Sat.Dec 18, 2021 - Fri.Dec 24, 2021

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The Overnight Product Manager

The Product Coalition

Restaurants don’t put an Apprentice Chef in charge of the kitchen overnight, so why do we do this with Product Managers? Photo by Sebastian Herrmann on Unsplash Whilst it has been around for decades, product management has grown rapidly over the last few years. Executives have been watching the success of product led scale ups and are kicking off transformation projects to rapidly establish or scale their product management capability.

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364: Using Jobs-to-be-Done to avoid 6-figure mistakes – with Aggelos Mouzakitis

Product Innovation Educators

How product managers can better understand consumer decisions. Today we are revisiting one of the best tools for product managers, Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD). Our guest has been applying JTBD to help SaaS companies sell better, retain more, and avoid 6-figure go-to-market mistakes. His name is Aggelos Mouzakitis, and his company is called Growth Sandwich.

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Why Product Managers Are So Important

Product Management Unpacked

“Crossing the Chasm” author on how user-experience design has driven product management from product-focused development to fostering customer engagement. There was a time not so long ago that Silicon Valley tech companies were developing systems management computer products – financial, transaction, and customer relationship management systems, for instance, and the products “would get adopted and bought,” says famed author and tech startup guru Geoffrey Moore, who wrote the best-selling book,

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Finding Excitement in Product

The Product Guy

Being part of a product team that is engaged and solving problems can be the greatest motivator for a product manager — the product doesn’t have to be “cool” Watch and learn more from product management expert, Benny Reich.

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From MVP to MAP (Most AI-ready Product)

Product managers have long relied on the Minimum Viable Product (MVP), but in the age of AI, a minimum AI-Ready Product (MAP) – an evolution of the MVP that ensures a product is not just functional but ready to leverage AI from day one has become crucial

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Product Management Can’t Overcome A Lack of Strategy

The Product Coalition

Strategy before everything. Before structure, before process, and before product. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Designing a sustainable future by Leyla Acaroglu

Mind the Product

In this #mtpcon London+EMEA keynote, Leyla Acaroglu, the Founder of Disrupt Design and the UnSchool, and UNEP Champion of the Earth describes how we can better understand the world’s greatest challenges by employing Systems Thinking to analyse complex relationships and design solutions that prioritise sustainable and ethical goals. Watch the talk in full or read on [.

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Why Design Thinking Matters

Product Management Unpacked

How product managers can identify the right customer problems to solve. Perhaps Albert Einstein summed up successful product management best when he said, “If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.”. Product management, at its heart, is about managing a process that develops solutions to problems.

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Four Frameworks to Help You Define Product Metrics

The Product Coalition

You can find numerous articles out there that will rattle off a list of “essential e-commerce metrics” however the problem with these are… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Product Trends and Resolutions for 2022 – From 13 Top Product Experts

Userpilot

What will be the biggest Product Trends in 2022? Interestingly – they seem completely different from the product trends we’ve identified for 2021 – including Product Led Growth , the rise of a Growth Product Management Role, chatbots, or gamification. Will AI transform Product Management in 2022 by allowing PMs to make a better use of user behavior data ?

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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SUNDAY REWIND: Moving from product management into product strategy

Mind the Product

In this weeks’ Sunday Rewind, we look back to when product leader, Becky Yelland, provided some advice on transitioning into product strategy [.] Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: Moving from product management into product strategy appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Product Coaching and “Show, Don’t Tell”

Mironov Consulting

I sometimes find product management teams composed entirely of first-timers, where not a single person has any previous experience as a product manager. This presents a fundamental challenge: how do we train or skill up a whole product team from scratch?

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How to Create Product Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

The Product Coalition

Best way to create meaningful KPIs to measure success Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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22 startup principles to scale your company in 2022

NextBigWhat

There’s no formula for dealing with hard things. Hard things are hard because no one’s figured them out yet. Don’t get stuck on a single approach. Find smart people and collect the best ideas… Test them out. 22 startup principles to scale your company in 2022: 1) The obstacle is the way Every hard problem you solve is a moat that others will shrink from.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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The most effective channels to gain customer feedback: Part 1 of 2

Mind the Product

The term "customer development" is attracting not only startups that create digital products but also offline businesses owners. In this post, we explain why it is so important, and share several ways to collect it. [.] Read more » The post The most effective channels to gain customer feedback: Part 1 of 2 appeared first on Mind the Product.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

We’re not exactly sure how, but yes, it’s that time of the year again. And what a year it has been! More than integrations and features and quarterly reports, back in August, Intercom turned 10. It’s been 10 years since co-founders Eoghan McCabe , Des Traynor , David Barrett , and Ciaran Lee sat in a small Dublin coffee shop and dreamed of making internet business personal, and we’re still every bit as excited.

