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Product adoption: how to get customers to embrace your product

Intercom, Inc.

All products share a universal problem, no matter how long they’ve been around or how well they are built – the problem of customer inertia. The sad truth is your potential customers are probably more comfortable staying where they are rather than taking a chance on something new. Luckily, there are ways to convince them to make a switch and increase your product adoption.

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Are Your Product Leaders Good Enough?

BrainMates

Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash. Long before I started Brainmates, my colleagues and I used to joke that the people who were promoted at a large company where I worked, were those who were terrible at their jobs. Promoting these people got them out of the way of folks who were actually doing the job well. The scenario I describe is best articulated by Lawrence Peters in his book The Peter Principle. “ Everyone in an organization keeps on getting promoted until they reach their level of incomp

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Data Science Consulting Is A SCAM!

Piyanka Jain

I run a Data Science Consulting company, and I say analytics consulting is a SCAM! Why? [link] I can say so because I have been on both sides of the table, having hired analytics consulting companies for big organizations and also providing analytics consulting services to top companies. I have seen projects worth hundreds of thousands of dollars being wasted, and I have seen them becoming successful too.

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Are North Star Metrics Leading You Astray?

ProductPlan

Support. Sign In. Product. Customers. Resources. Blog. Try it Free. Features. Pricing. Enterprise. Integrations. Security. Templates. Videos. Webinars. Articles. Glossary. Product. Customers. Resources. Blog. Try it Free. Features. Pricing. Enterprise. Integrations. Security. Templates. Videos. Webinars. Articles. Glossary. Blog. /. Roadmaps. / Are North Star Metrics Leading You Astray?

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Provide Real Value in Your Applications with Data and Analytics

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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Developing high-performance product teams

Lead on Purpose

It’s difficult (if not impossible) to quantify what it takes to develop a productive and successful product team. Every product is unique, and every company does things differently.

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Data Science Consulting Is A SCAM!

Piyanka Jain

I run a Data Science Consulting company, and I say analytics consulting is a SCAM! Why? [link] I can say so because I have been on both sides of the table, having hired analytics consulting companies for big organizations and also providing analytics consulting services to top companies. I have seen projects worth hundreds of thousands of dollars being wasted, and I have seen them becoming successful too.

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BPMA 2nd Annual Career Fair a Big Hit!

bpma ProductHub

by Ashima Dua – On March 27th, BPMA held its second annual career fair at WeWork Central Square (located at 625 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA). The evening was a packed house of companies and job seekers meeting each other, networking and learning more about the Product scene in Boston!

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The ABCs of Product – Melissa Perri on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Melissa Perri is the product manager’s product manager – she’s able to do the job, explain it, and teach you how to do it better. So when we got her on the line, we covered everything… including Japanese deployment strategies, Marmite and peanut butter, product leadership and team organisation, how companies scale, how to pick the right environment for you, and even her new book, Escaping the Build Trap.

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Continuous Product Discovery is for Everyone [Case Study]

Product Talk

When I write or speak about continuous discovery , I worry that people are enamored with this way of working, but aren’t doing the work to put it into practice. It’s easy to read about a continuous discovery habit and think, “That could never work for my team. Our industry is too old. Our company is too set in its ways.”. It’s easy to read about a continuous discovery habit and think, ‘That could never work for my team.

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Secure SaaS Success: Embedded Finance as a Competitive Advantage

Speaker: Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, where he’ll explore the significant impact of embedded finance on the software industry! This session is designed to provide you with the strategic insights needed to navigate the future of SaaS successfully, all while gaining a deeper understanding of how these trends can enhance your competitive edge, boost revenue, and deepen customer loyalty.

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Advice for Managers of Product Managers

The Product Guy

Excerpts from our conversation with The Best Product Person of 2018, Brian Crofts. Watch now and see why he 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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The future of customer acquisition with HubSpot’s Meghan Keaney Anderson

Intercom, Inc.

What does this have to do with marketing? Well, in this day and age, the world of marketing can also seem similarly mysterious, except that new tactics and spaces are emerging every year instead of every 100. If it’s not Facebook modifying its Newsfeed algorithm , it’s Google shaking up AdWords and DoubleClick – requiring marketers to constantly redraft once tried-and-true roadmaps.

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What can Non-Product People Learn From Product People?

Mind the Product

In March last year, my colleague and Mind the Product’s Director of Training, Rosemary King, wrote about how the company departments working alongside a product team could better work together to meet their common goals and to improve working practices. I’ve worked in B2B tech marketing for about eight years, as a product marketer for a large portfolio of niche software, and now as the marketing manager for Mind the Product’s growing collection of events and community-building initiatives.

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Empathy-Driven Development: How Engineers Can Tap into This Critical Skill

First Round Review

Andrea Goulet is determined to change the way that the tech industry talks about empathy. After teaching us how to conquer technical debt, the CEO of Corgibytes returns to the Review to explain why empathy is technical skill, and how engineers can leverage this powerful tool in their practice.

