Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 14, 2024

Brought to you by: • Orb —The flexible billing engine for modern pricing • Eppo —Run reliable, impactful experiments • Paragon —Ship every SaaS integration your customers want — David DeSanto is the chief product officer of GitLab, which is the largest remote-only company in the world.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We are gearing up to support you in accelerating your product strategies and provide the tools you’ll need to level up your career in product. There will be unequaled thought-leaders and actionable strategies mixed with child-like joy. Supercharge your growth by putting product at the center of your growth strategy.

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Izenda

AUGUST 11, 2020

CTO (Chief Technology Officer). For each of these priorities, create a communication strategy. Set deadlines for as many of these meetings as possible. Remember that meetings will be ongoing as the project develops – so make time to meet with key stakeholders several times throughout the process.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

A technical review can help your development team adopt new processes and strategies to maximize their speed and efficiency. But is that the right strategy for your business? Changes to the tech team: You need to make changes to your tech team to meet your business goals. A technical review can answer that crucial question.

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Revulytics

JUNE 12, 2019

Yet, often times too much is expected of engineering resources to make it all work, and there’s not enough involvement from business stakeholders to ensure that the implementation meets the intended goals. Organizations considering a software compliance analytics strategy should keep this in mind as they seek to build consensus for a program.

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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”. Meet the mentors…. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 10, 2024

Real product managers are creators and are responsible for both value (ensuring the product meets customers’ needs) and viability (ensuring the product aligns with the business objectives). Seek individuals with deep expertise, coaching abilities, and a contribution to comprehensive product strategy.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

The different roles in SaaS companies: Chief Executive Officer : As the highest-ranking executive, this person ensures the company runs smoothly and employees are happy and engaged. Chief Operating Officer: Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, providing strategic advice, and managing the company’s operations.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 13, 2023

New technologies such as electronic health records, telemedicine, and wearable devices offer significant benefits but also introduce complex compliance requirements. Data Security and Privacy Healthcare organizations handle vast amounts of sensitive patient data, making data security and privacy a top priority.

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Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the significant role of data analytics in driving e-commerce business growth and discuss effective strategies for leveraging this invaluable resource. Understanding Customer Behavior Data analytics enables e-commerce businesses to gain deep insights into customer behavior and preferences.

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Bain Public

MARCH 6, 2023

Paul then jumped in with his own similar experience with a CTO where he was disregarded and sent down rabbit holes chasing more data and more interviews with customers, when all the CTO was really doing was trying to buy time, which burned the bridge of trust.

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The Product Guy

JULY 30, 2020

Looking at a start-up company maybe there is no need to do a detailed stakeholder map as the product manager usually is well connected and already has update meetings on a regular basis with all relevant stakeholders like the CEO or VP of commercial operations. Secondly, when should you spend time to identify stakeholders ?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

Vertical Integration for Startups In the past couple of years, I have worked with multiple startups in an advisory capacity and this has provided an opportunity to think about strategy in innovative ways. Other considerations include an exit strategy and the capability to scale and diversify after the initial launch.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 10, 2021

It is a powerful tool to inform your strategy and monitor your progress. The Strategy Cycle. A Wardley map helps you navigate your way through the strategy cycle learning about your environment and the constantly changing forces that affect it – including your own actions. The purpose you exist is to meet that need.

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People-First Product Leadership

MARCH 24, 2024

There was the CTO who recommended I take his job to align product, design, and engineering more closely. When I’ve found myself in such situations, the business strategy or goals often turn out to be TBD or individuals have different versions in their head. Companies, like people, evolve over time.

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Mixpanel

MARCH 11, 2024

But just because Benn tells me his writing isn’t “useful” in the ways that most content marketing strategies would hope for, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t offer business value alongside its obvious entertaining and edifying values. You’re a company founder and a CTO. This isn’t your typical executive “thought leadership.”

