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The Definition of Product Management Is Shrinking. It’s Not Good!

Product Management University

The definition of product management has been changing and evolving over the past 10 years and I’m not sure it’s for the better. Right now, a lot of designers and engineers still don’t know exactly what they’re aiming for in terms of customer outcomes and why they’re valuable. Most of them are not our customers.

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Product in Practice: Assumption Testing with Engineers at Orion Labs

Product Talk

Engineers are often reluctant to participate in discovery. This is only natural: Through years of bad habits, many of us have shown engineers that we only value them for the code they can write. But there are many reasons why engineers are one of the essential members of the product trio. And this is a good thing.

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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

When you reach senior level on an engineering track, you’re expected to be optimal in your hard skill set. Despite not having a formal education in engineering, Sarah landed a job as a developer in the French consultant Grand Manitou. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer.

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Five Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tools for Product Managers

The Product Coalition

No matter what kind of product you have, the first order issue you’ll need to address as a product manager is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Its blog and studies have golden advice for enterpreneurs, engineers, and of course, product managers. Improve product awareness and your roadmap. ahrefs I absolutely love ahrefs.

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Why Product & Engineering Can’t Be Separate Islands

The Product Coalition

It’s always better when we’re together Photo by henry perks on Unsplash When I entered the wondrous world of product & engineering for the first time, I did not understand why there was a split between Product & Engineering. Engineering decides how and executes. One cannot exist without the other.

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When should engineering managers write code?

Intercom, Inc.

Many engineers who make the transition to a management role face a bit of a conundrum – if I stop doing hands-on work, my team will lose a strong engineer and instead will gain an inexperienced manager. When I joined Intercom, my manager asked me if I wanted to onboard as an engineer or as a manager. When should you write code?

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Stripe’s Will Larson on engineering and infrastructure management

Intercom, Inc.

As a startup scales, the importance of infrastructure engineers simply can’t be overstated. They’re the ones making sure your app is secure, that uptime looks good, and that the rest of your engineering org has the right tools to build features your users need and want. The tenets of foundation engineering at Stripe.