Mind the Product

JANUARY 14, 2019

The following are some tips and tricks I’ve learned working on B2B products at Google and Rubrik, a startup in the cloud data management space. For example, when Amazon came out with its public cloud platform AWS, that didn’t stop Microsoft from launching Azure. Collect Customer Validation Early on. Educate the Customer.

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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. Startup: Set ruthless priorities. When you’re a startup and you’re looking for product-market fit, you need to be ruthless.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 9, 2023

To assist with the practicalities of product management, I propose segmenting user needs in a way that differentiates between the expressed needs that people volunteer, the unexpressed needs they do not communicate, and the unrecognised and potential needs they cannot accurately describe themselves.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

Product managers must articulate what success looks like for a product and rally a team to turn that vision into a reality. One more inspiring example of purpose in product In the dynamic world of tech startups, Tiny Speck, the company behind a game called Glitch, found themselves struggling with their product’s lackluster performance.

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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. How do you set a product vision? Strategy is made up of three elements: your vision, objectives and roadmap. How do you set a product vision? How do you set a product vision?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 19, 2021

Mission and Vision Are your company’s mission and vision well defined? In many organisations, the mission and vision are not clearly defined. And even though the mission and vision are well defined, if your organisation isn’t designed appropriately, your key people won’t be able to embrace them or share them with their team.

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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. Startup: Set ruthless priorities. When you’re a startup and you’re looking for product-market fit, you need to be ruthless.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

Start with the product vision. To begin, an essentialist has a clear vision for the direction of the product. This product vision describes the overarching long-term mission of your product. Vision statements are aspirational and communicate concisely where the product hopes to go and what it hopes to achieve in the long term.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, all the people in the UK wanting to get into Tech. It’s better to differentiate 1–3 different personas than one based on “average”. ©Dan Olsen, The Lean Product Playbook To be more tangible, let’s take a look at car example: Must-have: Seatbelt?—?you The market can consist of two crucial components?

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Userpilot

JULY 17, 2023

We also look at: Responsibilities of product teams Key roles you may want to include Different ways to structure your team Examples of different structures Let’s get right to it! Larger organizations, like Spotify or Buffer, have multiple teams responsible for specific aspects of the product, for example, a feature or a pricing plan.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Create your vision and positioning 4. Each has a different approach to SaaS growth and will significantly impact your company’s product vision and revenue strategy. Differentiated SaaS Growth. The differentiated growth approach is creating a product with unique features which can make it stand out from the crowd.

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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, you can apply the following steps with your team. I believe they do. We’re free to learn.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Products like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the rise of engineering talent globally have reduced the barrier of entry for software startups in recent years. Now we need to deliver something beyond product information and walkthroughs to add the kind of value that will differentiate us from our competitors.

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BrainMates

AUGUST 3, 2020

Radhika shared an example of a prioritisation matrix at a company she worked with. What’s key, is to instead apply your approach and rationale for prioritisation in terms of both vision and survival. This usually comes from building everything at once, then deciding how to differentiate afterwards. Common product diseases.

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BrainMates

AUGUST 3, 2020

Radhika shared an example of a prioritisation matrix at a company she worked with. What’s key, is to instead apply your approach and rationale for prioritisation in terms of both vision and survival. This usually comes from building everything at once, then deciding how to differentiate afterwards. Common product diseases.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But as the college-dorm-room startup matures, there’s a fascinating twist to be found in the way it applies its new mission to Workplace, a B2B startup within the (former) startup. Different products require different visions. You really have to think of Workplace as a SaaS startup within Facebook.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

He puts pressure on himself to make sure he does a good job in demonstrating Amplitude’s vision for how product teams should operate. “I Every relationship where you help people initially has a power differential. For example, if you believe strongly psychological safety you will attribute company success to psychological safety.

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Usersnap

JULY 11, 2021

In these startup-driven times, where we build products people love using, we have the obligation to provide the best customer service. As a small company or startup, you probably deal with all kind of different things when starting your business. By giving them the greatest possible attention, we need to build long-term relationships.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2021

Those are the differentiators.” — Dan Pink, Atlassian interview By painting a picture of a world that had transitioned to sustainable energy, Musk was giving his employees a unified sense of meaning, reinforcing what sits at the centre of providing purpose?—?a a clear and compelling vision. Dan Pink’s Motivation 3.0 when done well.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It portrays the needs, values , and behaviors that differentiate bad-fit customers from your ideal customer. For example, your product team must have a crystal clear vision of who your users are so they can develop a product that suits your customer’s requirements and makes them achieve success.

