UX Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

For startups and product owners, the stakes are high, and the path is treacherous. The last thing you need is to stumble into the abyss of bad branding, a place where countless others have lost their way. You and your team may lack the knowledge or resources to execute it properly, leading to avoidance or superficial efforts.

Branding 89

Branding User Testing Product Research Data Visualization 89

Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

” Janna still finds she asks, and is asked about, the same thing whether she’s consulting, training, mentoring, or as a CEO. While we might think of all debt as bad, Janna says this isn’t the case. Janna recommends usability tests to cull your design debt. Get team members to perform a series of tasks on each.

Weak Development Team 189

Weak Development Team Customer Experience User Testing Roadmap 189

The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

The important basis is the development of a strategy for short- and long-term digital transformation based on business results rather than technology. The competitive landscape is fiercer With nimble startups and tech-savvy competitors emerging constantly, maintaining a competitive edge is crucial.

Enterprise 126

Enterprise Research Software Feedback Software Strategy 126

Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 23, 2024

Kyle has spent the past 14 years working with and advising top startups as a consultant at Simon-Kucher turned VC operating partner at OpenView. Audit the funnel looking for low-hanging fruit “When I came into Linktree, I worked with the team to audit the funnel, looking for low-hanging fruit.

User Testing 89

User Testing Data Visualization Customer Feedback Customer Experience 89

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In the early stages of most SaaS startups’ lives, the CEO or founder often acts as the initial head of sales. It is important that these friendly connections represent the target persona market you have outlined, as otherwise, the feedback loop is likely to be weak. Are they keen to test it out?

Feedback Software 178

Feedback Software Research Software Startups Product Research 178

Mind the Product

JUNE 25, 2019

It can happen in any team, even in teams with a commitment to diversity. We had completed a round of interviews and I wanted her to work on my team. The candidate was a senior designer who’d managed teams in very difficult large-scale companies and managed to generate great results. So why drop culture fit?

User Testing 167

User Testing Weak Development Team Customer Experience Airlines 167

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. A/B testing can often kill big, existing ideas because [it] expects results quickly – and you can’t get results quickly from big, important idea changes.

Customer Experience 119

Customer Experience Product Research User Testing Entertainment 119

Userpilot

JUNE 10, 2022

Building first and testing last is a surefire way to make bugs more expensive. The wrong bug at the wrong time can end someone’s career, kill a startup, and even abort a space mission. Maybe poor reviews will make it more difficult to attract new customers. Some estimates say that poor-quality software cost businesses $2.08

Research Software 52

Research Software Feedback Software Product Research Weak Development Team 52

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

I’ve asked friends who do the job at social events and got the same answer, and frequently asked members of my own teams, who struggled to find the time to do it. To compensate, I’ve seen UX researchers & designers pick up the mantle a lot more, and the design teams have really leaned into this space.

User Testing 174

User Testing Weak Development Team Customer Experience Customer Feedback 174

Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Instead of relying on someone else (like a coach or leader) to tell them what to do next, product teams can use an opportunity solution tree to keep track of their desired outcome , the opportunities they’ve identified to chip away at that outcome, and the solutions they’re considering to address those opportunities.

Data Visualization 250

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Research Software Product Research 250

The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Since the required skill level is not clear, it’s often also not clear what and how to test when interviewing a potential hire. My take on it: while I love ex-developer PMs, and find that their teams often execute better, this is by no means a requirement. Can it meet the requirements? Is it a “good” structure?

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Analytic Tools Software Review User Testing 137

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. First, let’s recapping the basics of why we hire enterprise sales teams and what they do. Here’s my gross simplification.

User Testing 69

User Testing Enterprise Weak Development Team Product Research 69

Oren Steinberg

JULY 13, 2018

The biggest asset any startup has is the time of its entrepreneurs and key talents. The success or failure of the startup often hinges on their ability to focus their efforts on the critical path at any given time. As the startup grows and faces scalability and growth challenges the issue of focus becomes even more challenging.

