Wed.Jan 27, 2021

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

Nulab

Anyone else feel really drained after a video call? 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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6 Products that Successfully Sailed the Storm of 2020

280 Group

Sink or Swim. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a devastating storm for many, as the American economy suffered some big blows (especially for small businesses). Those in the restaurant biz, retail, fitness, and etc. were forced to make major pivots to survive. But some have weathered the storm better than others and sailed out of 2020 with big business and big profits.

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Conversational experiences and customer outcomes: How Typeform creates blueprints for customer success

Intercom, Inc.

Built to help brands connect with their customers in more meaningful ways, Typeform is an interactive survey platform with a vision to create a world of more personal business relationships. Focused on realizing that vision by empowering and supporting their customers is Christine Werner, Typeform’s Senior Director of Customer Success. This is the fifth in a recurring series of articles looking at how modern support leaders are navigating the support landscape as it continues to evolve.

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Little Changes

The Product Coalition

Behind the scenes on deploying new product functionality Photo by Micha? Kubalczyk on Unsplash For the last month, I worked on changing a button. It sounds simple, but in the process, I’ve learned just how much you can affect through the smallest of changes. When purchasing a car at Rodo , we changed the button text for certain vehicles from “Place Order” to “Check Availability.

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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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Productboard is now SOC 2 Type II certified

ProductBoard

We’re excited to announce that Productboard has received its Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II compliance certification for its customer-driven product management system. The certification, as well as Productboard’s SOC 2 Type 1 certificate, covering “Security and Availability Principles,” emphasizes Productboard’s commitment to safeguarding customer data—and their customers’ data—over.

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Strategy is Important but Sometimes Bad Strategy is OK

ProductPlan

In an ideal, data-driven world, every product, project, and program would come gift wrapped with its own precise set of goals, objectives, and KPIs. There would be no bad strategy. The rationale would be crystal clear, as would measuring its success. Bad Strategy Happens. The world is a messy place. There are many occasions when half-baked ideas get greenlit, fuzzy concepts are approved, and individual initiatives are largely disconnected from the corporate strategy.

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Six Tips for Modern Business Negotiations

The Product Coalition

FBI Hostage Negotiation techniques applied to Stakeholder Management Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Bring the team together with these remote team building activities

Nulab

There’s been a clear trend toward remote over the past few years: According to Upwork , 41.8% of the U.S. workforce is currently working virtually due to the pandemic, but it’s estimated 36.2 million Americans (22% of the workforce) will be working remotely by 2025. This is a huge 87% increase from pre-pandemic numbers. While remote work comes with plenty of benefits, it’s not all 20-minute coffee breaks and PJs-on-the-bottom-half video calls.

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Strategy is Important But It Isn’t Everything

ProductPlan

In an ideal, data-driven world, every product, project, and program would come gift wrapped with its own precise set of goals, objectives, and KPIs. There would be no bad strategy. The rationale would be crystal clear, as would measuring its success. Bad Strategy Happens. The world is a messy place. There are many occasions when half-baked ideas get greenlit, fuzzy concepts are approved, and individual initiatives are largely disconnected from the corporate strategy.

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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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ONE THING on Impossible Outcomes

Product Culture

Tesla, Netflix, Dollar Shave Club — these organizations don't just succeed. Each has redefined the rules of their industry and achieved results once considered impossible. But they didn't succeed, really, on technical innovation. The key ingredient was (and remains) culture. A true product culture doesn't ask, "What incremental steps can we take?", but instead asks, "What steps MUST we take to achieve our vision of the future?

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Strategy is Important but Sometimes Bad Strategy is OK

ProductPlan

In an ideal, data-driven world, every product, project, and program would come gift wrapped with its own precise set of goals, objectives, and KPIs. There would be no bad strategy. The rationale would be crystal clear, as would measuring its success. Bad Strategy Happens. The world is a messy place. There are many occasions when half-baked ideas get greenlit, fuzzy concepts are approved, and individual initiatives are largely disconnected from the corporate strategy.

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Ease of use—What it means, how much it matters, and how to communicate it to attract customers [Based on data from 98 SaaS businesses]

Userpilot

How important is the ease of use for the success of your SaaS company? Pawel Banhegyi asked 98 SaaS businesses a bunch of questions that revealed why you should make the ease of use and good, intuitive UX an absolute priority! But before we dive into the results, let’s start from what you’re told never to do as a researcher – a huge piece of anecdotal evidence … Not that long ago, I had “the” conversion with one of my research friends.

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Why Your Entire Company Should Talk with Customers Weekly

Amplitude

I have a challenge for you. Everyone in your tech company should spend time with customers weekly. Yes, weekly. Helping everyone in your organization regularly engage with customers—specifically team members in non-customer facing roles—is powerful and even transformative. In many tech companies, internal business metrics, as well customer behavior and usage analytics, are discussed and poured over daily.

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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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Gainsters of Gainsight: Meet Sheridan Collard, Customer Account Manager

Gainsight

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and what your role is at Gainsight. . I’m the Customer Account Manager for Gainsight EMEA’s customer base, working from our London office with our small but growing and vibrant team. I stumbled into London from Melbourne, Australia, over three years ago but only really felt at home when I found the fast-paced, dynamic tech industry at Gainsight 1.5 years later.