Product Talk

DECEMBER 11, 2024

For this edition of Product in Practice, were not talking with a product manager, a designer, a UX researcher, or even an engineer. Eva Spexard is the Head of Operations and People at Passion.io , a mobile app builder for creators. helps its customers monetize their passion and skills and reach their audiences with their own app.

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Melissa Perri

OCTOBER 22, 2024

or so narrow they box you into today’s solutions instead of tomorrow’s possibilities. The “Pet Project” Parade: Goals that are actually solutions in disguise. About Customers “Which customers are we targeting, and what research shows they want this?” They’re either so broad they could apply to any company (“be the best!”)

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 14, 2024

How product managers can use AI to work more efficiently Watch on YouTube [link] TLDR AI is changing how we manage products and come up with new ideas, giving us new tools to work faster and be more creative. AI can help in many parts of making a product, from research to writing product plans and documents.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 25, 2020

There’s a lot of discussion around conversational computing these days – at Intercom, we talk about our conversational relationship platform , conversational support and conversational marketing. But what makes software conversational? In software, gaps in understanding can be relatively small (“How do I filter by location?”)

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Simplify security • Loom —The easiest screen recorder you’ll ever use — Karina Nguyen leads research at OpenAI, where she’s been pivotal in developing groundbreaking products like Canvas, Tasks, and the o1 language model. This opens up opportunities to integrate smarter, smaller models into products.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

An interactive demo is a self-guided walkthrough that uses tooltips, modals, hotspots, and other interactive elements to help users quickly explore your SaaS product. Why build interactive demos for your SaaS product? You can use tools like Userpilot’s funnel analysis to easily identify the Aha! Get started with Userpilot !

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This sort of hand-waving has been most prevalent in software companies, where the supposed price of strategy missteps is seen as low. Vikas was able to provide me with a framework for developing product strategy, which ultimately revolves around answering the fundamental question of “how do we win?” Where do we play? How do we win?

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UX Planet

MARCH 9, 2025

When proposing redesign to stakeholders, you should prepare a document that will create a proper context for them and provide answers to the most common questions they likelyhave. Note that you dont have to provide an in-depth explanation of the reasoning right in the introduction; you will do it later in the document.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

No product tool or template can save you if you’re not killing it in these three areas. That’s why we’ve listed 12 tools that the best product managers use to do their jobs better? and not the best product management tools. Product managers (PMs) are ninjas of aligning people, management, and processes.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

But figuring out which sales tools you should buy and invest in – let alone what each tool even does – can be a daunting task. This is especially true when you consider the seemingly endless list of sales tools to choose from. Before we begin: how to choose your sales tools. Better tools, not more tools.

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UX Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The realization of simplicity is built on our belief in recognizing the interactions between multiple systems of an environment/ situation. Similarly, service designers are trained to navigate through complex systems of an environment/ situation by leveraging their system thinking capabilities. Let deep dive into 4 Ps.

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

In a fastmoving digital economy, many organizations leverage outsourced software product development to accelerate innovation, control costs, and tap into global expertise. Table of Contents What Is Outsourced Software Product Development? What Is Outsourced Software Product Development?

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UX Planet

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Product design process cheatsheet by Prophecy Product Design Cheatsheet is a helpful document created by Prophecy that provides a step-by-step workflow for product development, focusing on 6 key stages of the design process. Research Research is the foundation of the product design process. depending on what you’re testing.

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UX Planet

JUNE 1, 2025

Through case studies, statistical evidence, and methodological frameworks, I aimed to establish how systematic user research can positively impact key business metrics, from acquisition to referral. UX Research provides this additional layer of insight, transforming numbers into actionable insights.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2019

Many of us in the design and technology community pride ourselves on being tool builders, creating products that others can use to get things done. Tools are part of who we are. We all have a very fundamental relationship with the tools we use. We all have a very fundamental relationship with the tools we use.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

Yet competition and the exponential rate of change in software are pushing against that mission. Enter our philosophy of Run Less Software. It means reducing choices amongst engineering teams and standardizing technology, so our team can spend as much time as possible delivering value to customers. Why did we choose them?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

SaaS tools are the industry's biggest open secret. Wondering what type of tools you should have in your stack? Then read on to discover the top 20 cloud-based apps that will help streamline different parts of your business. TL;DR SaaS tools are applications that users can access through an internet connection.

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Below, you’ll find what I believe is the most actionable, specific, and straightforward framework for crafting a strategy, for both your product and your company. As Chandra shares below, his framework sits on top of the best strategy wisdom out there (e.g. product marketing, user research, content design, etc.).