Startups 40

Startups User Testing Feedback Software Finance 40

Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Product Mastery by Geoff Watts teaches you how to be a successful product owner within agile software development practices with the use of case studies. The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick is the ultimate guide to talking to customers as a product manager and includes sample scripts and questions you can directly use in your customer interviews.

Books 98

Books Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools 98

The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In the world of startups, there’s a truism that 9 out of 10 companies fail. But many, many products are developed without knowing from the start that people want the solution, or even care about the problem. Jobs To Be Done has given us a better way to approach customer development. Why does this happen? It seems so simple!

User Testing 138

User Testing Product Research Research Software Customer Experience 138

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2019

If an organization’s founders aren’t designers and don’t come from a background where well-designed products played a key role in their lives, it can often be the last discipline to be brought onboard the team. Test your assumptions, always. On a bad day, a lot more of it got thrown away. Focus on outcomes over output.

UX 179

UX User Testing Weak Development Team Customer Experience 179

Mind the Product

JULY 16, 2019

Realising it would be safer to diversify, he’s gone on to spend the last 30-plus years working with more than 90 organisations across the world in interim leadership roles and consulting. Occasionally, I run into a CEO who had a really bad childhood. Occasionally, I run into a CEO who had a really bad childhood.

Customer Experience 111

Customer Experience Product Research Leadership Weak Development Team 111

UX Studio: Product Management

JULY 5, 2021

As a client, you invest your time, energy, and limited resources into your digital product development. Since 2013, UX studio has been diligently working on helping rising startups and established companies create impactful digital products through intelligent design solutions. . Is there anything we can help you with? Jives Media.

Research Software 81

Research Software Analytic Tools Feedback Software User Testing 81

Mind the Product

JULY 10, 2017

Let’s establish this right upfront: nothing beats a well-managed full-time in-house team of local developers. Are there enough skilled developers at your location? And done right, I believe that outsourcing means you can come very close to your team next door in terms of productivity and innovation.

Weak Development Team 110

Weak Development Team User Testing Technical Advisors Product Research 110

Gainsight

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As anyone who has developed a training center will tell you, the number one goal of this effort is to get people to utilize training materials. In the past few years, Northpass has helped some of the world’s most innovative brands (Uber, Shopify, Airbnb, and The Economist) with developing their online learning centers.

Education 52

Education User Testing Customer Experience Research Software 52

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 3, 2018

She’s worked in product from early-stage startups all the way up to publicly traded companies like Rackspace and Square, a company with the sensitive task of handling customers’ money. Here are five quick takeaways: Instead of relying on word of mouth to permeate the team, write things down. ” Michelle: I know.

User Testing 195

User Testing Customer Feedback Data Visualization Customer Experience 195

UX Studio

JUNE 30, 2022

Book a free consultation with us and use our responsive web design services to give your users the experience they deserve. We helped the IncQuery Labs team to launch a responsive website and made it easier for users to connect with the company. Let’s talk about these benefits and your goals during a free consultation.

Reporting Tools 102

Reporting Tools User Testing Customer Experience Product Research 102

UX Studio: Product Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Sacramento web design services for startups and enterprises How much does it cost to work with web design companies in Sacramento? He gathered a team of like-minded design enthusiasts to shape the future of digital design and innovation. Apart from helping clients with product design, we also develop digital products in-house.

Research Software 77

Research Software User Testing Technical Review Product Research 77

UX Studio: Product Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Apart from working with established brands and startups, we assess the expertise of various companies and create our independent rating list of trustworthy design companies. At UX studio, we work with rising startups and established enterprises worldwide. Message us through our contact form to book a free consultation with our experts.

Research Software 59

Research Software User Testing Analytic Tools Feedback Software 59

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 5, 2018

Our chat covers how gaming principles influenced her growth experiments, her team’s most successful retention tactics, and much more. Gina: Yeah, I was a consultant, but the role wasn’t really called PR. Adam: How was the transition from classic marketing to working more with designers and engineers on the growth team?

Customer Experience 223

Customer Experience User Testing Customer Feedback Analytic Tools 223

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 20, 2018

It was a well-oiled machine with battle-tested and often updated procedures. Processes have to serve the development of the product. No separate QA team. In this sort of environment, the processes have to serve the development of the product, rather than the product developing out of predetermined processes.

