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Applying the ‘Target Customer Scenario Canvas’ to Cross the Chasm

The Product Coalition

Narrowing Down the Battlefield Figure 1 shows the ‘Technology Adoption Life Cycle’ for discontinuous innovations. We can see that such innovations face a chasm between the early and the mainstream market. Crossing this chasm decides if the innovation will become a success or has to leave the market. Innovators have to build first reference customers in the mainstream market to prove having a promising business model and a compelling offering.

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If Your Product Strategy Doesn’t P**s Somebody Off, It’s Not Very Good!

Product Management University

Don’t get me wrong. The goal of your product strategy isn’t to p**s people off. It’s to demonstrate that your product direction is aligned with the goals and priorities of your target customers, current customers included. It’s to demonstrate that you have a vision beyond the next release or two for how you’re going to make customers better at mission-critical processes that are strategic to their business.

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Top Product Talks from AsiaPac

Mind the Product

As #mtpcon #mtpcon Digital APAC (14-15 April) draws near, we’ve taken a tour of our video archive to revisit some awesome product talks from the region. From #mtpcon talks on remote discovery and design thinking to ProductTank talks on imposter syndrome and SaaS product launches. This selection of videos also includes 3 talks that were [.]. Read More.

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Product Management Lessons from Kids Television

The Product Coalition

What kind of kids TV show has this tagline? Problems are our specialty! Helpsters Helpsters, created by Apple of course During the COVID lockdown in 2020, I signed up to a trial of Apple+ and stumbled across a great kids TV show called Helpsters. Helpsters, created exclusively for Apple+ by the Sesame Workshop (the brains behind Sesame Street), revolves around a team of monsters helping customers solve problems.

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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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How to Develop a Strong Product Strategy in 2021

Userpilot

Defining your product strategy is the most important aspect of deciding to build something new. It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. But where do you start, how do you define it, and how do you take the steps to achieve it? If you want to learn more, keep reading.

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4 steps for measuring the impact of product discovery

ProductBoard

This piece is an excerpt from “The Product Discovery Playbook.” For more insights and how-tos on product discovery, download the full ebook. While the product development process fits neatly into a box, product discovery often feels more fuzzy. Sometimes teams lack product metrics to guide their efforts or have unclear goals, and find themselves stumbling through customer interviews and shipping.

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The host with the most: how to hold an effective virtual meeting

Nulab

Anyone else feel really drained after a virtual meeting? You’re not alone: ‘ Zoom Fatigue ’ describes the feeling of stress and tiredness that comes after (over)using virtual platforms. It’s an entirely new phenomenon that materialized during 2020 when offices closed their doors and we all started chatting online. Organizations are powered by virtual platforms right now, and it’s unlikely this will change as we emerge from the pandemic.

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Bhavin Turakhia on running multiple companies with completely different business models

NextBigWhat

Bhavin Turakhia runs multiple companies – Flock, Zeta, and Radix. And all of them are in different domains, with completely different business models. How is he able to do it? Well, let’s hear out from him. The post Bhavin Turakhia on running multiple companies with completely different business models appeared first on nextbigwhat.

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Top 5 EdTech Trends to watch out

Antwak Blog

Introduction. The recent boom in technologies and its versatile adaptions across industries are disrupting the way in which things operate. The covid-19 pandemic has also played a crucial role. The impact of IoT, AI, VR, and 5G on the education domain has been pivotal in igniting the EdTech revolution. However, the results are yet to reach their full potential. 5 trends bound to revolutionize the EdTech industry in 2021.

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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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Jonathon’s new book “Alignment: Overcoming internal sabotage and digital product failure” launches today

Emerge Insights

I am excited to announce that my book ‘Alignment: Overcoming internal sabotage and digital product failure,’ has launched today, available on Amazon and Apple. I hope you’ll join me in celebrating this momentous occasion and order your copies today. Growing up in Silicon Valley at the onset of the digital evolution transformed my life. My […].

