Product Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

It’s no secret that engineers can be hesitant to participate in product trios. They might feel anxious about taking on tasks that are new to them and outside their regular routine at work, like speaking directly with customers. They might fear that any time not spent coding is time when their technical skills are falling behind.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 6, 2020

People today consume content through more channels than ever before, and they’re also using media channels to talk about the TV shows and movies they watch. Canvs Founder and CEO, Jared Feldman believes in the importance of understanding how people feel on social media as they consume content. Teaching A.I. Sam earned his Ph.D

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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. However, user personas and buyer personas are distinctly different. It’s the department persona.

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Camille was previously the CTO of Rent the Runway, VP of Technology at Goldman Sachs, Head of Platform Engineering at Two Sigma, and Global Head of Engineering and Architecture at JPMorgan Chase. Engineers often feel tempted to propose large-scale rewrites when frustrated by outdated, complex systems.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

MARCH 4, 2024

Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Post-sale, AI analyzes customer data to improve service and loyalty, making it a cornerstone of modern sales methodologies.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

Trying to better understand the software engineer career path? Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? An engineering career can go in many different directions depending on your technical skill set and what you want out of a job. We've got your covered.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions.

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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 Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

You somehow have to bring together a rowdy bunch of tech professionals (data scientists, UX and UI designers , software engineers, etc) and make a valuable and functional product happen. You could be a lone PM in a tiny startup with no Product Management team, meaning that you only report to the CEO, or maybe a CTO.

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Usersnap

JANUARY 12, 2022

They are essential in creating a robust and helpful product that fills a void in the market while addressing customer feedback. What Is a Chief Product Officer? How Much Does a Chief Product Officer Earn? They ensure the seamless delivery of products to customers. . of a Chief Product Officer.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. If you’re in marketing, for example, aim to work in inbound marketing, where you work on getting feedback from customers to influence the product. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 19, 2022

Typically, they work in engineering teams alongside other developers and engineering managers. Their responsibilities include examining and altering existing software while designing and building. Testing programs to meet user needs using programming languages such as C++, Java, and Python.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This sounds pretty obvious, but understanding your product’s users is often easier said than done, especially when you’re building for multiple different personas. I’ve found a big piece of getting this right is keeping those of us on the development side as close to our customers as our support or sales teams.

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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. Take the work out of work, that’s my motto in life.

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UX Planet

MARCH 2, 2024

Each team had its own interpretation of the brand’s digital guidelines to support their business, product, and user needs. Without a unified design library, it was evident that there was no front-end kit or library capable of effectively supporting the engineers. This was praise and a comment that I heard from our Digital Business CTO.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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Amplitude

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Eric Wang, a recently hired software engineer on our product engineering team, shares what it’s like to onboard with Amplitude’s engineering department. I’m a software engineer on the product engineering team. I help build the platform where our users explore the data they send to us.

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Arkenea

JULY 5, 2024

Nima Rad, CTO and founding team member of a fast-growing, series A startup talks about how AI is already transforming how we approach healthcare challenges, building an innovation culture in HealthTech and more. How do you see the role of technology evolving in patient care over the next decade? Connect with him on LinkedIn here.

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Arkenea

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Michael Reeves is a technology executive with extensive expertise in software engineering, architecture, DevOps, and development. How do you see the role of technology evolving in patient care over the next decade? However, staying abreast of rapid technological advancements poses a challenge.

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Crafty CTO

JUNE 18, 2025

At least until “the pelican test” starts to contaminate model training—I’m betting next year this benchmark may no longer yield valid results after Willison showed the Google Gemini 2.5 “Mind your tokens …” because the user is paying for them. And it’ll run the test itself.

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yes, I needed to replatform my blog, but I also needed a web presence for my new fractional CTOing entity. In the end, I found a name that I think works well for both (ask me again in 5 years): Crafty CTO / craftycto.com for the entity, with the blog living at CraftyCTO.com/blog. Not terrible, but I had to fit into Ghost’s box.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 30, 2024

Renu Gehring, a technology leader with 20 years of experience in creating healthcare solutions that solve healthcare problems, talks about data science and technology in healthcare, leading from the front and 5 key skills for succeeding as a healthcare CTO. The era of one size fits all is gone. Be a visionary.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. If you’re in marketing, for example, aim to work in inbound marketing, where you work on getting feedback from customers to influence the product. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below!

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Crafty CTO

MARCH 17, 2023

Other examples include interpreting a business barchart, and solving an engineering test problem (in French!) ” Training a huge GPT model with, basically, all of human knowledge, is unsurprisingly a time-consuming (as well as expensive) process. Massively less useful; far more time-consuming and frustrating.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 11, 2020

Currently, he’s co-founder and CEO of Drift, a startup that’s making it easier for businesses to talk to their customers. Previously, he was at HubSpot as Chief Product Officer after they acquired his company Performable. DC : Yeah an engineer, software engineer and then yes. DC : In 30 seconds?

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