The Product Coalition

JULY 6, 2022

The majority of such apps have undergone iterative and incremental development to enhance and improve their features. Most of our readers would have heard of Agile product management. It is a methodology that is followed by a majority of software development companies today. What is Lean product management (Lean or LPM)?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Startup funding was relatively easy to raise. Due to the growing tendency of backing technology businesses, a software startup could raise millions of dollars of funding in their earliest stages of development. The old-style Waterfall model was replaced with incremental and iterative development.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 18, 2021

Creating a product strategy is almost never a matter of answering a few simple questions and figuring it out. is the CPO of a startup in transition. is the CPO of a startup in transition. It is very rare to simply sit in the room until everything is sorted out and have a clear vision and strategy as an immediate outcome.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

That’s why some of Intercom’s first marketing hires were product marketers and why we’ve had a “seat at the table” from the early days of the company. . Product marketing looks different in every company, but one common trend is that many product marketing managers (PMMs) feel undervalued.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With everything you have to do every day, it is so easy to neglect strategy. But much like code, your product strategy also requires maintenance. Startups also have a silent killer. Still, because startup life is so hectic — it might feel like business as usual. For startups, this can be the end.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In my work with startups I noticed two common pitfalls?—?opposite Photo by Daniel Abbatt from Pexels The best startups I work with have truly embraced the lean startup methodology. Working with dozens of startups, I do see, however, companies that are implementing it wrong. Lean Startup is no different in that sense.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 13, 2021

Product strategy is one of the most important tasks of the product leader, and definitely one of the hardest things to do. This should be your first step into product strategy. Since product strategy is so hard, many companies simply skip it. in detail?—?which

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

And so, in 2014, he founded Productboard , a product management system that incorporates customer feedback and insights to help product teams build better products. I got an MBA and tried several startups – some failures under my belt there – and then ended up at a company in the business intelligence space called GoodData.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The journey to product-market fit might seem random, but it actually has a well defined high-level structure. Here is part two of the guide that will help you find your way to product-market fit. This is an important principle in the product-market fit journey.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

The role of a Product Owner/Manager/Strategist is to help startups capture and transform customer insights into full product experiences that in turn increase customer satisfaction, loyalty, retention, and the business values.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 14, 2020

Using Sean Ellis Test For Measuring Your Product/Market Fit Sean Ellis, who is the author of “ Hacking Growth ,” as well as the first marketer at Dropbox and the guy who coined the phrase “ growth hacking ,” has a simple technique that helps product teams to measure whether they reached their product/market fit or not.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Work with the product marketing team to communicate updates internally and externally. It's very likely that when you're first starting out, the company CEO will also manage the strategy for the product. It's actually very common for many former product managers to then become CEOs! Marty Cagan.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2023

It took me time to understand that I need to present myself as a product leadership coach and product strategy expert rather than a consultant. One other misunderstanding that was much harder for me to explain was related to how people understood the word ‘product’ in what I do.

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Innovatemap

AUGUST 12, 2021

The bar investors have is rising as more startups are being developed daily. There are two optimal scenarios for digital product startups seeking pre-seed and early seed funding. And these are reserved for products that look “special.”. Startup founders need to come to the table looking more polished than ever.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

TL;DR A product manager oversees the entire software product development cycle, from discovery to launch and beyond. The types of product managers differ in focus and required skills. Data product managers focus on leveraging data for product development. Developing and prioritizing ideas.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 9, 2020

A pattern I’ve seen 4 or 5 times seems worth describing, since other folks may be experiencing it: a very early-stage B2B/enterprise company brings on a full sales team before finding product/market fit. Combine Lean Startup validation with quick revenue? Which leads to a spin cycle of frustration and finger-pointing.

