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. Better Products.

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Analytic Tools Research Software Enterprise Startups 60

The Product Guy

JULY 17, 2017

Be it documents, photos, marketing, sales, or product, it’s all moving away from installing software on an operating system to just creating an account for a web-based service. Marketing). While it sounds simple, it is the most critical and often the most ignored part of the product development cycle.

Analytic Tools 100

Analytic Tools Research Software Feedback Software Onboarding KPIs 100

Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Why should product managers involve themselves with prioritizing technical debt? When it comes to technical debt many product managers do not like to get involved. You build the minimal capabilities to allow you to get into a product-market fit. They see it totally as the domain of the development.

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Product Management Product Manager Weak Development Team Management 109

Ask Benny

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Why should product managers involve themselves with prioritizing technical debt? When it comes to technical debt many product managers do not like to get involved. You build the minimal capabilities to allow you to get into a product-market fit. They see it totally as the domain of the development.

Product Management 109

Product Management Product Manager Weak Development Team Management 109

The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2022

Given that we have finite engineering and product resources, what is the path forward?” Founders with fresh capital and ambitious growth plans are deciding whether or not to double down on the core value proposition and find repeatable sales/marketing strategies for acquiring new customers. Are there capacity or incentive issues?

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Customer Experience Onboarding KPIs User Testing Customer Feedback 190

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As a result, the best product managers thrive on their ability to move quickly, minimizing time to market for feature releases. The boost in efficiency keeps precious engineering resources focused on the core features that differentiate a product instead of diverting those resources to reinvent the wheel.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2020

How can you position yourself well now for a future as a product leader, and, once you get the job, what do you do? Quoting Georgie Smallwood, CPO of European digital bank N26, Melissa explains that the skills of a product leader are essentially those of a product manager but with wider scope. Plan Your Future Today.

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User Testing Product Research Customer Feedback Customer Experience 209

BrainMates

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Having spent several years playing both Marketing and Product Management roles, I can confidently suggest that every Product Manager who wants to make a significant impact on the overall success of the business should switch to Product Marketing roles several times in his career. The Unknown Unknowns.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

To grow our customer base and market share? By the look on the face of the product manager asking me, she didn’t want a canned answer; she was looking for a reason to believe, to rekindle her energy. Product managers must articulate what success looks like for a product and rally a team to turn that vision into a reality.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Why should product managers involve themselves with prioritizing technical debt? When it comes to technical debt many product managers do not like to get involved. You build the minimal capabilities to allow you to get into a product-market fit. A product manager does not need to define every feature.

Product Management 78

Product Management Product Manager Weak Development Team Management 78

Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

, Why should product managers involve themselves with prioritizing technical debt? When it comes to technical debt many product managers do not like to get involved. You build the minimal capabilities to allow you to get into a product-market fit. A product manager does not need to define every feature.

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Product Management Product Manager Weak Development Team Management 78

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Why should product managers involve themselves with prioritizing technical debt? When it comes to technical debt many product managers do not like to get involved. You build the minimal capabilities to allow you to get into a product-market fit. They see it totally as the domain of the development.

Product Management 78

Product Management Product Manager Weak Development Team Management 78

Business of Software Conference

MAY 18, 2023

Why Positioning Fails in Sales A hotshot vice president of marketing, working inside companies for 25-30 years, may have positioned something four or five times in their career. However, in the majority of companies she works with, she’s working with their head of marketing. At first, April seriously underestimated how hard that is.

Positioning 97

Positioning Differentiation Customer Feedback Customer Experience 97

Ask Benny

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Why should product managers involve themselves with prioritizing technical debt? When it comes to technical debt many product managers do not like to get involved. You build the minimal capabilities to allow you to get into a product-market fit. A product manager does not need to define every feature.

Product Management 78

Product Management Product Manager Weak Development Team Management 78

The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

Research Software 148

Research Software User Testing Analytic Tools Product Research 148

Userpilot

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Calculating the actual customer acquisition costs accurately can be challenging, and CAC payback doesn’t consider customer lifetime value or differentiate between high- and low-value customers. Collaboration between product , marketing, and sales teams is essential to effectively identify and target high-value customers.

Feedback Software 105

Feedback Software Onboarding KPIs Analytic Tools Customer Experience 105

The Product Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2018

From high school to business school, and throughout my professional career, I was supremely comfortable with it , and reveled in solving problems, to the appreciation of my managers, colleagues, and teachers. Management guru, Peter Drucker had said, if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. 3) How should I go about solving it?

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Reporting Tools Customer Experience Product Management Product Manager 140

Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

What product managers need to know about positioning products to create value. Today we are talking about how market segmentation is done and how it impacts product pricing. To help us with the details, a product strategy and pricing expert is joining us, Dan Balcauski. 2:05] What is product strategy?

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User Testing Marketing Research Software Product Research 62

Product Management Unpacked

MAY 26, 2020

A look into healthcare product management in the time of Coronavirus. Ever wonder what it’s like to be a product manager for a leading healthcare provider and insurer in the middle of a world health pandemic? Meet Claire Marcus, senior product manager at UPMC Health Plan.

