Thu.Aug 11, 2022

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How SaaS “growth at all costs” costs us all

Gainsight

This was originally published on FastCompany. . My morning mental-health best practices include things to not check: My phone. My email. My stock portfolio. If you’ve accidentally done the latter lately, you know things are very different than they were a few months ago for SaaS stocks. While the next few quarters will likely be painful in terms of the correction vis-a-vis market value lost, jobs cut, and startups shutting down, most people knew this day was eventually coming.

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Announcing our new guide ‘Supercharge Your Support: How In-context Support Can Boost Your Bottom Line’

Intercom, Inc.

10Today, retaining customers is more valuable than acquiring new customers. But facing economic uncertainty coupled with fewer resources, support teams need to work smarter, not harder to increase loyalty. Learn how in our new guide. In today’s digital era, customer expectations are rising but many support teams lack the modern tools and strategies needed to provide personal, efficient support at internet scale.

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A minimum viable product is not always a startup’s most valuable player

Mind the Product

A common startup practice is to first create a minimum viable product (MVP). We did not build an MVP but waited until the product felt full-featured and mature before engaging with potential customers. In this post, we’ll explain why this approach worked. [.] Read more » The post A minimum viable product is not always a startup’s most valuable player appeared first on Mind the Product.

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e-Justice Systems: The Robot Judge and the Consequences of its ‘Morals’

The Product Coalition

Let’s give consideration to the main issue of digital justice?—?the moral aspect of a robotic judge. The full-fledged introduction of AI systems in the field of law is hampered by a number of technical difficulties. However, most of them can be solved by optimizing existing algorithms or developing alternative technical solutions. A much more complex challenge of MVP development lies in the very notion of justice, which forms the basis of the institution of jurisdiction.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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When HiPPOs Use Their Power to Decide for Other People

Johanna Rothman

Many agile teams and product leaders assume they can make many product decisions on their own. They do have some constraints, such as “this kind of customer” and “these kinds of problems.” However, as the teams work together and explore the product, they assume they can decide on the designs and architecture. Product leaders assume they can plan and replan the product backlog, based on the team's learning.

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10 Key Customer Success Roles and Responsibilities for SaaS CS Managers

Userpilot

Since customer success roles are relatively new, companies don’t always have a clear idea of what responsibilities are appropriate for a customer success manager (CSM). As a result, customer success managers end up with more tasks than they can handle—making it harder to focus on helping users engage with the product and achieve success. So whether you’re hiring for a customer success (CS) position or applying for a role in this department, this guide will give you clarity on what CS managers do

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Behind the Roadmap with Productboard’s Sophie Lalonde

ProductBoard

This post is the first of a brand new video series to understand what goes on behind the roadmap – it’s an inside look at the life of product managers. Watch the full first video with Productboard’s own Sophie Lalonde here and keep an eye out for upcoming installments! The road to product management as a career isn’t always a straightforward one, and that’s why we’re taking you Behind the Roadmap.

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Blend Surveys and Interviews for the Best of Both Worlds

dscout People Nerds

Go beyond mixed methods and blend methods. We show you how to make the most of surveys and interviews, combined.

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Track new partnerships in your industry with Feedly’s AI Engine

Roy Madden

Market Intelligence. Tracking new partnerships is an essential part of market intelligence. That’s why we’ve added ‘partnerships’ to our list of strategic moves. Tracking new partnerships is an essential part of Market Intelligence. That’s why we’ve added Partnerships to the list of strategic moves Feedly’s AI engine understands. Now, with this new machine learning model, your team can: Track new collaborations and innovations in your industry Spot new business development opportunit

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Your Guide to Product Management Interviews: Top Questions with Answers

Stand out in your product management interview with guidance from Priyanka Upadhyay, an experienced product leader and Stanford Online program coach. In this guide, Upadhay dives into five key competencies interviewers will likely want to assess. She provides sample questions with detailed answers spanning: Product strategy Product design Execution Market estimation Teamwork Confidently land the product management role you want by pre-empting what interviewers are looking for and demonstrating y

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BoS Conf USA Scholarships 2022

Business of Software Conference

Business of Software Conference USA 26-28 Sep, Boston, MA. The brightest software entrepreneurs from across the world will be meeting online to meet with their peers, discuss the big issues around running a software business, and participate in interactive sessions led by experts including April Dunford , Bob Moesta , Chris Savage , and many more. Every year at Business of Software Conference, the generosity of our supporters allows us to offer full conference tickets to deserving entrepreneurs

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What to avoid in product discovery

Product Management Today Submitted Articles

Jan Raz, Senior Product Director for B2B Portfolios, discusses the best way to handle new product discovery.

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Citrix Monitoring Masterclass with George Spiers – Q&A

eG Innovations

What is Citrix Monitoring? Citrix monitoring refers to the ability to monitor Citrix services end-to-end. It includes the ability to monitor user experience – from logon time to application launch time to screen refresh latency so administrators can easily monitor and track if they are meeting their service levels (SLAs). Citrix monitoring also includes monitoring of every layer and every tier of the Citrix delivery chain, and correlation of performance across these tiers to identify why u

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SOC 2 Certification: Centercode Continues To Knock the SOCs off Our Customers!

Centercode

Centercode is trusted with your prized possessions–your products and your customers. As such, we take data security seriously.

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Effective Risk Management: Balancing Safety, Compliance, and Opportunity

Effective risk management in product development balances safety, compliance, and opportunity. Risks can't be eliminated, but they can be mitigated through structured assessments, clear documentation, and expert guidance. Engaging specialists ensures efficiency, regulatory adherence, and product security while reducing costly oversights. A well-executed risk management plan includes frequent evaluations, defined assessment criteria, and a structured decision-making process.

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Podcast Episode 6: Our Role as Storytellers (w/ Dr. Umi Hsu)

dscout People Nerds

When it comes to storytelling, collecting and paring down qualitative and quantitative data is what really shapes the narrative.

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Customer Success and Product Management Collaboration

TSIA

H ow do product managers work with customer success effectively? This is something that many tech executives struggle to find balence in. Find out how you can better operationalize their relationship to grow your business in our latest blog.

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SMART Goals for Stress Management: A Product People’s Guide

airfocus

Dealing with stress can be a difficult task for anyone — but for product managers, it can be that little bit more intense. Not only are you trying to deal with your own stress, but it can also fall to you to help manage your teammates’ stress levels too.