Mon.Mar 19, 2018

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Are you a leader or a manager?

Lead on Purpose

Business owners and entrepreneurs are often asked this leader vs. manager question regarding their management style. For many, these two words are synonymous; both are important for motivating people to work towards a common goal.

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Roadmap Planning: Users First, Features Second

The Product Coalition

We’ve been putting together our product roadmap for the next release recently, and I wanted to share a step-by-step thought process that helps me think through what makes it into the roadmap. TLDR: Start with the user you want to target, figure out what they want to do with your product, and then decide what features will enable them to do so. Flipping this order around and starting with features makes it harder to think holistically about the entire experience users have with your product.

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TEI 168: Roles and responsibilities of product managers – with Steve Johnson

Product Innovation Educators

Cutting through role confusion to create successful products. My mission is to inspire and equip product managers to have greater influence in their organizations and over product. I call this helping product managers to become product masters, and that is what both this podcast and the training I provide are about. Helping you make that move from product manager to product master is explored in this episode by considering: Various perspectives on product management, Responsibilities of the role

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How Video Store Product Managers Manage To Still Hang On

The Accidental Product Manager

It turns out that some video stores still do exist – how have they done this? Image Credit: Eric Parker. Can anyone remember back in the day when there used to be a video rental store on just about every corner? We’d all head down to the rental store on a Friday with hopes that the latest release would be still in stock. We’d browse the aisles, pick out our one or two movies, perhaps grab some popcorn and then check the movies out for two nights.

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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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Boost enterprise sales with leads from product trials

Aptrinsic

A majority of SaaS companies that I have built products for have brought their products to market with a sales led G2M motion. The sales reps would source new customers through outbound efforts and engaging their professional network. This method was great when we were trying to find product-market fit as the sales reps were close to the customer and we had easy access to interview the customers we engaged with.

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3 Simple Ways To Improve Your Prioritization in SaaS

The Product Coalition

How to improve prioritization decisions when you’re building SaaS products At Receptive, we’ve been doing a lot of writing on research on prioritization. When you’re building a SaaS product, it can be incredibly hard knowing where to spend your time, money and resources. Just which features & improvements will actually help your customers? How do you stop wasting time churning out features that have no impact on the growth of the business?

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Building “Minicom”: How our engineering interviews illustrate our values

Intercom, Inc.

The engineering interview presents a unique opportunity to showcase your company’s engineering culture and values to potential new hires. It may be a candidate’s first substantial interaction with your company, and just as you would build a great first experience for your customer, it’s equally important to build a great interview process for your candidates.