Product Management University

DECEMBER 2, 2022

If you’re in product marketing or product management, you’re likely familiar with the concept of user personas and buyer personas. These terms might even be used interchangeably in your organization to describe a product’s customers. The IT Director or CTO (Influential Decision Maker). So let’s dive in.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 4, 2023

Being a product manager is truly wonderful and diverse job. Here are several questions you should ask yourself before considering a Product Management career. Only you carry the vision and belief of what your product can become. Product Managers are not managers in the sense that they don’t manage people.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 18, 2022

Many tech professionals follow a product manager career path because it blends responsibilities and exciting job duties. Product managers are often called "mini-CEOs" because of the influence they have at a company. They manage complex products and work with team members in all departments.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Izenda

AUGUST 11, 2020

CTO (Chief Technology Officer). DBAs tasking with managing related databases. Now it’s time for “special cases”… A “special case” refers to any stakeholders who are likely to have strong positive or negative opinions about your Business Intelligence project. IT Administrators.

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People-First Product Leadership

MARCH 24, 2024

I recall the startup founder who literally bounced with excitement when we discussed the product being built. There was the CTO who recommended I take his job to align product, design, and engineering more closely. Instead it’s their grit and positive character that stands out.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Chris Butler, lead a conversation around “Business Development vs. Product Management”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

Engineering Manager: In charge of planning, designing, and overseeing projects. They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. Product Manager : In charge of creating product strategy and overseeing the design process, among other things. Average salary: $151,254/yr.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Sachin Rekhi is the founder and CEO of Notejoy , and a prolific blogger on product management. In this Path to PM post, Sachin and I discuss five practical paths to product management. How did you first break into product management? How do I take on that product work or ask for it in the first place?

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Vikas Batra, lead a conversation around “Emotional Intelligence for Product Managers”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

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BrainMates

JULY 3, 2018

According to The Product Management Body of Knowledge, Product Management is: “A discipline that provides managerial focus to products that in turn will generate measurable business benefits.”. Product Managers are often described as “the CEO of the product”. Product Management is hard.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 8, 2023

In a LinkedIn post, CTO of Basecamp David Heinemeier Hansson in the face of possible chagrin, challenges notions that offices represent outmoded ways of working, according to telecommuting advocates. When it comes to having the choice between working in an office or working remotely — we have made significant progress as a society.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 27, 2022

More, while women have been taking more and more jobs among top technology executives, at big U.S. firms, only 18% of chief information officers or chief technology officers are women. In this episode of Inside Intercom, you’ll hear from: Nidhi Kamat , Product Manager.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 8, 2018

Michael will be joining us and 500+ product management, UX design and engagement executives at this years Open Mobile Summit (November 27–28 SF) to discuss ways in which to interact with and engage the connected consumers across all devices. Could you tell us a bit about your role as Chief Product Officer at Weight Watchers?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 23, 2023

In a LinkedIn post, CTO of Basecamp David Heinemeier Hansson in the face of possible chagrin, challenges notions that offices represent outmoded ways of working, according to telecommuting advocates. It’s About Having Options We’re all aware of the positions on this debate.

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Product Management Lessons from the Trenches

JULY 10, 2018

Two years ago this week, I started work as the first VP of Product Management at NTENT - a company with huge, rapidly growing market, world-famous CTO, seasoned executives and engineering team, and core technology that only a handful of companies in the world possess. Review company documents and presentations.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 6, 2023

How do product managers lead standups? The above mentioned sounds simple enough, yet, we still find many stories online and on social media about challenges product leaders face when it comes to leading daily standups successfully. Did you take note of user stories that may remain in the Sprint?

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BrainMates

APRIL 30, 2018

A bright and brave cross functional team of panellists were on hand to tackle an imagined (but realistic) Product Management scenario. The panellists were: Mark Cohen, CTO at Domain. Clive Lam, Consultant Product Manager at Brainmates. Mark Cohen (CTO): I’m gonna start crossing over into product land.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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BrainMates

JULY 23, 2019

Arcadier , an e-commerce SaaS marketplace builder based in Singapore, originally came to a Brainmates Product Management course in Singapore, before engaging us for further specialised workplace training. We spoke with Chief Technology Officer, Paul Cascun to talk about how in-house Product Management training changed the game.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a Product Lead, I continuously emphasize to our broader team the importance of defining personas so that we’re clear about who we’re targeting when shaping our product or positioning. Here are a few ways we do it.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Sachin Rekhi is the founder and CEO of Notejoy , and a prolific blogger on product management. In this Path to PM post, Sachin and I discuss five practical paths to product management. How did you first break into product management? How do I take on that product work or ask for it in the first place?

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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. Product managers tend to have strong inner critics. We’ve established that imposter syndrome is common for product managers. What would that look like?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Are you moving towards a positive outcome, or away from a negative one? Research into Approach goals and Avoidance goals shows that if we frame our goals as a positive (Approach), we have a better chance of success and feeling positive about the experience. Approach goal: “Be more appreciative of my CTO’s actions.”.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A noticeable trend reveals that product, like customer success, relies on every part of the organization to deliver outcomes. Recently, Nick Mehta, CEO at Gainsight, met with Chris O’Donnell, Chief Product Officer of Hubspot, to get his view on a path into product management. I was a marketer there.

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Userpilot

JULY 6, 2021

Slack's loading page reinforces product positioning using team quotes. You can use loading pages to inspire and delight users, educate them, or reinforce your product’s positioning. reinforce your product’s positioning. Slack's loading page reinforces product positioning using team quotes.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

What is an Engineering Manager? Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash First and foremost, let us introduce engineering management in general. An engineering management position is not on the typical path of an individual contributor (IC) software engineer. Being an EM is very different from that of an SWE.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 12, 2017

Product managers and their more recent Agile brethren, product owners, hold one of the most demanding positions in an organisation. As the crucial nexus in the product development framework, their plate is all too often full with business demands, technical requirements, and marketing concerns.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2020

A few years ago, I was the acting product manager at a startup, developing an enterprise software product. Building the product was hard: it was taking longer to develop than everyone expected (of course). The product backlog I managed grew daily. That’s typically enough for any product manager.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

Defining my label carefully, a “product leader” is someone who manages a team of product managers. That maps to titles like Director of Product Management, Group Product Manager, VP of Products, or Chief Product Officer. See Melissa Perri’s product kata ).

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Userpilot

MARCH 30, 2022

This is where you work with your CTO and development team to understand the risks and advantages of making such a move. Don’t just do it because things could “look” better, do it because it brings a real benefit to the customer’s journey with your product. Work with your internal teams (and work closely with product marketing !)

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