Mon.Jul 24, 2023

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447: Better product portfolio management – with Gareth Bradley

Product Innovation Educators

How product managers can create a portfolio and manage innovation Today we are talking about portfolio management—creating a portfolio, adjusting it, selecting projects for it, and managing innovation. Our guest is Gareth Bradley, Director of Product Management at Planview. Planview is a leading provider of product portfolio management solutions. Previous to Planview, Gareth held Product VP roles and managed innovation portfolios.

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Is AI another tech bubble?

Mind the Product

AI products are entering the market at an accelerated pace. What do investors have to say about the rising number of AI start-ups entering the field? Read more » The post Is AI another tech bubble? appeared first on Mind the Product.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Product Management

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. It’s part of our job to ask questions about their plans, challenge their assumptions, and suggest paths to success. The conversations are interesting and varied because they’re about new, exciting, different things.

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Winning the AI products arms race by Aniket Deosthali

Mind the Product

In this #mtpcon San Francisco talk, Aniket Deosthali, former Chief Product Officer of Walmart, dives into the potential and challenges of building AI-driven products. Watch the video to see the talk in full, or read on for an overview of the key points: Read more » The post Winning the AI products arms race by Aniket Deosthali appeared first on Mind the Product.

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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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Successful Independent Consulting Conversation with Tom Cagley

Johanna Rothman

I had the pleasure of recording a podcast with Tom Cagley: SPaMCAST 764 – Successful Independent Consulting, A Conversation with Johanna Rothman. I always have a blast talking with Tom, but this time, it was even better. (And not just because he said it was like attending a master class. We discussed the book, including a person's value, why content marketing works, and why not to worry about putting all the content out there.

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Writing Conversation with Brian Okken

Johanna Rothman

Brian Okken interviewed me on his Test and Code podcast here: Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer. We spoke about writing in many forms: books, blog posts, and how to start. We discussed many writing topics, but I had a small rant about waiting to edit when you're cooled down. No! Write, edit, and publish when you're hot. That reduces WIP, especially for blogs and articles.

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Use Ideation and Co-Creation to Supercharge Your Insights

dscout People Nerds

Meet the people that matter to you in the moments that matter to them. Qualitative research tools and services for product, innovation, CX, and brand.

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Grocery Store Product Managers Prepare For Life After The Pandemic

The Accidental Product Manager

Change is coming and will grocery store product managers be ready? Image Credit: 1Flatworld So let’s face it, when the pandemic struck and everyone got locked into their homes, there simply was not a lot to do. What everyone ended up doing was watching a lot of Netflix and eating. Cooking at home which had been dropping off for the past few years experienced a resurgence as people sought ways to both fill their time and their bellies.

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Why collaboration is key for analytics

Mixpanel

Google Docs changed the way teams collaborated online. For the first time ever, documents and spreadsheets felt live, open, and engaging. It marked the beginning of a big trend in SaaS as a whole. Soon, apps like Slack, Notion, and Figma came along to bring the same kind of seamless, digital collaboration functionality to more areas of work. But beyond being fun, this trend was important because when collaboration is a key part of your product, you’re offering an experience that invites people t

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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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Creating Digital-First Products, Processes & Culture in Healthcare, B2B, and Logistics

ProductBoard

Digital transformation through product management is the answer to slow, siloed operations and stunted growth. But in industries like healthcare and pharmaceuticals, with decades and even centuries of business practices baked into how things get done, transformation often starts out looking a lot like unpredictable, unmanageable disruption. And that’s because it is—at least, when a company doesn’t.

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Innovatemap Joins Tech:NYC at Founder House

Innovatemap

As a service provider in the tech industry, we are innately driven to help and serve others. For us, this means helping product leaders achieve the product visions they believe in. We jump at any opportunity to personally connect with founders. We don’t take vulnerable conversations, shared laughs or deeper connections for granted. Without fail, we put the founder first.

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The Hypotheses Behind Reforge’s Journey From $0 to $30M

Brian Balfour

The first thing I ever created (even before incorporating) for Reforge was a Business Hypothesis Canvas. Here is the actual one I wrote for Reforge in 2016. If you are like me, when I get a new business my idea my brain runs in a million different directions. The Business Hypothesis Canvas helped me: Structure the brain chaos into something coherent.

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Why collaboration is key for analytics

Mixpanel

Google Docs changed the way teams collaborated online. For the first time ever, documents and spreadsheets felt live, open, and engaging. It marked the beginning of a big trend in SaaS as a whole. Soon, apps like Slack, Notion, and Figma came along to bring the same kind of seamless, digital collaboration functionality to more areas of work. But beyond being fun, this trend was important because when collaboration is a key part of your product, you’re offering an experience that invites people t

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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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Atomic Object supporting BoS USA

Business of Software Conference

Atomic Object creates applications for web, mobile, desktop, and devices and help companies innovate and grow with custom software products that are beautiful, reliable, and easy to use. Their team of designers and developers can bring your idea to life — from planning to implementation. They’ll help you mitigate risk, make smart trade-offs, and get the most value possible for your budget.

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Why collaboration is key for analytics

Mixpanel

Google Docs changed the way teams collaborated online. For the first time ever, documents and spreadsheets felt live, open, and engaging. It marked the beginning of a big trend in SaaS as a whole. Soon, apps like Slack, Notion, and Figma came along to bring the same kind of seamless, digital collaboration functionality to more areas of work. But beyond being fun, this trend was important because when collaboration is a key part of your product, you’re offering an experience that invites people t

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New Product Launch Checklist: How to Plan a Successful Launch

Userpilot

Every new product launch is equal parts intimidating and exciting. As the market becomes increasingly saturated with similar SaaS products, your product launch can easily get lost in the noise. Therefore, you need a solid product launch plan to ensure your product isn’t among the 95% of new products that fail each year. In this article, we take a deep dive into the technicalities of a product launch.

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What is SaaS Marketing? The Ultimate Guide

Userpilot

What is SaaS marketing? We’re all familiar with the basics of SaaS product marketing such as attracting users to a SaaS product with a subscription business model. That said, there are key differences between a SaaS marketing strategy and standard digital marketing. In this guide, we’re going to highlight the nuances of SaaS marketing, walk you through its various components, and teach you how to create effective SaaS marketing strategies!

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Build Your Best Product Strategy: An Action Plan You Can Start Now

As your company grows and your product matures, so too should your product strategy. Drawing from their decades of experience as product leaders, Stanford Online instructors Donna Novitsky and Laura Marino share best practices for defining your product strategy at each stage of company growth. Get practical, real-world product strategy tips from experts who have lived through the same challenges you’re currently facing.