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511: Product insights from employee #1 after a $2.3 billion exit – with Chris Elmore

Product Innovation Educators

A Simple but Powerful Definition of Innovation Chris offers a simple definition of innovation: “It’s better than what it was.” A Customer-Focused Approach to Innovation Chris advocates for a broad definition of “customer” that goes beyond just the end-users of a product or service.

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517: How to conduct an AI Design Sprint – with Mike Hyzy

Product Innovation Educators

Using a custom ChatGPT model combined with collaborative team workshops, product teams can rapidly move from initial customer insights to validated prototypes while incorporating strategic foresight and market analysis. By the time we launch, the market may have moved on from the problem we originally set out to solve.

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Definition Playbook

The Product Coalition

So I asked the team to share the playbook we’ve used to help prepare them to begin Definition. Read on for the Definition Playbook written by Rebecca Monfries and Nathan Bruce. What is Definition? In some organisations, Definition is an isolated process completed all at once for multiple features or initiatives.

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522: Stop the stupid using proactive problem solving – with Doug Hall

Product Innovation Educators

Its first section focuses on problem definition, clearly stating what the problem is and why solving it matters. What patterns emerge about which systems (manufacturing, sales, marketing, etc.) What types of stimulus (patents, academic articles, market research) would be most relevant for your current product challenges?

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play.

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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

Product Innovation Educators

The discussion reveals how product management has evolved since 1931 and highlights the importance of clear role definition to prevent job frustration. The core focus of these activities is on thorough market research, continuous customer engagement, and strategic product development.

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520: The future of AI in product management – with Mike Todasco

Product Innovation Educators

The discussion explores practical applications of AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude in product development, including MVP refinement, customer testing, and marketing content creation. However, Mike emphasizes the importance of balancing AI capabilities with human oversight, warning against over-reliance on AI.

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The Definitive Guide to Embedded Analytics

The Definitive Guide to Embedded Analytics is designed to answer any and all questions you have about the topic. Access the Definitive Guide for a one-stop-shop for planning your application’s future in data. Every application provider has the same goals: to help their users work more efficiently, and to drive user adoption.

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12 Tips for Selling to the C-Suite

How should frontline sales professionals approach selling to the C-suite in today’s ultra-competitive market? We called on ZoomInfo’s top sales people — including our founder and CEO — to bring you the definitive guide for selling to the C-suite.