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UI Test Automation Playbook

The Product Coalition

Guest post by Mark Mayo, Senior Quality Engineer at Terem Technologies This is the process of writing code and using tools to automate the user interface (UI) testing of front-end components of websites, desktop applications or mobile applications. But, getting it right goes beyond the coding of the tests and the tools you use. You need to make sure you understand things like what you’re testing, how your tests need to fit your team’s workflow and your release plan.

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Being Black in UX Research with Dr. Lisanne Norman of Gusto

UserInterviews

Creating inclusive research environments, for participants and practitioners.

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Actionable Insights for Your Product Team

Great product management starts with great teams. Our free assessment tool reveals where your team excels and uncovers opportunities for growth across six key dimensions: Context, Investigate, Define, Create, Deliver, and Leadership. In just 10 minutes, gain actionable insights that show you exactly where to focus to improve performance, drive outcomes, and strengthen your team in key areas.

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Rerun: Product-Led Growth – Ashley Smith on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Ashley Smith has a long career in helping early-stage startups scale into successful organisations. In this rebroadcasted episode, Ashley talks to our hosts about product-led growth, and how everyone can and should do it. Listen to more episodes… Featured Links: Follow Ashley on LinkedIn and Twitter | OpenView Partners Product-Led Growth Index Episode transcript Lily Smith: 0:00 Hey, Randy, it’s holiday season [.

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Here’s How to Ensure Your Kids Don’t Spend the Entire Break Staring at Screens

Nir Eyal

It’s that time of year when kids have a long break from school and parents and guardians likely have some time off work. What will we do with all that free time? The post Here’s How to Ensure Your Kids Don’t Spend the Entire Break Staring at Screens appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Ten UX/UI Design Challenges That Can Compromise Financial Apps

The Product Coalition

“If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design,” Ralf Speth, a former Jaguar Land Rover CEO. UX does matter. If you still doubt it, assess this. The study by the Design Management Institute analyzed the performance of design-led organizations that place influential design decisions at the top as compared to the Standard & Poor’s index over 10 years.

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Product Ops Overview

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As Product School says in their survey article trying to define what Product Ops is: “Product Ops operates differently at every company.” Which might be true, but isn’t very helpful. From my own interactions with companies implementing or exploring Product Ops, I have found no fewer than six distinct definitions. So the first and most. View Article.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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How I got my job in product – Maahir Shah

Mind the Product

Maahir Shah has been working as a Product Manager for eight years. Here’s how he got his job as a Product Manager at Facebook. [.] Read more » The post How I got my job in product – Maahir Shah appeared first on Mind the Product.

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How to run an effective virtual all hands meeting (with tips)

Nulab

You know the saying, ‘all hands on deck?’ Well, that’s the gist of an All Hands meeting. It’s an event where everyone in your organization gets together to catch up on what they’re working on and plan for the future. Often, you see a few worried faces when an all hands meeting is called. That’s because many companies only call everyone together when something big (aka ‘bad’) happens.

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Top 10 Most Hilarious Memes from Product People and What it Teaches.

The Product Coalition

Have a good laugh and learn on the way. I know I did. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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A SaaS Product Managers Holiday Wishlist

Qrvey

It’s the holiday season, that magical time of the year when software product managers begin loading up their sleigh with plans for the new year. But with so many competing priorities and never enough time, resources or budget, it’s no wonder most product roadmaps take a few unexpected twists and turns when dashing through the. The post A SaaS Product Managers Holiday Wishlist appeared first on Qrvey.

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B2B eCommerce, Self-Service Portals, and PIM Trends for 2024

In 2024, B2B customers expect better quality and service with streamlined experiences that match consumer-grade simplicity—no long calls or meetings required. Our B2B eCommerce Trends Report, surveying 400+ B2B professionals in the US and Europe, reveals how eCommerce has become vital to top companies’ strategies. The report shows how leaders are leveraging eCommerce to break data silos, unify channels, and deliver the personalized experiences that customers demand.

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Enterprise B2B product management by Jason Knight

Mind the Product

In this ProductTak talk, Product Director Jason Knight provides some insight into enterprise product management for B2B companies, specifically startups and scale-ups selling products to large companies. [.] Read more » The post Enterprise B2B product management by Jason Knight appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Artificial intelligence and the impact on UX

TryMyUI

Artificial intelligence is one of the most important technologies that will shape our future. One area where this technology has already had a significant impact on UX, is voice recognition software. This article will discuss how artificial intelligence impacts UX, and why you should pay attention to it if you are designing for an intelligent machine.

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Opportunity Sizing Case: Airbnb

The Product Coalition

How many of you came across Airbnb case studies during an interview? It is quite common for a PM interview, but the type of answers expected from the panel varies with the role and position offered. The answer presented by an entry-level or an experienced PM, or by a Group product manager (GPM) lies majorly between two parameters - execution & strategy.