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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

Product Innovation Educators

How product managers can adapt core responsibilities across different organizations and contexts Watch on YouTube TLDR Through his research and practical experience at MasterCard, Nishant Parikh identified 19 key activities that define the role of software product managers. Why study the 19 key activities of software product managers?

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Leveraging Software Platforms

Roman Pichler

Be Clear on What a Software Platform Is. Different people have suggested different definitions for the term software platform. Let me briefly share mine: I view such a platform as a collection of software assets that are used by several products, as the following picture illustrates. But platforms come with potential drawbacks.

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Common Usability Issues with Web APIs: And How Discovery Can Help

Product Talk

Inaccurate, Incomplete, or Insufficient Documentation By far the most common challenge engineers face when working with a new API is inaccurate, incomplete, or insufficient documentation. Remember, an API defines a pre-defined language for how code can interact with another service. And yet, poor documentation is pervasive.

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Product in Practice: Getting Started with Several APIs (And the Challenges I Faced)

Product Talk

Its written to help non-engineers understand the value of software engineering. Its chock-full of stories about how the author solved business problems by writing code. Even though it had been ten years since I had written a line of code, I decided to dive back in and I started automating my business logic. It wasnt easy.

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Whatfix Mobile Review: Pricing, Features, Pros & Cons

Userpilot

In this Whatfix Mobile review, youll find answers to three questions: What does Whatfix Mobile offer? Product teams can use a no-code editor to design step-by-step guidance and interactive elements that live directly inside their mobile apps. Whatfix G2 review. Whatfix G2 Review. Is it the right fit for you?

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A guide to AI prototyping for product managers

Lenny Rachitsky

For much more hands-on learning, sign up for Colin’s live four-week cohort-based course on AI prototyping , where you’ll master AI prototyping tools, debug common issues, and build a fundamental understanding of how coding works. Use code “LENNYSLIST” to get $100 off. Enrollment closes January 23rd.

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Strategy Blocks: An operator’s guide to product strategy

Lenny Rachitsky

With her help, I wrote the first strategy document for Headspace, which eventually led to the complete reimagination of Headspace , maximizing growth for our guided mindfulness product and adjacent spaces. Instead, they’re meant to help the reader understand the strategy document better.

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