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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. We care about user problems and how products fit into their lives. Who is LUCA Theory?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2020

I was attending a very small startup event where Gregory Culpin presented the company and its market vision. Even though Elium already had some traction and gained many flagship customers, they were still doing on-demand development for other companies to cover their costs. The product and engineering teams grew fast too.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

They oversee the development, design, and delivery of the product and its further growth. The product manager’s responsibilities include conducting market and customer research using primary and secondary sources like interviews, surveys , or industry publications. Who is a product manager?

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 3, 2017

In working at Seedcamp and helping over 100 startups understand product thinking, Taylor Wescoatt has learned some valuable lessons he’d like to share, together with some real-world examples to drive the point home! It takes a while to reach that fit to the point that you can optimize business and product strategy independently!

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Entering immature markets and devising a relatable product vision are also serious challenges. Over 90% of SaaS startups fail, only 35% get past the 10-year mark, and only 40% of these ever become profitable. To avoid product failure, don’t launch without achieving product-market fit first.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

In this article, we’re going to unpack what is product management , how it differs from traditional project management, the role it plays in building products that delight your users, and the skills a good product manager must demonstrate to succeed. What is product management? Let’s go!

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This post is now the single best way to find my best stuff across both the newsletter and podcast. I’m feeling stressed and overwhelmed When enough is enough | Andy Johns (ex-FB, Twitter, Quora) Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path) How to know when to stop How to be prepared for layoffs 5.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I temporarily relocated there with 2 more developers from my company. We were trying to catch up and close the timeline gaps SARS has created for an important tech transfer project with a Chinese startup. You need to have a product strategy. There are many ways to crisp up your strategy. It always helps.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Product Drive talks categories This year’s edition comes with four talks categories to give you insights and inspirations into different aspects of Product. Product management and leadership speakers. Product marketing speaker. How do we price the product? What marketing channel should we be using?

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

How did Lenny Rachitsky get started in product management? Renowned for his tenure on Airbnb’s product team, Lenny’s professional journey truly began in 2010 when he served as the CEO of a budding startup named “Localmind.”

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 16, 2020

SplitShire-London-Collection-210062 When I work with companies on sharpening the value proposition and refining the product strategy, one of our information sources for the process is their existing customers. Who they are, why they chose to work with the company, what value they are getting out of the product, etc.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

Some mentioned that while they had worked as a PM at startups for several years, they felt they still lacked the skills and tools to reach the next level in their career growth. The course goes well beyond product management foundations to help you identify and execute high leverage work that generates disproportionate product returns.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

The Product Collective blog offers lots of practical advice like early-career tips. Ken Norton offers lots of valuable insights based on years of experience in his Bring the Donuts product manager blog. Startup product managers will learn a lot from the Review – blog from the First Round.

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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. It takes time to prioritize something in the roadmap, and it takes time to build products. Forget about it.

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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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Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 25, 2017

One of the key responsibilities of a product manager is to define, articulate, and evangelize the vision for their product. I've found the best way for a product manager to learn to develop a vision is to immerse yourself in a collection of compelling product visions as inspiration for your own.

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Userpilot

JUNE 25, 2023

The Lean Product Playbook is a comprehensive guide to lean product development. Hooked delivers insights into the psychology of user habits and engagement to design captivating products. The Lean Startup provides principles for continuous innovation and validated learning in the fast-paced and disruptive SaaS space.

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Roadmunk

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While product managers puppeteer a product journey end-to-end, product marketing managers tend to be the masterminds behind releasing said product to market. Despite this generally accepted understanding, coordinating product releases of any size can still get messy. Jeffrey Vocell. Company: HubSpot.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 18, 2020

A good product strategy helps you to acquire happy customers and retain them over time. Here is how product strategy helps you overcome them. Photo by Braden Collum on Unsplash Working on product strategy is an iterative process. would ask why it is important to continue refining even the finest details.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

Photo by Oleg Magni from Pexels Educating the market has a bad reputation, and rightfully so. It’s nearly impossible to do, and even if you can do it, in most cases your startup won’t survive the time it would take in order to see its fruits. Many startups fall into this category. Many blue-ocean startups start here.

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