Dear Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Dear Strategy: “What are the strategies that a Tech Product Manager can use to predict competitive movements, innovations, and/or changes in business strategy?”. . With that said, what makes this question a little bit different is that the subject here has specifically to do with the technology space.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

A Product Framework from Concept to Delivery: Part 1 Why “FE²AR” As a technology executive, I have seen my share of successful and not-as-successful products. The best products fail nowadays due to a lack of consideration of Ecosystems, an example that I will walk through in Part 2 of this article.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Top Startup Product Manager Skills Here are the top skills for startup product managers 1. Technical PM Skills A big part of the role of a startup product manager is working with engineers to define and build the product. If any case, do consider enrolling in the Technical Product Manager Course at PMHQ.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 25, 2022

Have you recently been invited to a product marketing manager interview? One of the best and first things you should do is review the most common product marketing interview questions and answers. Product marketing managers play a critical role in bringing new products to market.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Do product companies conduct due diligence to understand their channel partners before seeking alignment? First, a clear view of the primary and secondary products and services in a channel partner’s portfolio is needed. You also need to understand: How these products and services are delivered.

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BrainMates

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Even if we took the oft-quoted “95% of products fail” (most commonly attributed to Clayton Christensen) to mean “95% of ideas fail”, we would still be taking far too many ideas through to production & launch. Most companies are in reality reviewing and failing several orders of magnitude less ideas than this.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 1, 2023

When your product can do more than it could do before, that sounds like a good thing. Added functionality, new capabilities, a more robust feature set…these are the talking points product marketers salivate over and executives search for on product roadmaps. But are you solving for actual customer problems?

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Userpilot

JULY 20, 2021

Yet Growth Marketing and Product Growth is not where I started. For several years I worked in head Marketing and Digital positions. I also worked with numerous tech startups and even built and run companies myself. In short, here are the things you should be checking for in a product audit: reported problems.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Research shows optimized customer journeys deliver: Up to 20% increase in customer satisfaction 30% increase in conversion rates 15% increase in average order value 25-40% increase in revenue In essence, customer journey optimization establishes customer experience as a competitive differentiator that boosts business growth.

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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. It happened with me too.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Estimates indicate it takes about 3000 raw ideas to make one commercially successful product ( Stevens & Burley, 1997 ), and in some industries much more. In reality, most companies are reviewing and failing ideas several orders of magnitude less than this. Juicero is a widely mocked example of a product that provides no benefit.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many venture capital firms were interested in investments at comparatively high valuations in technology companies available around that era. Investment banking firms, substantially benefiting from initial public offerings (IPO), strongly encouraged investments into the technology sector. Startup funding was relatively easy to raise.

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People-First Product Leadership

MARCH 10, 2024

Scenarios where a need for product sense is sought include having the skills and insight to tackle the following: How can you enhance an existing product to better meet customer needs and preferences? What features should be prioritized in a new product to effectively solve key user pain points? None of these questions are easy.

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Department of Product

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The company’s CEO Bill Ready used the earnings report to reiterate some of Pinterest’s unique product differentiators: visual search, discovery and the a new shopping platform were all examples of new products that were finding their “best product market fit in years”. Full State of Tech Salaries report.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

SaaS product management refers to software-as-a-service and is cloud-based software that is accessible from any device with an internet connection and web browser. A frightening number of product managers don't directly speak to customers despite it being a best practice. It sits at the intersection of UX, tech, and design.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This will change the way that a lot of people think about product market fit, BS metrics, understanding the needs of the people that really matter. Rahul Vohra (Founder/CEO, Superhuman) – The Product-Market Fit Engine from Business of Software Conference. So I’m going to talk about Product-Market Fit.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Much of the literature that defines the role as the intersection of business, technology, and user experience isn't particularly helpful for practitioners who are left wondering what skills they need to learn versus the fine people they work closely with in actual business, technology, and user experience roles.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

After reviewing over 50 candidates, 25 phone interviews, and 15 full interviews, I eventually had to choose between a few final contenders. As such, it cannot be limited to include only the product-related parts like features and product KPIs. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 14, 2021

With over 5 million visitors per month, Product Hunt is a haven for product managers. Product hunt dashboard. A community of like-minded techies and a free platform to create a market buzz about your product, it is the most trusted source for reviews and recommendations. Marketing and lots of marketing.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 30, 2023

It illustrates the distribution of different types of technology users. In SaaS, as you develop your product and achieve product-market fit , you must consider the five user segments so you can improve product adoption and grow your business. They include: Innovators. Innovators (2.5% Early majority.