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Network Security and its Significance

Antwak Blog

Network Security and its Significance The Internet has become a basic necessity in today’s life. It has made everybody’s life so much easier. It allows access to every possible thing in the world. Needless to say, the Internet is unavoidable these days. Many people are relying on the internet for professional, social, financial activities and we rely on the internet for every bit of information.

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Building Community with the Women in Product Development ERG at Amplitude

Amplitude

The Women in Product Development group has existed informally at Amplitude for quite some time, but in early 2020 we officially formed as an employee resource group (ERG). Our mission is to create a safe space for our community, help each other grow, and reduce bias across the product development org. We are a cross-functional group of engineers, designers, product managers, and researchers.

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What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?

Antwak Blog

Data loss prevention is referred to as a set of technologies, products, and techniques that are invented to prevent critical and valuable information in an organization. This information is highly protected so that it does not get leaked or exposed. Data can be misused if it gets unsolicited access; it may be sent through emails, instant messaging. File transfers or by any other forms.DLP strategies must include a quick fix that monitors, detects, and blocks the unauthorized flow of data.

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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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How to Gather UX Data for eComm Sites

TryMyUI

Data is a powerful force. It provides endless actionable insights that improve the ways we go about business. Now, with more transactions happening online, data can be used to empower user experience designs across e-commerce sites. There are many ways you can utilize UX data to increase the potential of your virtual storefronts. However, the insights you generate are only as good as they are applicable.

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From QA to Product Management: How do I make that transition? [Answered]

NextBigWhat

Is it even feasible? What skills do I need to learn and unlearn in order to transition from QA to Product Management role. Well, a lot of companies want to hire product managers who have had a QA or support background – but then, they look for that extra spark. What’s that extra spark? Can anybody do this? First, let’s talk about the QA role.

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User Research Cover Letters: What Hiring Managers Look For (Includes an Example)

dscout People Nerds

Use these do’s and don’t’s to navigate the most mystifying step of your job application process. .

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Launching a New Breakout Product | Jason Fried | BoS USA Online 2020

Business of Software Conference

Jason Fried // Basecamp. Jason Fried is co-founder of Basecamp, a private company based in Chicago that builds the best web tools possible with the least number of features necessary. The launch of Hey, Basecamp’s new email service, has become one of the most talked about product launches of 2020- not least because of the very public fight with the Apple store.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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The support leader’s guide to scaling smarter with self-serve support

Intercom, Inc.

Some 80% of customers are more likely to do business with a company that offers a personal experience. But as your company grows, how do you offer personalized support at scale without burning out your team or budget? Modern self-serve support is key to scaling smarter. “How do I update my password?” “What’s your cancellation policy?” Answering simple, repetitive questions like these can feel like Groundhog Day for your team.

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Lint and Style Your TypeScript Code with ESLint and Prettier

Modus Create

We all write solid code, right? Of course we do, and of course, we don’t. No matter your experience with JavaScript and TypeScript and how well your typings are, there are still common pitfalls that should be avoided or better syntaxes that should be used. Not only that, but code styling should be kept normalized throughout a codebase that may have different developers.

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ONE THING on OKRs: Committed vs. Aspirational

Product Culture

When creating Objectives and Key Results, consider two types: Committed are OKRs that you must meet. These are things like contractual obligations or new SLAs you need to improve to hit. Aspirational are more like a stretch goal, something where you want to reach as far as you can and 70% of that number is still good. They may be recalibrated along the way.

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The Ecosystem (and Future) of the Modern Data Infrastructure

Indicative

A simplified look at the current data landscape shows that an architecture where companies own and control their own data—where the data warehouse is the central hub connecting to all other tools and a gravity well for all business data—is emerging. That architecture represents a major shift in how data is ingested, stored, and analyzed by companies of all sizes—and key players in the data analytics industry aren’t keeping up.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.