Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. I hosted Nick on the podcast, where we discussed the differences between management and leadership, fostering diversity in tech, and more.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 9, 2020

A collection of models to help your product organization Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Modus Create

MARCH 17, 2022

As agile becomes the go-to philosophy for software development, it’s influencing other areas of business, including non-IT teams. Executives across industries are reimagining leadership principles that thrive in an agile business environment — principles that don’t treat change as an anomaly but a culture. . What is Agile Leadership?

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 7, 2020

Working in startups and big technology companies, I’ve encountered one question more than most: “How do I make the switch from engineering to product management?”. I worked 9+ years in software development, leading sizeable cross-functional engineering teams across time zones. What makes startups fail or succeed in their mission?”,

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Last week I joined the Mind the Product Leadership Forum in London. Whether we work at a big company or a small startup, we need to monitor how our teams are growing. Another hot topic at the MTP Leadership Forum was related to autonomy. Help the Right People Develop the Right Skills. Leadership can be Lonely.

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People-First Product Leadership

MARCH 24, 2024

His people-first leadership approach lives on through his son who recognized his father’s skills and ability to lead by example. I recall the startup founder who literally bounced with excitement when we discussed the product being built. I won’t ruin the movie for you. They are straight forward, upfront, and candid.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 7, 2022

Trends influencing the future of leadership – for product managers. Today we are talking about what product managers should know about the future of leadership. By the nature of the role, product managers are leaders, as they must influence others, and many product managers will be in senior leadership roles in the future.

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Modus Create

JULY 2, 2021

If you’ve ever worked in a successful early-stage startup, you must be familiar with the euphoria of the first signs of growth. Many startups struggle to carry the momentum of the initial growth spurt. . So, why do most startups struggle to scale? Growth is sacred for startups. It’s a phase that energizes the entire team.

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Bryce York

APRIL 19, 2023

In the dynamic and fast-paced environment of startups, product leaders play a crucial role in driving innovation and steering the company toward success. Groupthink Prevention : The lack of rigorous processes in startups can potentially increase the risk of groupthink. Steelman arguments?

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People-First Product Leadership

OCTOBER 1, 2023

I’ve been at a number of product events recently where conversations turned to fractional work, joining or launching a startup, or simply taking time off due to a lack of opportunity in one’s current situation. For example, the increased accuracy of GPS or the development of LLMs, are both Technology Inflections.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 21, 2021

A common question I am asked is, How can an organization speed up its product development? One way is what our guest is sharing with us today, the 3 Ps of Lean Product Development—Pipeline, Practice, and Process. His name is Steve Stucky, and he has over 25 years of experience applying lean product development. . 6:50] Pipeline.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

How NOT to manage a Startup As a product manager, I led 2 teams in my recent startup gig with a lot of uncertainty, distractions and constant changes that impacted the engineers. A startup that is trying to scale, there are good and bad times. We had grown more than 30% without proper guard rails and senior leadership.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 3, 2023

Creating a new startup is a different challenge. Thank you for taking the journey to product mastery and learning with me from the successes and failures of product innovators, managers, and developers. Creating a new startup is a different challenge. This is about established businesses. ” – Mike Tyson Thanks!

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

In my first official product role, which I got to after managing large dev teams and a business-related role, I managed alone a product with a development team of ~40 people. My personal passion is to bring back this very important dimension into product management and leadership.

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Mind the Product

MAY 5, 2020

She’s spent her eight years in Product working for a variety of digital companies – from startups to publicly listed multinationals. Fintech and Shotguns by Chris Massey: Lessons about product development in Fintech. The post Georgie Smallwood on Product Culture, Leadership and Fintech appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 11, 2024

Prior to Dropbox, Todd led product management for Twitter’s Content and Discovery teams after selling his startup, Cover, to Twitter in 2014. Before Cover, Todd oversaw product development for Facebook’s Newsfeed, Photos, and Groups. examples: Vanta, Lattice, Persona] Level two: Developing product-market fit.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 8, 2022

If the startup fails (and most do), 20-something founders can build on that learning experience. If the startup succeeds, you can continue your entrepreneurial journey with even more financial upside. What Gen X Leadership Brings to the Table Young founders tend to have the same set of concerns regarding more experienced leaders.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 20, 2024

I would like to thank Tremis Skeete, Executive Editor of Product Coalition for his valuable contributions in the research, development and writing of this article. It includes a leadership event for product leaders, hands-on workshops for skill enhancement, and a conference day featuring keynotes from top minds in product management.

