Wed.May 16, 2018

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How to Get Roadmap Buy-in: Tell a Good Story

UserVoice

Numbers are great—when the black ones get bigger and the red ones get smaller, it’s always a good thing. And yeah, charts are awesome—arrows pointing up and to the right portend great things in the future, especially when they look like a hockey stick. But it’s hard to make an emotional connection with facts and figures when you’re seeing them in a presentation.

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What is Self-Awareness and why Should you Care?

Mind the Product

The biggest opportunity for improvement – in business, at home, and in life – is awareness. Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford Motor Company. In 2006, Alan Mulally took over as president and CEO of a struggling Ford Motor Company. Ford’s glory days as one of America’s top automotive companies were a distant past, and the company was staring at $17 billion losses.

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Wizard of Legend

The Product Coalition

Yesterday… this amazing game was finally released: [link] The thing is that it took more than 2 years to finally arrive! It was a Kickstarter Project that I backed and that was fully funded in July of 2016: Booya. Funded. And guess what… their estimated delivery date was… … … wait for it… … … …: Hmmm. January 2017…?! Yeah, that’s right. January of last year.

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43 UX Research Tips and Confessions

UserInterviews

We attended UXPA Boston, asked you for your best real life stories from doing research, then wrote all about it here.

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Exploring PerfDog Whitepaper 2024: Unlock the Power of Performance Testing

Key Takeaways Robust Platform & Multi-System Support: Brief introduction to PerfDog's extensive compatibility across various operating systems and hardware platforms including Android, iOS, PC, gaming consoles and more. In-Depth Performance Metrics: Quick view of the extensive range of metrics for system, graphics and rendering, user experience, in-depth analysis, and more.

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My switch from Engineering to Product Management

The Product Coalition

A story of passion, determination, and courage. “May you have the courage and determination to pursue your passion”?—?Anonymous I’ve always enjoyed talking strategy. As a software engineer, I would typically find myself having the desire to be part of the strategic decision making and slight dissatisfaction when I am just handed tasks based on the outcome of business decisions.

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Let’s Stop Talking Solutions and Start Talking about Problems

The Product Coalition

A solution predefined is (probably) a solution unsolved Innovation is all about building the solutions that nobody would think to ask for to the problems that they didn’t realize they had. You wouldn’t go into a doctor’s office with a pain in your side and ask for an appendectomy, you’d let them offer you the solution that they believed best solved your problem, and you’d rely on evidence (the cessation of pain in your side) to determine the quality of that solution.

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43 UX Research Tips and Confessions

UserInterviews

We attended UXPA Boston, asked you for your best real life stories from doing research, then wrote all about it here.

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The importance of an effective product marketing strategy

Intercom, Inc.

Despite the mountain of evidence contradicting the mantra of “if you build it, they will come”, it’s still extremely prevalent among product-first companies. Why? First, most founders don’t have a background in either sales or marketing, and even though they’re told to “ start marketing the day you start coding ”, they just don’t know where to begin, or they’re incredibly overconfident.

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43 UX Research Tips and Confessions

UserInterviews

We attended UXPA Boston, asked you for your best real life stories from doing research, then wrote all about it here.

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Product Management Careers: Job Prospects, Pathways, and Must-Have Skills (2024)

The product management job market in 2024 reflects the fast-growing and ever-evolving nature of the field. For product managers looking to future-proof their careers and take advantage of new opportunities, staying informed about the professional landscape is a smart move. In this comprehensive career guide from Regis College, you’ll learn about: The current job outlook for product managers in 2024 Six professional pathways and the average salaries for these roles in the U.S.

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The SaaS Leader’s Guide to Customer Feedback

The Product Coalition

In the SaaS world, it’s imperative that you move fast to adapt and build new features. Unfortunately, it can often be difficult to know what you should be building. This guide is for CEOs, founders, and leaders of SaaS organizations who want to learn how customer feedback can help them make those product decisions. We’ll cover why feedback is so important and why you should be listening.

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How to Get Roadmap Buy-in: Tell a Good Story

UserVoice

Numbers are great—when the black ones get bigger and the red ones get smaller, it’s always a good thing. And yeah, charts are awesome—arrows pointing up and to the right portend great things in the future , especially when they look like a hockey stick. But it’s hard to make an emotional connection with facts and figures when you’re seeing them in a presentation.

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Price Increases: Big and infrequent, or small and annual?

Pragmatic Marketing

Amazon just increased the price of Amazon Prime by 20%. Wow! That’s a big jump all at once. The good news is this was the first increase in 4 years. In 2014, they increased the price by 25%. These big price increases must impact their subscriptions. Instead of trying to determine if this latest price increase was good or bad, let’s consider: Should they do 20% all at once or should they have done 5% per year?