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Bain Public

MAY 26, 2022

Their duty is to work with the product leadership team (not for them) to determine the product mission, strategies, and tactics to establish a roadmap that will put their team on a path of achieving financial (and growth) milestones. One of the main ways they do this is through pivoting.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan on mastering product strategy. Far too many businesses rely on early-on hunches to inform their product strategies. Later’s Farhan Virji on adapting B2C support strategies for B2B teams.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

We take care of most of Intercom’s backend technologies. That includes all of our cloud strategy, cloud operations, backend engineering, IT and security. Ciaran, our CTO , came up with this magical line. Do we really want to bet so heavily on AWS, or do we want to hedge our bets a little bit on a cloud-agnostic strategy?

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Agile Velocity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Titled, “Mastering the Art of Integration: Strategic Planning with SAFe ® for Agile Organizations”, the webinar explored the challenges many companies face when bridging the gap between strategy and execution. At this level, let’s say that it is those pillars that exist between engineering, product, strategy, and finance.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 4, 2023

You get to meet amazing people, learn something valuable every day. A friend of mine was the CTO of a food company. Very early in their personal and professional life, they come up with learning systems and strategies, sometimes without even being aware of it. Being a product manager is truly wonderful and diverse job.

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People-First Product Leadership

APRIL 24, 2024

." — The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations My favorite is when someone asks “what is the objective” right at the start of a meeting. Dharmesh Shah, the co-founder/CTO of Hubspot shared on Lenny’s podcast , company culture is a product.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 18, 2022

From there, PMs must develop product vision and strategy to help achieve the company's goals. They will represent the PMs working under them in high-level meetings. They will also wield significant influence on the direction of the development, strategy, and vision of the products they are developing.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 2, 2019

We often think of our biggest blockers being external: a crazy CEO, recalcitrant CTO, surly engineers, or designers who just won’t do what we want them to. Meet Your Inner Critic. We have to have broad knowledge across business, technology, and user experience, and daily are working with people who are experts in their domains.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 6, 2023

By Tremis Skeete , for Product Coalition Daily standups — the daily meetings product team members are either excited about or quietly dread. We asked four product leaders: “Outside of the popular tips and techniques experts recommend — what are your best strategies for how you lead daily standups?” Here’s what they said.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

One of the first things I did was organize a strategy offsite for several cross-functional leads on my broader team, which included members from customer success, design, engineering, and marketing. The customer wanted to customize transformations of tables prior to Mixpanel ingestion when using our Snowflake Warehouse Connector.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Product managers work in three ways he says – there are product managers that don’t make any decisions and escalate everything to their manager, there are product managers who call a meeting every time a decision needs to be made, and then there is a third way, which is essentially a product manager doing their job.

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Sachin Rekhi

JULY 10, 2019

Another critical concept the Basecamp team talks about is the betting table, which is their take on a roadmap planning meeting. Betting table. Everyone has already had a chance to deep-dive into each shaped project by pre-reading the pitches.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. That question has been on Will Larson ‘s mind for a long time.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Meet the mentors…. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Meet the mentors…. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 5, 2021

I’ve run my last BoS event, signed off on my last newsletter, and deleted myself from the ‘Meet the Team’ page. It’s strange to think that in a few short hours I’ll press ‘End Meeting For All’ for the final time, and that’ll be it. As I write this, it’s my last week in the job. I’m sure you recognise that description.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In 2022, the competitive strategy is not as much about analyzing the market opportunities but focusing on the satisfaction of customers. ⤵️ What are the levers of SaaS Growth Strategies? Types of SaaS Growth 5 steps to scale SaaS Growth, regardless of your competitive strategy 1. What are the levers of SaaS Growth Strategies?

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 2, 2018

Since then, he’s taken on product management, managing the marketing website, SEO strategy, and analytics. I really wanted to do it full-time and a friend of mine was Badger’s CTO so he brought me on. Badger was created to meet that need, but we ended up refining it to specifically serve outside salespeople.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

Meet the mentors…. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

These are: Managing technical team members Managing technical development (pushing product design, driving the development cycles, establishing strategy, and help solve technical challenges) SWEs who transition into EM may find that their time is spent differently in management than their IC days. Start by talking with your manager.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

Meet the mentors…. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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