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

It is a known fact that startups which are accompanied or coached, view their chances of success as being much higher compared to those that are not. of accompanied startups assess their chances of survival as strong, especially during the current uncertain climate. MAIN: Developing Entrepreneurship in Quebec. Startup founder?

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Recently we had the opportunity to invite Marvin Liao, a partner at 500 Startups , to speak to us. 500 Startups is a global venture capital seed fund with a network of startup programs, and Marvin helps to run the San Francisco-based accelerator program. A Sales and Marketing Focus From the Start. The Value of Sharing Knowledge.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

3/ Do a matrix of skills to map team member skills and identify development opportunities. Identify both formal training opportunities and projects which give team members the chance to apply newly acquired skills in their day-to-day activities and develop their role. basics of project management by a project manager, etc.).

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At Bain Public, we’re proud to offer free one-on-one sessions, discounted rates and lead pro-bono partnership efforts, donating company time to provide product-driven startups with expert advice and coaching about product management. In giving back, we’ve established a way to positively impact the Canadian startup ecosystem.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It’s understandable that most of us don’t make time for personal development. Who wants to spend time after a hard day of work learning and developing when they could be kicking back with a beer and watching The Crown? A few months ago, I introduced a concept I have developed called the PM, or Product, Quadrants.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear. These are classic inflection points for a development team. But as you’ve grown, it’s become cumbersome and constraining.

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Bain Public

MARCH 14, 2022

But unfortunately, in many companies, the product leadership team can perpetuate a negative culture — setting up product managers to fail. In essence, the product leadership team are those with influence on the product roadmap. Product-led cultures elevate products to the highest levels of the company’s mission.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 21, 2020

In collaboration with Notman House and chosen from a list of 13 startups, starting January 2020, we will be providing our Product Capability Building Program for Pre-Seed Founders, pro bono to LUCA Theory, a rising Montreal startup. The standout component is our one-on-one time with the startup founders. Who is LUCA Theory?

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Mind the Product

MAY 23, 2017

The long awaited book Product Leadership is finally about to hit our Kindles, iPads and possibly even our hands. It’s a book that shows product leadership to be a mentality and style, rather than a set of rules. The core tenets of Product Management are a natural breeding ground for leadership roles. Let teams shape the how.”.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 19, 2017

Let me explain: Why a Product Startup? When we start a new project, we give clients shiny logins to Basecamp and Slack for communication, InVision for creative, JIRA and Redmine for development. Indeed, I think you’d be hard pushed to find two more opposite business models than Agency and Startup. Excellent questions!

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Chris Butler, lead a conversation around “Business Development vs. Product Management”. He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder). Two major obstacles stood in my way.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Pitfalls of Service-Led vs Product-Focused startups I have been on both sides of the spectrum and it has worked well for companies like Infosys, TCS which take on large service agreements with organizations and provide consulting services or develop software. At what point should you shift gears and focus on the product?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 26, 2019

While all Product Managers are tasked with providing delightful solutions for customers, there are distinct differences between the work of PMs in startups compared to PMs in larger, more established businesses. This lack of resources can be problematic for everyone in a startup setting, but especially for PMs.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 8, 2023

The journey of leadership is, in many ways, a journey toward embracing our incompleteness Recently, I stumbled upon an insightful article by HBR titled “I n Praise of the Incomplete Leader ” and found it strikingly relevant. Visioning:** Articulating a compelling vision at an early-stage startup is, paradoxically, both vital and challenging.

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

She’s coached hundreds of companies from startups to Fortune 50 and loves seeing people and teams transform when they understand how to build products that customers love.   This requires top-down support and leadership to create a culture that values and prioritizes customer-centricity. There are three essential characteristics.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 18, 2019

So what’s the key to having happy developers? A joyful, transparent development experience. As we keep building out our own platform so teams can customize Intercom for their own needs, we’ve loved getting to know the great group of developers and partners building apps for our customers and for themselves.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

Startup product managers will learn a lot from the Review – blog from the First Round. The Reforge blog helps product managers with topics like analytics , team management and development, product leadership , or product strategy. OpenView Venture Partners’ blog offers insights into the financial side of running a startup.

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Bain Public

APRIL 17, 2020

Career Development Program Details: Whether you are a Founder or part of the Product, Engineering or leadership team, you need actionable strategies and impactful techniques that drive results today. Targeted to startups, scale-ups or SMB organizations It takes place over 12 weeks, live via Google Meet. Is this program for me?

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