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? If I’ve learned one thing during this year, it’s that you need a plan.

Startups 78

Startups Technical Review Government Customer Experience 78

280 Group

AUGUST 9, 2022

Skipping ahead 11 years and many product launches, I recently took the role of Head of Product for Amex Digital Labs. Now , when we’re in a new area, we may look for academic expertise or lean on a startup with focused expertise. 280 Group is the world’s leading Product Management training and consulting firm.

User Testing 296

User Testing Research Software Feedback Software Product Research 296

ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2021

In 2016 I gave a talk on lean market validation at the opening night of Startup Weekend at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In attendance were 200 eager students and entrepreneurs who wanted to learn how to build a startup in 54 hours. 10 Ways to Rapidly Test Your Startup Idea. Write down your product concept.

User Testing 52

User Testing Startups Product Research Testing 52

Mind the Product

APRIL 3, 2019

A UK-based consultant, Joe Leech has built a reputation for managing change (for both users and stakeholders) and as the guy to call when a product launch has gone wrong. Troubleshooting a poor product launch. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Just call him Mr Joe.

Customer Experience 131

Customer Experience Product Research User Testing Entertainment 131

The Product Coalition

JANUARY 24, 2022

Few years back, I had an interview opportunity with Mckinsey for the role of a Product Management consultant. Case Category: Market sizing & Estimation, Goals & Measures Case Type: Investor pitch by a startup planning to launch smartwatches in India ?? You have been asked to pitch investors for early-stage funds.

Data Visualization 182

Data Visualization User Testing Research Software Marketing 182

Mind the Product

JANUARY 16, 2020

Product roles are becoming increasingly important in many companies, from the unicorn startups to older more established firms. Historically, jobs in investment banking or management consulting have been the popular choice for MBA graduates in the US. Making the Transition to Product.

Data Visualization 125

Data Visualization Customer Experience Customer Feedback User Testing 125

The Product Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. Is Product Coaching Your Next Calling? Plan Your Launch Wisely: Tuesdays at 12:01 a.m. Feeling the spark? We thought so!

User Testing 52

User Testing Product Research Customer Feedback Feedback Software 52

Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

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. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

Product Research 118

Product Research Customer Experience Entertainment User Testing 118

UX Studio: Product Management

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To help you find the right match we collected the best UX research consultancies you can work with. . Our diverse team consists of 60 dedicated UX designers and UX research consultants with diverse backgrounds, such as sociology, psychology, or human-computer interactions. You can shorten your search by reaching out to UX studio.

User Testing 52

User Testing Research Software Product Research UX 52

Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

Melissa Perri – Speaker, consultant, and teacher in Product Management. CEO of Product Labs. Melissa Perri is one of the most recognizable names in Product Management. She’s currently a consultant, speaker, and teacher in product management. Hana’s largest contributions to the Product Management field.

Technical Advisors 116

Technical Advisors Product Research Analytic Tools User Testing 116

UX Studio: Product Management

AUGUST 1, 2021

Without an endless budget for design, it’s important to know where a product suffers the most. At the product launch. At the product launch, before the planned improvement and after the redesign. . UX studio works with rising startups and established tech giants worldwide. When to measure user experience?

Data Visualization 132

Data Visualization Customer Feedback Customer Experience User Experience 132

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Therefore, she provides a great example of a stable product management career path: staying within the company, and evolving both vertically and horizontally. Josh Fetcher is an author and business consultant. Already in the 90s, he was SVP and VP of Product Development and Management for Mattel and Sega.

Research Software 61

Research Software Analytic Tools User Testing Data Visualization 61

Mironov Consulting

JULY 3, 2020

Back story: I joined a 20-person startup in 1998 as the first product person. Newbies like me could scan their desktops and instantly jump to the right conclusion: I might be smart and smug, but here was someone who’d been part of the company’s earlier startup struggles. I was jealous! To be a visible member of the tribe.

Startups 122

Startups Events Product launches Messaging 122

UX Studio: Product Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Design and consulting constitute roughly 5% of the total service portfolio. Our clients are growing startups and established brands like HBO, Google, Netflix, or Wizz air. Instead, it offers a wide range of services from digital strategy, user testing, research, consulting to product design, software, and CRM development.

Product Research 115

Product Research Research Software Software Review Technical Review 115

UX Studio: Product Management

JULY 12, 2021

If you are looking for such a versatile expert team to help you build your product, message us , and we will be in touch with you to arrange a consultation with our experts. An eCommerce web design company turning ideas into products people use and love. Then the professional developers bring the product to life.

Research Software 92

Research Software Data Visualization Feedback Software Analytic Tools 92

Sachin Rekhi

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Most entrepreneurs assume that the marketing and audience building phase of their startup begins post product launch. Yet I’ve seen some startups successfully build their audience well before they reach this point. Rand Fishkin launched SEOmoz.org in 2004 to share his thoughts as he learned about SEO.

Finance 80

Finance Product launches Blog Startups 80

UX Studio

JUNE 30, 2023

USA; Europe $70 – $90 / hr Website design, UI/UX design, Research, Website Audit, Mobile App Design, Consulting, Expert Review Studio 22 Design Studio 22 Design is a creative design firm located in the San Francisco Bay area. And provide user-centric insights into product and design decisions. What Services Does Studio 22 Offer?

Research Software 60

Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools Reporting Tools 60

Mixpanel

OCTOBER 6, 2022

After eight years (and with gratitude for the stellar product leads I’ve worked with), I’d like to share a handful of key learnings and collaboration points that made our product, brand, and teams sing. Our customer doesn’t care what’s Product and what’s Marketing. Product builds the, erm, product.

Data Visualization 59

Data Visualization Onboarding KPIs Marketing Analytic Tools 59

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 23, 2022

I did that throughout college and ended up joining a startup, as you do. I became employee number 13 at an early-stage startup and realized as a salesperson I really needed marketing and we didn’t have marketing. It was a really fun run, and I got the itch for real startup and digital marketing. G2 has a lot of data.

Feedback Software 118

Feedback Software Research Software Reporting Tools Software Review 118

280 Group

APRIL 11, 2023

With that in mind, Joe Ghali, a principal consultant and trainer from 280 Group, took the time to record responses to 5 of the top questions that we did not get to in the webinar. In a smaller company, or a startup on the other hand, it may be that you combine both the product manager and product owner role.

User Friction 288

User Friction Product Management Product Manager Data Visualization 288

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Transformation Labs is an advisory and consulting firm that helps enterprise and technology companies accelerate their path to product success. In this Path to PM post, Saeed shares his advice if he were applying for product management careers all over again, and why great product leadership is about influence, service, and patience.

Research Software 40

Research Software Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing 40

Business of Software Conference

JUNE 21, 2019

The book is April’s thesis on Product Positioning: why you need to think about it, the 5 components of effective positioning, and a 10-step positioning process. As an executive consultant, April Dunford brings 25 years of marketing experience to the table with this book.

Positioning 56

Positioning Books User Testing Weak Development Team 56

DISQO

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The metric I will measure is the percentage of people that sign up and I will have a fail condition, what will convince me that the hypothesis is incorrect.” – Tristan Kromer, Lean Consultant. Then by doing that research and identifying your audience then you can go out.” – Sarah Doody, UX Consultant.

User Testing 40

User Testing Product Research Research Software Feedback Software 40

DISQO

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The metric I will measure is the percentage of people that sign up and I will have a fail condition, what will convince me that the hypothesis is incorrect.” – Tristan Kromer, Lean Consultant. Then by doing that research and identifying your audience then you can go out.” – Sarah Doody, UX Consultant.

User Testing 40

User Testing Product Research Research Software Product Management 40

DISQO

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The metric I will measure is the percentage of people that sign up and I will have a fail condition, what will convince me that the hypothesis is incorrect.” – Tristan Kromer, Lean Consultant. Then by doing that research and identifying your audience then you can go out.” – Sarah Doody, UX Consultant.

