Thu.Jul 05, 2018

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Don’t Join the Cult by Paul Adams

Mind the Product

The final keynote of this year’s MTP Engage came from Paul Adams, VP of product at Intercom. In the preparations leading up to the conference, Paul had warned me that he would challenge some common beliefs in the audience. We were excited, because we wanted to end the conference by giving our audience something to think about. Paul makes us aware that all the things we build are temporary – including the code for the Intercom messenger V3 which was deleted five days after Paul’s presentati

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Getting You First Product Management Job

The Product Guy

Excerpts from our conversation with The Best Product Person of 2017, Melissa Perri. Watch now and see why she is counted amongst the ranks of the best in product management. More to Come. The Best Product Person (TBPP) is the leading international award honoring excellence in Product Management. Established in 2010, TBPP is awarded annually in association with The Product Guy and The Product Group.

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Why Should Sales NOT be in Charge of Pricing?

Pragmatic Marketing

A question from a reader: Good morning Mark. The podcasts are excellent, as always. But I have noticed there may be one point you have not covered: “Why should sales not be in charge of pricing?” Thank you for the question. I can think of two reasons why sales should not be in charge of pricing. Their incentives are wrong. Most salespeople get a commission as a percentage of revenue.

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The question you should never EVER ask your engineers!

The Product Coalition

Put your learn mode in overdrive and boost creativity by asking *stupid* questions Unsplash What do product managers want to ask at engineering meetings but are too afraid to for fear of looking stupid? Are you new in your PM position? You might wonder how you’re going to handle the meetings with engineering without showing your lack of technical understanding and losing “cred” with the engineers.

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

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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Why Should Sales NOT be in Charge of Pricing?

Pragmatic Marketing

A question from a reader: Good morning Mark. The podcasts are excellent, as always. But I have noticed there may be one point you have not covered: “Why should sales not be in charge of pricing?” Thank you for the question. I can think of two reasons why sales should not be in charge of pricing. Their incentives are wrong. Most salespeople get a commission as a percentage of revenue.

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The Essential Partnership Between Sales and Services in the Technology Industry

TSIA

Through our research, conferences, and various publications, TSIA has been talking about how essential it is for Services and Sales to work together to land and maintain profitable relationships with customers through all stages of the customer life cycle. But something that I really feel the need to emphasize is why this focus on cooperation between these two functions has become so essential.

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How do market researchers add experimentation to drive better business outcomes?

DISQO

Incumbents across every industry have been put on notice: technology upstarts are taking over the Fortune 500 list at an accelerating pace. No one wants to be the next Blockbuster. But the ability to avoid that fate won’t come from open workspaces, a relaxed dress code, and a bring-your-own-device policy. It requires organizations, from analyst to executive, to internalize the fast-paced world we live in and to adopt modern workflows that enable them to compete.

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Emergence Capital’s Doug Landis on telling stories that sell

Intercom, Inc.

Doug Landis often sees an unsuccessful sales pitch stumble straight out of the gate. Specifically at the very first slide in the pitch deck. The problem, Doug says, is salespeople tend to focus too much on their company and the names on their client roster, rather than connecting with their audience. The easiest way to do that? Tell a compelling story.

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How do market researchers add experimentation to drive better business outcomes?

DISQO

Incumbents across every industry have been put on notice: technology upstarts are taking over the Fortune 500 list at an accelerating pace. No one wants to be the next Blockbuster. But the ability to avoid that fate won’t come from open workspaces, a relaxed dress code, and a bring-your-own-device policy. It requires organizations, from analyst to executive, to internalize the fast-paced world we live in and to adopt modern workflows that enable them to compete.

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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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Emergence Capital’s Doug Landis on telling stories that sell

Intercom, Inc.

Doug Landis often sees an unsuccessful sales pitch stumble straight out of the gate. Specifically at the very first slide in the pitch deck. The problem, Doug says, is salespeople tend to focus too much on their company and the names on their client roster, rather than connecting with their audience. The easiest way to do that? Tell a compelling story.