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The 5 types of Product Differentiation

Department of Product

The 5 types of Product Differentiation How to fight your natural instinct to copy others The allure of copying competitors The gravitational pull towards copying competitors is real. The product teams who are able to fight this natural instinct to copy others are the ones who will build truly differentiated offerings.

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Mental Models for Product Managers – Part 2

The Secret PM Handbook

In this part we dive into what you really came here for – product management-specific mental models. Why are product management-related mental models different? The mental models I’m going to talk about share two key characteristics: They are about about products. Who the product is for (the market).

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347: What most product managers get wrong about product management – with Grant Hunter

Product Innovation Educators

The truth about product managers’ common misconceptions. Today we are talking about what may sound like fundamentals of product management, but many product managers have misconceptions about these key topics. . Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [5:40]

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How To Differentiate Between a Product Strategy and a Go-To-Market Plan

Dear Strategy

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about the difference between a product strategy and a go-to-market plan, and why it’s important to have both of these key planning tools working together in harmony. Are you interested in strategy workshops and skill-building classes for your product managers or business leaders?

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5 Metrics Every Product Manager Should Know

ProductPlan

Furthermore, high quality product metrics serve as the foundation upon which outcome-driven roadmaps are built. Download ProductPlan’s Product Success Metrics Book The full set of product metrics a team may follow will vary based on the stage of the company, the maturity of the product, and the industry in which the product is used.

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371: What product managers need to know about IP – with Rich Goldstein

Product Innovation Educators

The value of patents and trademarks for product managers. Today we are talking about what product managers and leaders should know about intellectual property (IP) protection. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [4:48] Patents protect products. What do you need to know about IP?

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How Independent Book Store Product Managers Survive In The Age Of Amazon

The Accidental Product Manager

If there is one job that most product managers would not want to have these days, it would to be a product manager for an independent book store. However, independent bookstores are still in business and it’s because of what their product managers have done that they are still around.

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