Mon.May 26, 2025

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Reaching Consensus on How

Tyner Blain

How do you debate how to build something you’ve been asked to build? There are several constraints which affect choices – non-functional requirements (NFRs), cost, capacity, and capability are easy ones to discuss. And while all of those are relevant, an altogether different factor has dramatically more impact on your results. “Can We Do It?

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How to Conduct a Competitor Analysis: A Practical Guide for Product Managers

BrainMates

How to Conduct a Competitor Analysis: A Practical Guide for Product Managers By Adrienne Tan A competitor analysis is one of the essential activities you should undertake before launching a new product or business. At Brainmates, we follow a six-step process to evaluate the competition and use those insights to make informed product decisions. Why Competitor Analysis Matters As Product Managers, having a solid understanding of our competitors and their movements in the market empowers us to make

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A Founder’s Guide to Calculating the Financial Impact of Offshoring

TurnKey Labs

For startup founders, offshoring can feel like a magic lever: instant team, cost savings, faster build. But if you’re only looking at salary arbitrage, you’re missing the full picture. Real financial impact is measured in retention, time-to-market, and how fast your burn gets you to the next milestone.

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Tips for Managing the Product Lifecycle (Part 1)

BrainMates

Tips for Managing the Product Lifecycle (Part 1) By Jana Paulech Product lifecycle management is arguably the most underutilised tool in the product management toolkit. In this five part series , we explore the basics of product lifecycle management and provide some practical advice for managing products in each lifecycle stage. In part 1 we give an overview of the lifecycle and how to identify where your product is with a product value metric.

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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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Navigating GEO: The Future Beyond Traditional SEO

NextBigWhat

Traditional top-of-Google visibility may no longer guarantee traffic or attention. Beingcited by AI answersis a new form of visibility. The post Navigating GEO: The Future Beyond Traditional SEO appeared first on nextbigwhat.

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There is no secret (UX) Ingredient

UX Planet

There is no secret (UX) ingredient Think UX is easy after a few Figma tutorials? Think againthis ones a reality check wrapped in a Kung Fu Pandapunch Kung Fu Panda(2008) Yes, yes, yes, its really tough when we realize its not like we thought it was. Through my mentorship sessions, I meet lots of different people. What have I been noticing lately? Nobody tells you the whole truth about where youreheaded.

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How to Find Fulfillment When Your Job Doesn’t Provide It

Nir Eyal

Our job enables us to provide for ourselves and our families, but that can make us feel all the more shackled to a work situation that makes us miserable or unfulfilled. Are we meant to suck it up? Do we just have to accept the fact that not everyone gets to have a fulfilling job? The post How to Find Fulfillment When Your Job Doesnt Provide It appeared first on Nir and Far.

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The next level of UX design: A dream to remember

UX Planet

Why the next chapter of UX is about memories, not interfaces Fight Club(1999) The topic got me to think about it a lot. So, I will share with you a little bit different perspective. Beyond Interfaces: Why UX Needs a MindsetShift I am writing this article as an invitation to shift our mindset. In a world obsessed with outputs and deliverables, I want to explore something deeper: how UX design can help us craft not just functional products, but unforgettable moments.

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The Big Bang! Managing a Product Launch & Introduction to Market (Product Lifecycle Part 2)

BrainMates

The Big Bang! Managing a Product Launch & Introduction to Market (Product Lifecycle Part 2) By Jana Paulech This is part 2 of our five part series exploring the product lifecycle where we delve into the introduction stage. If you havent yet, check out part 1 of the series for an overview of the product lifecycle and product value metric. The introduction stage of the product lifecycle starts immediately after launching your product.

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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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I think you like to be told what to do (as a UX designer)

UX Planet

Are you merely executing, or actively sculpting your professional destiny? Babygirl (2024) You know how sometimes youre at work, doing everything youre told, and just waiting for a reward or recognition? This happens every day in many companies, no matter what our position is. Youve certainly been in a situation at least once where youre doing something because thats what they said or thats how it has to be.

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