Technical Advisors 160

Technical Advisors Healthcare User Testing Customer Experience 160

Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Moving from project-based thinking to product-based thinking is an essential part of delivering a successful digital transformation. What are the benefits of taking on such an initiative, and how does product management give you the best possible chance of success? How Does Product Management Enable Digital Transformation?

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White Paper Analytic Tools Technical Review Data Visualization 120

Userpilot

JANUARY 23, 2024

Product positioning strategies are not only a marketing tactic but a survival strategy. So how do you ensure that your product not only lives but actually thrives? TL;DR Product positioning is about defining your product’s place in the market to attract customers and enhance brand identity.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Analytic Tools Research Software CTO Coach Fractional CTO 142

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. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Analytic Tools Research Software CTO Coach Development 107

Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Competitive analysis of current market offerings absolutely helps your SaaS company. Not only is tracking the competition daunting, it doesn’t ensure the product chiseled and shaped will be used by YOUR user base. Now let’s look at the three product-led growth go-to-market types for SaaS companies. Disruptive SaaS Growth.

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Feedback Software Research Software User Testing Customer Experience 52

The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Vikas Batra, lead a conversation around “Emotional Intelligence for Product Managers”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

Analytic Tools 108

Analytic Tools Research Software CTO Coach Fractional CTO 108

Department of Product

JULY 29, 2022

Product Positioning for Product Managers Why an understanding of how your product is positioned is critical A key responsibility for Product Managers is to define how their products are positioned in the market. This is the result of unique product positioning. The market will judge.

Positioning 52

Positioning Feedback Software Product Management Product Manager 52

ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2020

A strategic product manager (PM) is responsible for shaping and sharing a strategic vision for a product, and yet—oddly enough—finding time for strategic activities can be a very real challenge. So, how does a product manager take ownership of more than just backlog management? Product Vision.

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Outbound Product Management Product Manager Inbound 74

Userpilot

JULY 17, 2023

The responsibilities of product teams include facilitating product discovery , launches and releases , customer onboarding , feature adoption, and account expansion. A well-structured product team requires a product leader – either a product manager or a product owner. Product Team Roles.

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Analytic Tools Feedback Software Research Software Product Research 98

Mixpanel

APRIL 27, 2020

Leading a product team in a startup—where it’s basically you, or maybe you and one other person—is far different from leading a large product management team for a well-established company. When you’re a startup and you’re looking for product-market fit, you need to be ruthless.

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User Testing Customer Feedback Differentiation Startups 89

The Product Guy

JUNE 15, 2017

Guest Post by: Lonnie Rosenbaum (Mentee, Session 4, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Marc Abraham]. Sharing product information within your company is one of the most valuable things you can do as a product manager. Or if your company is more Marketing-centric, sync with the Marketing team.).

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User Testing Feedback Software Customer Feedback Research Software 117

The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Guest Post by: Julian Dunn (Mentee, Session 6, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Vikas Batra]. I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. Thus, I arrived at the Product Mentor program with ambitions to learn strategy development from a seasoned product mentor.

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Weak Development Team Product Strategy Strategy Development 130

Under 10 Consulting

DECEMBER 28, 2019

You’re in your first days as a product manager. Before the demands of others overwhelm you, you need to prepare yourself to be the business and market liaison to the product team. Learn the key capabilities, particularly those that are competitive differentiators. Review the product roadmap. Review them all.

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Technical Review White Paper Reporting Tools Product Management 52

Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2023

Let’s focus on a specific subset of product waste: building capabilities that are readily available from non-competing SaaS vendors – which we could rent at 1-5% of the cost of building them ourselves.  Renting  Renting (licensing) means we can put more of our own effort into market differentiators.

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Analytic Tools Feedback Software Reporting Tools Engineering 52

Amplitude

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

There are marketing emails to assemble. In the Mad Men world of marketing, a huge launch day could be vital in building hype. But now, a great product launch is all about the bigger picture. In this context, your product launch strategy isn’t just a plan for launch execution. Assess how the market itself is doing.

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Product launches Strategy User Testing Product Research 111

BrainMates

DECEMBER 12, 2019

As a social entrepreneur with Full Time Lives and in my Product Management consulting work for Brainmates. How does this affect the world of Product Management? I think that as business and society is changing, our Products need to change too. It seems mission-driven Product Management is still being defined.

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Product Management Product Manager Reporting Tools Weak Development Team 52

The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The best way to advance your product management career is to develop yourself. Every platform offers a variety of product management courses. You can decide between two different plans (Team and Enterprise). Best Product Management Course: Become a Product Manager | Learn the Skills & Get the Job. #4

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Analytic Tools Reporting Tools Certifications Data Visualization 60

BrainMates

MARCH 6, 2018

This blog is a transcript of part of that meetup, focusing on why we need Product Management. Rich Mironov presenting on why we need Product Management. Why do we need a Product Management team? I have 30 years in Silicon Valley product management, so this isn’t a new thing.

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