The Product Coalition

JULY 9, 2023

“Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.” — Satya Nadella Throughout my career, as a leader of product for both startups and Fortune 500 companies, I’ve had the opportunity to interview hundreds of product managers. This approach allows me to identify standout product managers quickly.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 20, 2024

For 2024, several excellent conferences dedicated to product management are available, addressing the increasing interest in this field. 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.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 13, 2023

Let’s take a look at what product development is and what are its stages. Product Development is the process of conceptualizing, designing, developing, testing and launching a new product or service. It involves a set of activities that are performed to bring a new product or service to the market.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

In recent years it seems that product management is all about execution and delivery. Photo by Kea Mowat on Unsplash When I moved into product management, almost 20 years ago, it used to be a very senior role. The discussion was about whether or not someone is senior enough to move into product management.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Product Management Unpacked

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Here’s what strategic partner PayPal did to bring scaled product management to life for this startup-oriented software engineer. He expected to get what he needed from Carnegie Mellon University’s Master of Science in Product Management (MSPM) program. I felt PayPal would be a great choice.”. “Is

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Alchemer Mobile

OCTOBER 22, 2020

If you’re in digital product management, 2020 has been a roller coaster. Going back to basics to find inspiration has been one way expert product managers adjusted their strategies to meet rapidly-shifting consumer needs. Best Product Management Books. How to Build Habit-Forming Products. by Nir Eyal.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The first product manager in a startup is a critical role with immense impact on the startup’s success?—?both Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Shortly after I started, the CEO surprised me by saying I should hire a product manager.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Are you wondering what the customer development process is? Would you like to know how a product manager can use it to deliver products that customers love? The customer development framework helps teams validate product ideas and build products that solve customers’ problems.

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Bryce York

APRIL 7, 2024

To become a product manager, you’ll need to build a skillset that spans business, technology, and user experience. Many product managers don’t have a master’s degree (myself included!). Before committing to getting into product management, be sure to research the realities of the job.

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Product Talk

JANUARY 17, 2024

This means that even when startup founders are motivated to test their ideas, they are more likely to notice the evidence that suggests their idea is fantastic and miss the evidence that suggests their idea is flawed. He says, “My earlier approach to building products was to start with an idea, build a product, and then market it.”

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Becoming a product manager is a frustrating chicken-and-egg problem. Companies like to hire people with prior product management experience and it’s hard to get prior experience as successful product managers without first becoming a product manager. Otherwise, skip ahead.

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The Product Cafe

APRIL 14, 2024

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, and more. You are managing products well and pushing out successful products, and your customers are happy, too.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2024

In the past decade, the field of product management has evolved, shedding much of its earlier ambiguity. The spectrum of roles in product management is broad, ranging from highly specialised to more generalist positions. In both cases, there should be a proper high-level product vision and a product roadmap.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Knowing when and how to grow your team requires a bit of strategic management on your side, particularly when it comes to the hire of your first product manager. And most importantly, how do you know when it's time to hire a great product manager? What is a Product Manager and what do they do?

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Melissa Perri

JUNE 29, 2017

“What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager?”. Honestly, I did very little of what I teach as Product Management now either. I wasn’t called a Product Manager until I bailed out of that and landed in a startup. I liked this name. I rarely thought about it after that.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Looking to become a SaaS product manager? The need for SaaS product managers is skyrocketing with each passing year. More and more businesses develop Software as a Service (SaaS) products to remain relevant in their respective markets and grow their income streams. How to Become SaaS Product Manager?

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 4, 2020

As was reported by Crunchbase, in 2019 there were 8,705 companies and startups that rely on this technology. The post Machine Learning for Product Managers – A Quick Primer appeared first on Mind the Product. According to PWC’s research, it’s predicted that ML and AI technologies will contribute about $15.7

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 2, 2024

However, for a product manager, the journey to truly grasp the nuances of human behavior can seem perplexing. While numerous books on product and management offer valuable insights, delving into psychology and philosophy has been pivotal for me. “The I couldn't agree more! What motivates them? What are their fears?

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Amplitude

OCTOBER 25, 2017

This is a guest post in our Product Innovator Series from Jennelle Nystrom, product manager at Farmstead. . Today, it’s common to hear people talk about testing early-stage products like it’s a bad thing. Instead, you should be testing many different ideas of what your product is and who it’s for.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 6, 2020

How product managers can boost innovation in companies large and small. In 2012 I read a book titled, Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company. Consequently, I think of Eric Ries as the create of Lean Startup and Steve Blank as its father. Successful startups ignored that advice.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

For years now loyal readers have been asking me to package up my learnings on product management into a cohesive course on the subject. So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From design-team-of-thirty to design-team-of-one Over the past two years, I have been a design-team-of-one at a fast-growing startup, and the experience has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. In a startup environment, where resources are often limited, collaboration becomes not just a preference but a necessity.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2024

We talk to the team at startup Mattr Social about how they've developed the features and algorithms behind the dating app Read more » The post Case study: Developing Mattr Social, a different kind of dating product appeared first on Mind the Product.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Credit: Berghain Club, by Marc Zeman Your name’s not on the list, you’re not coming in Getting the first role in product management is like getting into a select club. If you want to land your first role as a product managers use this method. Working on side projects and developing product skills works well too.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 17, 2023

Collecting and making sense of customer feedback is a primary responsibility of product teams. Collecting product feedback is one of the main tasks of Product Managers. Customer emails Email is a primary source of product feedback, especially for startups. How can PMs collect that feedback?

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Anyone familiar with Product Management will recognize the immortal phrase ‘influence without authority.’ As a Product Manager, you’re a team player who guides product development along its chartered course, but you have to do that without being the literal captain of the ship. What Does ‘Influence’ Mean?

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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”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today! Meet the mentors….

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Stable Diffusion Software Product Managers drive products to provide business value. Relating solely to the business and functional requirements- and neglecting to understand the technology behind the product- will cripple the Product Manager instead of empowering her. A waste of precious time? Why use it?

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UX Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Avoiding the 7 most common mistakes founders make when building a design team and culture in their startups. Regardless of your industry, fostering a great design culture will play a pivotal role in reshaping your product or service into something truly delightful as well as propelling you ahead of the competition in many ways.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This is a free sample story from my book The Making of Product Managers. Then she decided to acquire technical skills in web development to get closer to the product development process. Within two years, Negar was promoted to Marketing Manager. After graduating in 2013, she moved to London, U.K.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Becoming a great product manager isn’t about acquiring hard skills. So what makes a great product manager? I remember when I joined an early stage startup and started to develop hard skills. When I started my career in product I looked up to the Google Product Manager. I was wrong.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The power of scheduling, email introductions and meeting notes Generated by author via Stable Diffusion AI using NightCafe website Product Managers like myself can have big egos. But sometimes, the most important work of Product Managers?—?and and Product Owners? Why can’t one developer schedule with another?

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The Accidental Product Manager

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Cosmetic product managers are going after millennials Image Credit: Albert Lugosi. I mean, customers try products, select the ones that they like, and that’s the end of the story, right? Growth like that would look good on anyone’s product manager resume. New Arrivals In The Business Of Beauty.

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