Engineering 212

Engineering Weak Development Team Agile Consulting 212

Mind the Product

OCTOBER 22, 2018

We work with developers, user researchers, data scientists and a host of other experts every day – so it’s only natural that we feel like the dumbest people in the room. However, by simply focusing on metrics, rather than the humans behind them, we risk making bad decisions that have unintended consequences for people and society.

Research Software 135

Research Software User Testing Feedback Software Data Visualization 135

The Product Guy

JANUARY 8, 2019

We had no clue about what “Lean” or “Agile” or even “Startup” essentially meant, but we spent most of our time out in the streets talking to our customers. Similar stories have inspired new product and business development frameworks , thousands of articles, and numerous books. Companies simply ship too many poor products and features.

Product Research 141

Product Research Customer Experience Weak Development Team Agile 141

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

They also need sufficient technical knowledge for the product they are building and, generally, should be at least familiar with Lean methodology and Agile development. Some roles require an MBA or relevant business/consulting experience. Identify Weaknesses Are you lacking skills for certain roles? It depends.

Product Research 40

Product Research User Testing Weak Development Team Product Management 40

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

They also need sufficient technical knowledge for the product they are building and, generally, should be at least familiar with Lean methodology and Agile development. Some roles require an MBA or relevant business/consulting experience. Identify Weaknesses Are you lacking skills for certain roles? It depends.

Product Research 40

Product Research User Testing Weak Development Team Product Management 40

The Product Coalition

JULY 30, 2020

This incentive allowed us to charge the doctors a subscription fee to be in the platform (after initial vetting) and still pay a % fee on each consultation. We did not know whether the healthcare vertical needed a market, but we felt very strongly about testing our assumptions.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Product Research Onboarding KPIs Research Software 78

UX Studio

APRIL 6, 2023

As a global design agency, we collaborate with both startups and enterprises worldwide and have broad experience in nearly every niche and industry. This includes UX redesign, UX consulting , UX audit, product discovery, and UX training for teams. UX studio is a web designing company founded by Dávid Pásztor in 2013.

Research Software 52

Research Software User Testing Product Research Data Visualization 52

UX Studio

APRIL 6, 2023

As a global design agency, we collaborate with both startups and enterprises worldwide and have broad experience in nearly every niche and industry. This includes UX redesign, UX consulting , UX audit, product discovery, and UX training for teams. UX studio is a web designing company founded by Dávid Pásztor in 2013.

Research Software 52

Research Software User Testing Product Research Data Visualization 52

ProductPlan

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The developers will handle it. We’re just a startup, who’s going to want to hack us? Most often, it won’t matter if it’s not intentional or was initiated by a bad actor from outside the company, If things go sideways, it could even result in a permanent shutdown. Don’t think that your scrappy startup isn’t a target.

Roadmap 40

Roadmap Weak Development Team Technical Review Software Review 40

The Product Guy

AUGUST 10, 2017

Guest Post by: David Parmelee, Digital Strategy Consultant. A software product could overemphasize a feature that its own team just wanted to build. According to Jeff Gothelf , Lean Startup emphasizes making assumptions about your target market, testing them with rapid prototypes, and iterating based on customer feedback.

User Testing 118

User Testing Customer Experience Research Software Customer Feedback 118

Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

I spoke to Lean Startup coach Tristan Kromer at Lean Startup Week earlier this month, where he presented a workshop about a “lean experiments toolbox”. He is also editor and primary author of the Real Startup Book and runs lean consulting firm TriKro LLC. An assumption is something accepted as true without question.

Data Visualization 70

Data Visualization Customer Experience Weak Development Team Startups 70

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 29, 2021

And so, Mark Rudden and his team had to figure it all out by themselves. Fortunately, Mark had quite a bit of experience working and scaling teams in demanding, hypergrowth environments. Building a great sales team: How Intercom fosters and maintains its sales culture. Onboarding, but make it remote. Iterate, iterate, iterate.

Feedback Software 223

Feedback Software Reporting Tools Customer Experience Weak Development Team 223