Wed.Jan 09, 2019

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What I’m Saying No to This Year—And Why

Product Talk

The hardest part of my day is saying no to things I shouldn’t be doing. I’m in a fortunate position. I have a thriving coaching business. I write a popular product blog. I get invited to speak at conferences. I teach at a university. I participate in an executive community. I design online courses. I organize my local ProductTank meetup. And I have an endless backlog of what I want to do next.

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Articulating Your Product Design Principles

Sachin Rekhi

Product management is fundamentally a leadership role in that you are ultimately responsible for leading a product development team to deliver a compelling product that resonates with your customers. The vast majority of what I've personally learned about leadership comes from Jeff Weiner , who I watched lead LinkedIn as CEO over the 4 years I spent there.

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Podcast: Moving Up the Career Ladder with Thor Mitchell

Mind the Product

Thor Mitchell knows his bones – he’s an ex-Google product manager (Maps and Google+ APIs) and was most recently the Chief Product Officer at Crowdcube. Following a talk at ProductTank Bristol, he joined us to chat about the advice he gives both to aspiring product managers and to those angling for leadership positions. Quote of the episode. In almost all cases, the person best qualified to make decisions… is the product manager, no matter what level they’re at… Have confidence in your conv

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7 Tips From Product Leaders to Kick off 2019

ProductPlan

The beginning of the new year marks an exciting time for many product organizations. New goals, new roadmaps, new initiatives. And as for just about everyone, new opportunities to start fresh. Whether or not you’re one for making resolutions, most of us can agree that setting the tone is an important part of Q1. And what better way to set the tone than to model your ways after thought leaders in your field?

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know as a Data or Product Professional

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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New Research: Customer Success Is Critical to Growth in the Digital Era

Gainsight

How many of us have heard a business claim “our key differentiator is that we’re very focused on the customer?” And how often has that claim lined up with reality? It’s one thing to say you’re customer-centric. It’s another to put it into practice. Savvy business leaders have long understood that a certain level of customer-centricity is just table stakes.

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TryMyUI partners with Blockstack to rate blockchain-based apps

TryMyUI

We're teaming up with Blockstack, a platform for app developers who believe users should own their own data and identity. We'll be providing monthly feedback to developers to help them improve the usability, credibility, and appeal of their apps through feedback from real people. The post TryMyUI partners with Blockstack to rate blockchain-based apps appeared first on TryMyUI Blog.

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Why do Cloud Companies need Technographics to Enable Product Marketing Effectiveness and Innovation?

DemandMatrix

Did you already know that more than half of the world’s companies (already using Cloud) will adoptan all-in cloud strategy by 2021?

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Announcing The Modern Guide to Live Chat for Marketing

Intercom, Inc.

Live chat is the ultimate way for modern marketers to personalize their message and engage new users, and we’re publishing The Modern Guide to Live Chat for Marketing to help them do just that. “Marketing” is an ambiguous term in this day and age. For some, it’s about mass emailing press releases. To others, it’s about writing blog posts or running events.

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All About The Users—Todd Olson, CEO of Pendo

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Todd Olson is the CEO and co-founder of Pendo. Pendo is a product engagement platform that helps businesses better understand their users and is a Series-D company backed by Sapphire Ventures, Battery Ventures, and Spark Capital. In this Path to PM post, we discuss the importance of connecting with a product's users and the tough aspects of product management.

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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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Choosing the Right Software Development Partner (with or without an RFP), Part 1: Evaluating Longevity

Atomic Spin PM

Finding the right custom software development firm for your project is a tough job. Even a thorough RFP process won’t save you if you’re not looking for the right things. Software projects are notorious for being late, over budget, and frustrating. Why? Making useful, valuable software products takes a lot more than technical know-how. Your team also needs good project management, experienced product development, great people skills, and more.