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Product strategy pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

Mind the Product

A well-crafted product strategy lies at the heart of every successful product. History is littered with products that failed because of misconceptions and mistakes in their strategy. Such misconceptions lead to flawed decisions, wasted resources and missed opportunities – and nobody wants that.

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516: Strategic decision making in product management- with Atif Rafiq

Product Innovation Educators

Key Challenges in Strategic Product Leadership During our discussion, Atif identifies three main challenges that senior leaders face when developing and implementing product strategy: 1. The methods and frameworks we discussed can help product leaders work through strategic challenges more effectively.

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Maximising Stakeholder Buy-in to Product Strategy and Product Roadmap

Roman Pichler

Keep the other groups in Figure 1 informed about changes in the product strategy and product roadmap , for example, by inviting subjects to bigger review/demo sessions and having one-on-ones with context setters. A better way is to co-create the product strategy and roadmap with the key stakeholders.

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Strategy Blocks: An operator’s guide to product strategy

Lenny Rachitsky

I worked closely with a seasoned board member to trace this back to a lack of product strategy—both articulated and aligned. With her help, I wrote the first strategy document for Headspace, which eventually led to the complete reimagination of Headspace , maximizing growth for our guided mindfulness product and adjacent spaces.

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Priority Starts at the Top

Folding Burritos

Well, th at’s the role of a product strategy. My favorite definitions of strategy are the simplest I’ve found. The one I use most is this: a strategy is what we choose to do. A simple representation for our product strategy. That is, how should we balance multiple, simultaneous priorities? .

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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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How Smart PMs Scale Their Careers in Any Org [TPG Live Recap]

The Product Guy

Navigate the ambiguity of growth definitions. This is what The Product Way does: we turn deep conversations into actionable tools for leading product teams at every level. The best PMs proactively shape conversations around their contributions and career path, aligning their efforts with organizational priorities.