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Cassandra

It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.

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Don’t Let Your Clients Drive Your Roadmap

The Product Guy

Guest Post by: Elly Lin (Mentee, Session 8, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Alberto Simon]. When I first joined, the startup I work at had often been stuck with a backlog of products and services to create. Our startup’s sales team is incredibly talented and sells successfully – but does not necessarily sell products that have already been developed.

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Five Things Never to Include on Your Customer-Facing Product Roadmap

ProductCraft

Want to inject some energy into a dull product team meeting? Ask for opinions about whether or not your company should develop a customer-facing product roadmap. That’ll get people perked up and talking. But it could also get them shouting, maybe even hurtling obscenities. So use this tactic only if you’re stuck in a truly. Read more » The post Five Things Never to Include on Your Customer-Facing Product Roadmap appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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Internal Product Development by Lucia Adams

Mind the Product

Developing influence across an organisation allows you to drive products – and transformation – forward. In this ProductTank London talk, Lucia Adams goes through examples and learning from her own experience (including all the times she got it wrong) as she offers her personal framework for accelerating change in business. “How do you embody change?

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Empathy-Driven Development: How Engineers Can Tap into This Critical Skill

First Round Review

Andrea Goulet is determined to change the way that the tech industry talks about empathy. After teaching us how to conquer technical debt, the CEO of Corgibytes returns to the Review to explain why empathy is technical skill, and how engineers can leverage this powerful tool in their practice.

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How To Manage Multiple Product Teams For Successful Development & Delivery

Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager

Effective management of multiple product teams necessitates a skillful coordination and guidance with the objective of aligning efforts towards shared goals. This entails constant communication, efficient task management, and ensuring that each team aligns with the broader organizational objectives. We can think about this like conducting an orchestra, where diverse efforts are harmonized toward a unified outcome. 🎯 Proficiency in these skills empowers product managers to navigate comple

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What Can Store Credit Card Product Managers Do To Remain Viable?

The Accidental Product Manager

Store credit cards are declining, what’s a product manager to do? Image Credit: Mike Mozart. So if I was to take a look inside of your purse or wallet right now, what would I find? I’m willing to bet that you probably have either a Visa or a Mastercard credit card, perhaps an American Express credit card or even a Discover credit card. However, what else would be there?

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Transparently Better Opportunities in #prodmgmt

The Product Guy

If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. . Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. Check out this week’s newest, below….

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Leading Product Teams in Asia by Kenneth Chin

Mind the Product

Throughout his long career, Kenneth Chin, now the Chief Product Officer for Seek Asia, has worked with and led product teams around the world, including the US, UK, Australia, and across Asia. In this talk from Mind the Product Singapore he shares some of the cultural differences he’s experienced between East and West and how we can learn from those differences to build better Product teams and careers.

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How GoJek Built A Decacorn With Less Than 300 Engineers! [Sidu Ponnappa]

NextBigWhat

It’s not everyday that you hear of companies reaching unicorn stage with just.70 engineers. And decacorn (i.e. valued at $10Bn+) with just 300 engineers! At UnPluggd Conf 2019, GOJEK India’s… The post How GoJek Built A Decacorn With Less Than 300 Engineers! [Sidu Ponnappa] appeared first on NextBigWhat.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Top Trends to Watch in Analytics through 2020

TIBCO - Thought Leadership

Innovation in analytics and business intelligence (BI) is a must-have for companies trying to ensure a successful future in the digital age. For companies looking to innovate and keep pace with the ever-evolving field of analytics, understanding the trends that will have the biggest impact is critical. That’s why TIBCO and Shawn Rogers conducted a global survey on the subject.

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Top 10 Mobile Payment Options in Japan

freshtrax

When was the last time you used cash? Thanks to Apple Pay, Google Pay, Paypal, Venmo and Facebook Messenger, etc., we have many cashless payment opportunities at retail stores, to split a bill with friends, or send money to family members in the modern society of the United States. But, how about in Japan? [Related article] Japanese Hold As Many Credit Cards As Americans, But Do They Use Them?

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Ryan Hoover on how to develop products people love

Miro

Ryan Hoover on how to develop products people loveRecently, Product Hunt released a new feature called Product Hunt Tab, a virtual coworking space. We chatted with founder Ryan Hoover on how the team landed on the idea, and their process for bringing new products to the community.Anna SavinaAuthorHow did the idea for Product Hunt Tab […]. The post Ryan Hoover on how to develop products people love appeared first on MiroBlog | A blog by Miro.

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Product Love Podcast: Hannah Chaplin, CEO of Receptive

ProductCraft

This week on Product Love, I sat down with Hannah Chaplin, the CEO of Receptive. Receptive is the leader in product demand intelligence, which enables companies to make data-driven product decisions by translating demand from customers, internal teams, and the market into actionable insights. We talked about product teams, roadmaps, and backlogs. The Two Types.

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr