The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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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. That’s why the product strategy is so important?—?it

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The Product Coalition

JULY 2, 2023

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. But the difference between theory and practice isn’t limited to product management theory  — mostly processes and methodologies.

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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

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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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Product marketing speaker. AI and product management The use of AI in product management isn’t new; small and large companies have been doing it for years. She has a knack for strategic thinking and loves SaaS in general, especially product-led growth. He’s also a consultant, author, and adjunct lecturer.

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

There are many people who graduated and were introduced to product management afterward. They spent a few years in another job, maybe as an analyst or consultant. How do these people get into product? Strategies to switch into product management. Associate Product Management (APM) programs.

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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. How to create a scalable product organization.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 2, 2022

When a company is first starting out, one of its main goals is to find the right product-market fit. You can start upping your engagement game with: A Customer Advisory Board A customer advisory board is an especially good idea for B2B product companies. and actively engaging their customers to find that fit.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Many startups with an ordinary product make the way to growth and scalability whereas others with great products fail to survive. Both product and product strategy should fall in place to make the startup sustainable and help them to grow. What and Why and the inspirational differences that product brings.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With everything you have to do every day, it is so easy to neglect strategy. But much like code, your product strategy also requires maintenance. Your role as a product leader is to prioritize between things that are all very important. Anyone can do that.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 1, 2023

What Is Product Strategy Exactly? And Why It Matters Product strategy is a creative act, to “do something new,” approaching an opportunity from a different angle. — Self So what exactly is product strategy? Why is it important if I have a solid product management team?” I snapped out of la la land.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

Senior Product Manager @ Citrusbyte (New York City) Keywords: Consulting, Design, Product, Strategy, UX [link]. UI / UX Designer @ Citrusbyte (New York City; Multiple Locations) Keywords: Design, Product, Strategy, UI, UX [link].

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Rich Mironov // Mironov Consulting. If you don’t have a Head of Product you may suffer from: narrow focus on engineer/development productivity; underpowered product management teams; customer benefits misaligned with actual features; and lack of a realistic product strategy. Upcoming Events.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

The Lean Product Playbook by Dan Olsen is a practical guide on implementing the Lean Product methodology based on years of Olsen’s consulting work. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021. Product Management Books #1 – Continuous Discovery Habits [NEW! ]. Key learnings. 566 global ratings.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2023

A solid product strategy takes time to build. Here is the method I use for creating a product strategy that makes sense. 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.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 13, 2018

Joe Leech, Product Strategy Consultant. Joe Leech is a Product Strategy and UX consultant with 14 years experience helping companies and startups with product design, building the right stuff in the right order, and applying psychology in design and user experience. Get your workshop tickets.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 19, 2023

But the first thing Twiggle’s founders asked me to do was to decide which product we are going to create with the amazing technology that they have built so far. This required a whole new level of thinking and a deep understanding of product-market fit. And they go far beyond the product itself.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Nandini Jammi started out in product marketing and growth, but after the US elections in 2016 her career took an unexpected turn when she joined Sleeping Giants, an organisation that aims to make bigotry and sexism less profitable. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver.

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team. What Is Product Management Consulting? Consulting doesn’t mean instructing a CEO and the product leadership team how to run the company.

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 9, 2024

  But that’s 20x more time than you can possibly investigate even if you spend all of your time sorting incoming tickets and ignore everything else product managers do.    So our product focus in Q2/Q3 is on TTV (time to value) and highlighting a customer’s first big success.”

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Product Management University

MARCH 14, 2017

The Body Part: Product Strategy & Planning. Many organizations use the product manager as a one-size-fits-all pad. The Body Part: Product Demos. The Protective Pad: Pre-Sales Consultant / Solution Engineer. In many companies, product demos are a second string job for anyone with product expertise.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Nandini Jammi started out in product marketing and growth, but after the US elections in 2016 her career took an unexpected turn when she joined Sleeping Giants, an organisation that aims to make bigotry and sexism less profitable. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

One of the factors that drive the success of SaaS product management is how aligned the product team is with the customer success team. Data-driven growth is an important element of SaaS product management because it can inform your product strategy and also provides you with evidence to back up your decisions.

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bpma ProductHub

APRIL 30, 2017

The decade long product experience from PM at DEC to VP of PM & Marketing established her in the foundational class of PM’s in Boston. In fact, she was among the very first class of the highly regarded Product Management certification from the Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM).

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Eventually, he managed the entire product from the execution standpoint, while I focused on the strategy and long-term planning. Little did I know that creating a solid product strategy takes such a major chunk of the product leader’s time. Most companies hire a product manager (and other positions) too late.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

This is what I tell the founders that consult with me  — that to really solve the problem that they are looking to solve, a tool is not enough. The Product Manager’s Job Is to Think That’s what makes the role so great, and so hard. Tools alone cannot be the answer. Here are a few reasons why.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 4, 2020

Paul’s unique experience brings together the necessity of great engineering and the beauty of product strategy. With this, he has identified an actionable process that enables him to offer concrete messages about product management and operations. For more information, visit bainpublic.com or call 514-442-8487.

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Actuation Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Over the past few weeks we’ve considered a number of key product management tools. Today we will look at two of the most important: the Product Vision and Product Strategy documents. Defining a Product Vision Document. The Product Vision document looks into the future.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

My personal passion is to bring back this very important dimension into product management and leadership. 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 July 12, 2023.

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Bain Public

MARCH 20, 2021

I share my passion for product through workshops, published articles and speaking engagements. Interested in having me speak or attend an event? Reach out to me. Below is a list of my upcoming and past speaking engagements.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

In smaller companies and startups, both need to have a clear and firm understanding of the product strategy. It’s common for Product Managers to transition to CEO in this way, because they’ve already been playing the role of leader.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Ladislav focuses on user centric product development, especially on brand, usability and revenue product challenges. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Dustin Levy Director of Product Management, Gentex Corporation.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Ladislav focuses on user centric product development, especially on brand, usability and revenue product challenges. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Dustin Levy Director of Product Management, Gentex Corporation.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 19, 2018

Before founding Under10, his product management consulting company, he was a Pragmatic Marketing lead instructor for more than 15 years. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:34] 2:34] How did you approach your research on the roles and responsibilities of product managers? Useful Links.

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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. He is very involved in content marketing discussions on his blog. Check out her Medium profile !

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