User Testing 40

User Testing Product Research Research Software Feedback Software 40

Hutwork

MAY 23, 2019

7—Boost team productivity. Another benefit from product roadmap planning is that it enhances productivity amongst the people behind your product launch. It’s quite important that the information you put on your product roadmap is structured in a way both your product developers and executive board can understand.

Roadmap 48

Roadmap Feedback Software Customer Feedback Vision 48

Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

SaaS multiples meltdown SaaS Operations Scaleups Scaling Scaling a product Scaling and organizing internal processes Scaling sales operations Seeing everyone Selling to CFOs Selling your company Software Development and Professional Services Squirrel Life (anything and everything) StarCraft.

Research Software 10

Research Software Feedback Software User Testing Finance 10

Userpilot

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

, Product Management in a Digital World, and more. When : March 19-20, 2021 Where: Virtual Who: Professionals and academics from MachineMetrics, IIM Bangalore, Platform Thinking Labs, InnoTivum Consulting, and many more Price: Participants from India pay ? At the Product Marketing Summit! Chief Product Office Summit: London.

Research Software 98

Research Software User Testing Product Research Analytic Tools 98

280 Group

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Product Launches. Question: I work in the medical device market, where our products take years to reach market. How should I respond to the expectation that I’ve launched many products in the past? Think of this journey as actually a series of product launches. Career Missteps or Failures.

User Testing 245

User Testing Product Management Product Manager Certifications 245

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Transformation Labs is an advisory and consulting firm that helps enterprise and technology companies accelerate their path to product success. In this Path to PM post, Saeed shares his advice if he were applying for product management careers all over again, and why great product leadership is about influence, service, and patience.

Research Software 17

Research Software Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing 17

Department of Product

MARCH 28, 2022

Startups – are new startups emerging around a new industry? helps you to understand what’s happening in various startup markets. Sign up for the weekly Product Briefing. A hand curated reading list of the best product launches, news, commentary and insights.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Technical Advisors Reporting Tools Data Visualization 52

BrainMates

APRIL 30, 2018

Clive Lam, Consultant Product Manager at Brainmates. Jen Marshall: An executive in a large Telco has come up with a new product idea. Elizabeth Pek, Director of Experience Design at BT Financial Group. Marie Kellett, former CPO eftpos. Richard Marr, APAC Regional Director at Auth0 . Jamie Finnegan, Head of Talent at finder.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO User Testing Product Research Research Software 40

Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

I’m part of an angel network that invests in early-stage startups.  The  The remaining 8000 get no love. Borrowing from the investor world.  The fund takes more than 250 introductory meetings each year but only funds 5-7 new companies, or 2-3%.  So

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Development Team Review Systems Review Software Review 93

The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Levels of effort Finally, Levels of Effort should be consulted with engineers. What Should I Include on a Product Roadmap? Here is a brief list of the desired contents that a Product Roadmap should include: A timeline : this is essential and possibly one of the key goals behind the map.

Roadmap 62

Roadmap Data Visualization Technical Review User Testing 62

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2018

If you work at an established organization, you are likely to have set product guidelines and a particular commercial direction. You will be much freer to start something from scratch at a smaller startup. Finally, Levels of Effort should be consulted with engineers. What should we include on a Product Roadmap?

Roadmap 60

Roadmap Data Visualization User Testing Technical Review 60

Roadmunk

OCTOBER 5, 2017

So we spoke to three product marketing managers to explain how they approach product releases while working in conjunction with product management. Each product marketing leader walks us through a typical product launch. During product releases, how should a product marketer work with product management?

Product Marketing 55

Product Marketing Marketing Product Research Research Software 55

The Product Coalition

MARCH 21, 2019

When working with external “corporate strategy” consultants, I found the level of strategic work to be all over the place ranging from high level M&A recommendations to low level project management / implementation support, driven by the functional strategy of whoever was paying the consultant.

Strategy 60

Strategy Analytic Tools Technical Review Customer Experience 60