Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 2, 2018

We built the design and UI and product market fit. 5:30] Were you hired for a product management role? I really wanted to do it full-time and a friend of mine was Badger’s CTO so he brought me on. 16:38] What was the product development team like in the beginning? We were an unfunded startup.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 24, 2019

Side Note: Does a Successful MVP Equal Product/Market Fit? A successful MVP shows you’ve got the tug of initial interest but it doesn’t show whether you can get your product to market. These three examples all had different routes to market and each route took many months to discover. Not at all.

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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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Andrew Chen

JANUARY 9, 2020

Magic metrics indicating a startup probably has product/market fit. 5) market-by-market (or logo-by-logo, if SaaS) comparison where denser/older networks have higher engagement over time (network effects). My good friend @drewjgray joined as CTO of the autonomous startup @voyage with @olivercameron. More in 2020.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 2, 2025

This laser focus enabled quicker product-market fit, word-of-mouth growth, a clear product direction, and easier customer acquisition, demonstrating the power of precision in the early stages. Gong, for example, initially targeted U.S.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

After a while, I started feeling more comfortable in the cybersecurity world and was able to talk intelligently about my product and the market. I remember that at some point, I was debating with the CTO and Co-Founder?—?one But don’t ask them to make the product decisions for you, either explicitly or implicitly.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Along with the founders (the CEO and CTO), most of the employees in the company at the time were developers. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an and during?—?the

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Business of Software Conference

JUNE 3, 2021

Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Dual Role of the Product Leader When you look at the product leader’s role (code name: CPO) compared to their peers (namely CMO, CTO, CRO, CFO), the product leader’s role stands out. It is to lead the company through its products , and that’s a huge difference.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Syms School of Business with a degree in Marketing. Dominic Gadoury Director Product Management, ADP.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Syms School of Business with a degree in Marketing. Dominic Gadoury Director Product Management, ADP.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Syms School of Business with a degree in Marketing. Dominic Gadoury Director Product Management, ADP.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JUNE 9, 2024

The ultimate measure of product-market fit is customer retention. If customers keep coming back, it indicates that your product or service is meeting their needs and providing value. Achieving product-market fit requires patience and iteration.

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Usersnap

JANUARY 12, 2022

A CPO must coordinate employees from various functional areas, including software engineers, product managers, UX/UI designers, analysts, and marketers. Product marketing. A key element of product development is creating an effective marketing strategy. Chief Product Officer vs. Chief Technology Officer.

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Business of Software Conference

APRIL 14, 2021

Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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StubHub

OCTOBER 17, 2019

6 Things to know about Arnie Katz By Arnie Katz, Chief Product & Technology Officer The role of a Chief Technology Officer can mean different things for different companies. A CTO can be the person leading engineering and product. I owe my career to product. Come join us.

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Advocacy framework: [link] • Making an impact through authenticity and curiosity | Ami Vora (CPO at Faire, ex-WhatsApp, FB, IG): [link] • Serenity prayer: [link] • Index Ventures: [link] • Unorthodox PM wisdom: Automating user insights, unselling job candidates, logging every decision, more | Kevin Yien (Stripe, Square, Mutiny): (..)

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This insight is crucial for creating products that resonate and for leading teams effectively. Companies with strong product-market fit can thrive despite internal chaos, while well-run companies may struggle if they don’t solve a real customer need. Operational excellence doesn’t guarantee success.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 10, 2024

Founders should be cautious about hiring product managers too early in the startup journey. Wait until after achieving product-market fit to avoid conflicts and unnecessary complexity in decision-making, especially if the founder remains the primary driver of product direction.

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Business of Software Conference

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

Product Marketing Manager: This person is tasked with developing product marketing campaigns , crafting compelling marketing messages, and coming up with ideas to retain customers. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is. Average salary: $46,035/yr.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 4, 2023

Building a product is a marathon. Or actually, a triathlon: you’ll go through problem/solution fit, product/market fit and the death valley in between, and eventually, scale. A friend of mine was the CTO of a food company. Are you perseverant? So get in shape, be prepared for a long and winding road.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

They don’t value experience running product management teams , instead overweighting narrow technical or market segment familiarity. First, I observe that product titles and roles vary wildly across companies: there’s no consistency even within a segment. Each department wants to hire in its own image. Let’s unpack.

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Pragmatic Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Product management and product marketing professionals shouldn’t tell marketing teams how to generate leads; they should focus on problems in product growth and let marketing design the appropriate campaigns. Too often, product marketing designs a solution to a product growth or go-to-market problem.

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Pragmatic Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Product management and product marketing professionals shouldn’t tell marketing teams how to generate leads; they should focus on problems in product growth and let marketing design the appropriate campaigns. Too often, product marketing designs a solution to a product growth or go-to-market problem.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 9, 2019

Tell us about how you broke into product management. Before Pendo, I was a VP of product at Rally Software. At that startup, I was arguably the CTO and head of product. I had frankly never heard of the role of product management at that time. How has your experience with product management informed Pendo?

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

How to get into product management – This newsletter discusses whether a product management role is right for you, how to kickstart your career, and the essential skills you need to have.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Here are five quick takeaways: Balancing human-computer interaction has been the difference between technologies that break out and are very successful and technologies that are considered to be ahead of their time or just not the right product-market fit. It’s not a valuable a part of my day.

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Business of Software Conference

APRIL 15, 2021

Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Photo by Pedro Figueras from Pexels As the importance of product management for business success becomes clearer, many startups give one of the founders the product leadership role. It can be a full-blown CPO responsibility or a CTO who runs both product and technology.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Anyone in product for a few years quickly notices no fixed definition of product management from one company to another. Some view Product as an equal peer to Marketing, Sales, and Engineering, while others tuck it away under a VP of Product Marketing or a CTO.

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Userpilot

MARCH 30, 2022

Asses Product-Market Fit before sunsetting a product. Numbers and data are important – but talking to customers and gathering feedback can provide you with a new page on your product’s sunsetting story. Is it that there’s no product-marketing fit, or that you’ve spent too much time working on the wrong things?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 6, 2023

We partner with top law firms to ensure product and customer success, and as Director of Product, I’m responsible for platform and data products. I have an Engeenering degree and have been in the Israeli tech scene for the past fifteen years, from a research and development leader, to a co-founder and CTO, to product leader.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Finding reference customers is the fastest path to achieving product-market fit. Find 6 to 8 B2B customers, or 15 to 25 B2C customers, and make something they are willing to recommend to other people. Also, consider their interest in engaging with you as a demand signal.

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Business of Software Conference

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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