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Department of Product

MAY 22, 2020

Example – Apple iPad Here’s how Apple advertised its latest version of iPadOS in 2019 for the iPad Pro: Features on show Switch between apps Swipe to type Screenshot a full page Connect and manage files iOS and iPadOS get more valuable as new features get added and old ones deprecated. Trello is a fine example of feature depth.

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Amplitude

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It differentiates those of us who embrace data, validation and experimentation. For example, in a tool like Amplitude, you can go through and see what people are doing, where they are leaving. It is a technique originated by Steve Blank that is common in lean startup practice. Let’s say you come up with a vision for something.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Startups often struggle to communicate the value of their products, particularly in sales meetings. From pitches that drown customers in a word-soup of features, to high-concept vision pitches that leave customers confused and sceptical – many companies struggle to connect authentically with customers in a way that generates deals.

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Modus Create

MARCH 18, 2020

There are several types of entities that usually enter here: startups, serial entrepreneurs, university spin-offs or the big tech “garages.” The category is already commoditized, has no innovation left, and lacks any differentiators besides price. A Short Case Study and How To Example. Pioneers Gate ? Look elsewhere.

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BrainMates

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They included the Australian Red Cross , World Vision Australia , Northcott , RSL NSW as well as the founders of new social impact startups – Humanitix and Communiteer. In my portfolio lifestyle, I work with both big organisations that want to develop more innovative products and startups that are innovating from the ground up.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you’re setting out on your roadmap journey it’s important that it reflect the point of the journey that you’re on – having everyone in a startup of 5 or 6 sharing daily tasks each morning makes sense as they work together to build a feature but in a larger company it’s a recipe for chaos. Paul: No comments.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you’re setting out on your roadmap journey it’s important that it reflect the point of the journey that you’re on – having everyone in a startup of 5 or 6 sharing daily tasks each morning makes sense as they work together to build a feature but in a larger company it’s a recipe for chaos. Paul: No comments.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 7, 2023

How to Choose the Optimal North Star for a Roof Shingles Assessment Vision API Company How the Right North Star Metric Can Illuminate Your Business Path Introduction In recent years, many new API SaaS companies are emerging that provide AI-powered capabilities for processing text, audio, images and video.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

1] As simple as this sounds, there is a catch: To create value with Scrum, you must understand who the users and customers are, why people would want to use and pay for the product, which business benefits it should generate, and, in the case of commercial products, which features differentiate it from competing offerings.

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UX Studio

JUNE 30, 2023

A website that reflects their brand and meets the expectations of their target audience is just an example. We discuss the project’s background, vision, and goals, and conduct stakeholder interviews. Startups and new businesses can rely on their expertise. A few examples are email, Slack, BaseCamp, Confluence, and Notion.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

It precisely describes the core of the concept and partly explains the startup curve model. After that, the startup is pushed to get outside the building and understand the necessity of real customer feedback management for product managers who try to improve the product. They keep the whole process secret, which is a big mistake?

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 6, 2023

How does an opportunity solution tree connect with a product vision? Examples of Opportunity Solution Trees What are some examples of opportunity solution trees? Dark Sky is a more recent example—this weather-tracking app was bought and shuttered by Apple. What other questions do you have about opportunity solution trees?

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

” Unique activities : Find the differentiators that make sense for you. So for example, you know I run a Product team, we also have LB who runs our Sales team and Shane who runs our Marketing team. I think a lot of startups do this too, right? A classic example for me is Ikea. Paul: I have seen that in the past.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

SaaS companies often struggle to identify user problems worth solving, differentiate their products, and get the pricing right. 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.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 1, 2019

. “Michael is the rare CFO who also leads up marketing, which makes him the perfect person to talk us through the company’s trajectory” As the head of Intercom’s Early Stage program for Startups, the fast-growing fintech startup is one company I’ve been keeping my eye on. From Wall Street to startup.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 29, 2021

If there’s anything we’ve learned when it comes to working in hypergrowth startups is that you’re not really supposed to have it all figured out on the first try. Iterate, iterate, iterate. Rather, everything is an iterative process of building the service, rolling it out to users and keep improving it as you get new data and feedback.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

Finally, “ Building for Business: Product Management in Enterprise Software ” is a truly B2B-focused Product Management book, written by Blair Reeves (Salesforce) and Benjamin Gaines (Adobe) for “all the ones who aren’t part of the Silicon Valley startup bread”. Therefore, Ben and Blair differentiate between customer and user problems.

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