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The right data and experimentation tools. A well designed experimentation system allows a company to accelerate growth by creating faster feedback loops and enabling progressive delivery. The right data and experimentation tools. How to prioritize the ideas for maximum business value?

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UX Planet

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Just as the standardisation of brands through corporate brand guidelines once signalled the end of exploration in advertising agencies, the standardisation of user interfaces through unified patterns and design systems now marks a similar trend in digital product design.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 10, 2023

We look at the factors of an organization like purpose, strategy, structure, process, systems, talent, and incentives. 4:35] Tell us about your framework for making decisions in turbulent environments. We end up just documenting the dysfunction of our teams rather than providing clarity about how the decision is made.

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Userpilot

MARCH 5, 2025

That’s where customer engagement software comes in. The right platform will equip you with the tools to interact effectively, gather valuable feedback, and build lasting customer relationships. Integrations with other tools: Does it integrate with CRM, marketing automation, and other essential business applications?

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

It takes a fair bit of effort and time to keep up with the constant innovation in the product management software space. The tools are constantly evolving and changing their pricing plans, so it may be difficult to ensure that your product team is using the right tools and getting the best value for the money.

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Melissa Perri

JUNE 29, 2017

Let’s look at where these terms and disciplines originated from and how some common frameworks explain them. I was tasked with gathering the requirements from sales, coming up with a solution, designing it, and then shipping the specification document to development to be built. I rarely thought about it after that.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In others, though, it’s clear they’re more of a response to market demand than a well-thought-out solution. A lot of teams have found chatbots to be useful, and some are even adding content tools into their products. But keep in mind — those frameworks can be pushed further. It’s not just about solving problems.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 28, 2021

Technology plays a critical role in providing customer support at scale. Where once the ability to measure the ROI of support eluded many companies, our research shows that 57% of teams are now measuring the impact their support has on revenue. The key to this balancing act?

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Userpilot

JUNE 29, 2024

Today’s article provides a practical guide to help you decide whether to build or buy your product analytics tool. TL;DR The build vs. buy strategy is a decision-making framework organizations use to determine whether to develop a solution in-house (build) or purchase it from an external provider (buy).

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Userpilot

JUNE 29, 2023

Knowledge is power and user documentation is necessary for building it. But great documentation doesn’t happen by accident. This comprehensive guide will enable proactive product managers to figure out exactly how to craft documentation that will help users solve their problems and delight them. What is user documentation?

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Through a combination of leadership buy-in, reading, and coaching, they committed to mapping opportunities and testing assumptions before jumping to solutions and found new ways to truly put their users first. The product trio collaborating on the opportunity solution tree using Mural. But there was still more they could be doing.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 4, 2019

No fancy tools or training required. Open up Google Docs and create a doc for each functional team (this works especially well for Product, Design, and User Research. We typically track engineering goals in slightly more purpose-built tools.) There’s a shockingly simple method we use at Intercom to ship fast, quality product.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 22, 2024

A product marketing framework is like a compass that guides you through the complex, fast-paced world of SaaS. From initial launch to ongoing product management , this framework acts as a map towards sustainable growth. However, selecting a framework or creating one from scratch can be very confusing.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2021

At Intercom, we believe product managers (PMs) should focus on problems , not solutions. It isn’t a product requirements document (PRD) or a specification (spec). A problem statement focuses on what the customer needs, not what you think the solution should be. A great problem statement supercharges product development.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 15, 2021

with very little effort but a huge amount of diligence and thought, and you can do it in 15 minutes if you have access to all the research already. It describes the ideal situation to work with teams to ideate solutions and provide a final recommendation on what to build. and we are here to solve them using the software.

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The Product Guy

JULY 2, 2020

This clearly stated document communicates to the team how they should engage with me and is always visible and accessible for any new team members joining. I know how to use these frameworks for focussed communication to enable a better working relationship with my seniors. – Brian Tracy. About Alexander Berry.

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Userpilot

JUNE 26, 2023

How to create customer feedback systems to gain insights into user needs ? TL;DR Customer feedback systems are frameworks for collecting, organizing, and analyzing customer feedback for actionable insights. Before you act on user feedback and requests, prioritize them with an appropriate framework. Let’s dive in!

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 6, 2021

through smartphone app or website. Document verification verifies user identity effectively with unmatched global coverage. Document verification verifies user identity effectively with unmatched global coverage. The ultimate component of an IoT framework is the end-user gadget or user interface. How Does IoT Work?

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