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Product Management Lessons from the Trenches

JULY 17, 2018

people at a startup don’t automatically have a common understanding of their products’ value propositions either. And lack of alignment at a startup is more painful, especially in early stages when you are looking for that elusive product-market fit. or the marketing strategy. Time required: less than an hour per product.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Research shows optimized customer journeys deliver: Up to 20% increase in customer satisfaction 30% increase in conversion rates 15% increase in average order value 25-40% increase in revenue In essence, customer journey optimization establishes customer experience as a competitive differentiator that boosts business growth.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Paul is an experienced product management professional with over 15 years of experience in technology management and 10 years in product management. Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA.

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Mixpanel

MAY 15, 2024

Are you in an extremely competitive environment where the quality and differentiation of your product is among, if not the most, strategic thing that’s going to determine your growth? Habit or “ritual” building An interesting pattern that we noticed is that many leaders review and use product analytics in a highly systematic manner.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Paul is an experienced product management professional with over 15 years of experience in technology management and 10 years in product management. Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA.

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

Analyze the competitive landscape Analyzing the competitive landscape is essential to understand the existing solutions in the market, finding potential gaps you could fill, and identifying areas for differentiation. Look at how they price and market their product. Userpilot used Product Hunt to launch its new feature.

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svpg

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

I’ve had the opportunity to work with many impressive teams and product managers from a broad range of leading tech companies, and this has helped me to get a better sense of the what is essential to the role, and to success. Martina has gone on to have a remarkable career, in both product management and product marketing.

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Amplitude

JANUARY 23, 2020

By Anastasia Fullerton, Product Marketing Manager at Amplitude. In the past, the challenge product teams faced was building functional technology. It has become increasingly easier to build technology that works, so now the challenge has evolved. By Abbie Kouzmanoff, Senior Product Manager at Amplitude.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

Paul is an experienced product management professional with over 15 years of experience in technology management and 10 years in product management. Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA.

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Business of Software Conference

OCTOBER 11, 2023

9:15 Jason Cohen: Building your Permanent Defensible Strategy Slides from Jason Cohen’s Talk A glass of water at room temperature has 7 septillion molecules Each molecule is moving at twice the speed of sound If aligned, the water would shoot off at that speed (like a watersaw) In tech support, most tickets are produced by small clients, but (..)

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Paul is an experienced product management professional with over 15 years of experience in technology management and 10 years in product management. Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA.

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Dear Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

All, in all, it’s a fairly short read, but the general idea is that, in today’s fast-paced, high-tech environment, planning more than 3 to 6 months out is more or less a fruitless effort. It is evolving, just as it should be, right along with the latest tools, technologies, and products that we now have at our disposal.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 20, 2020

Now let’s move from hairstyling to the tech world. With technology, you can do almost anything. That’s why I am launching today a new service of strategy review ?—?allowing My free e-book “Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit”? —?an Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean that you need to.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 12, 2020

What has changed, however, is the underlying technology that powers these interactions and, ideally, makes them a lot smoother than the bygone days of toxic hold music. But the way we go about it has changed in the form of the technology that is being used today to drive a better experience and to help companies create a better experience.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Paul is an experienced product management professional with over 15 years of experience in technology management and 10 years in product management. Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

Paul is an experienced product management professional with over 15 years of experience in technology management and 10 years in product management. Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

Paul is an experienced product management professional with over 15 years of experience in technology management and 10 years in product management. Prior to Medidata, Paul led product management and was head of technology at Centage Corporation, a budgeting and financial forecasting software company in Natick, MA.

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