what I teach as Product Management now either. I wasn’t called a Product Manager until I bailed out of that and landed in a startup. You are teaching us to talk to users, but I am a Product Owner.

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5 Best Design and Innovation Consulting Firms to Work With in 2021

UX Studio: Product Management

UX studio is one of the global innovation design consulting firms focusing on UX design, research, and strategic consulting. We researched the top design consulting firms’ competency level, experience, and portfolio to define the most reliable design thinking companies you can trust and partner with in 2021.

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Pros and Cons of Market Research Tactics

Mind the Product

But it’s a dangerous thing to add to your product. As the product manager survey results that we published on Mind the Product suggested, listening to the market doesn’t happen enough among enterprise software designers. Survey the Market. Join Sales Calls. It’s a great, low-cost way to learn.

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Top 11 Female Product Management Influencers to watch in 2022

Userpilot

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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The Important Product Manager Skill That You’re Missing

The Product Manager Coach Blog

In the world of product management, where technical acumen, strategic vision, and people skills intersect, there’s an often underutilized asset that many PMs overlook: the power of networking. Plus, don’t forget to download the free guide, 10 Tips for Being a Better Product Manager , at the end of this post!

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The Ultimate Guide to Product Management for SaaS – SaaS Product Management explained by 10 SaaS PMs

Userpilot

You know how when you log into a SaaS product, you often notice the UI has changed or there are new options that weren't there before? That's SaaS product management hustling in the background to give you the best experience. And you had to own all the servers. Nightmare, right?