Mind the Product

APRIL 20, 2021

What do a necklace, a bowl of salad, and a compass have in common? They are all metaphors that product managers at Dashlane use to describe their role. The insight they revealed, among others, helped me shape what Dashlane’s first-ever product operations role should look like. Product operations is a relatively new concept for most companies [.] Read more » The post Process as Product: What product ops can learn from user research appeared first on Mind the Product.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 17, 2021

You have to keep working from home post-pandemic Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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ProductBoard

APRIL 20, 2021

As a product manager, you sit at the focal point of many different parts of your company. You coordinate between R&D functions like design and engineering and go-to-market functions like growth, product marketing, sales, and customer success. And, of course, you need to get buy-in from the executives who (depending on your company) may be very interested in what you do.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

That question has been on Will Larson ‘s mind for a long time. For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. As it turns out, he’s also quite the writer – since the last time we spoke , he has published not one but two books on engineering.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 22, 2021

Brands in the Business Services category faced diverse 2020 challenges. Some companies (like those focused on work collaboration or expense management) faced hurdles early on in the year that flattened as employees became more comfortable working from home. Brands focused on shipping faced challenges with cadences parallel to the impacts on local and national supply chains.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 20, 2021

Winning product concept of Product Buds’ Spring 2021 Protothon, to bridge the gap of gig workers lacking benefits by providing healthcare… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 20, 2021

The challenges facing customer support leaders are more complex than ever. They need to be able to balance efficiency with a great customer experience , meet rising customer expectations , and keep team morale high , all while ensuring that they don’t blow through their budget or burn out their team. It can seem like an impossible balancing act – but customer support operations can help.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 21, 2021

Education was one of the hardest hit industries in 2020. Quick transitions to remote learning, usage and integration hurdles, lack of funding for new tech, and massive fluctuations in MAU all played a role in delivering a challenging year for educators and education technology across the country. In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Education category.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 19, 2021

“Who are we building this for, the buyer, their customer, or the users?!” This was the Product and Design team I was leading in 2020 which focused on building and selling an enterprise-grade digital platform in healthcare. The complexity of this situation was consternating. Who were we supposed to serve, and how would we serve [.] Read more » The post Practising “Best Practice” Product in the Context of B2B2B2C appeared first on Mind the Product.

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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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The Product Coalition

APRIL 18, 2021

AI and automation are rapidly securing their place amongst end-users and even key industries. Technology analysts and experts are busy validating their impact in the consumer market or leveraging the same to create a better user experience and the best test management tools. Considering all factors, no technology can deliver expected results without testing and evaluation in a focused environment bringing together the related factors.

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The Accidental Product Manager

APRIL 19, 2021

Bookstores can not only survive, but they can thrive in the age of Amazon Image Credit: Peretz Partensky. If there is one job that most product managers would not want to have these days, it would to be a product manager for an independent book store. I mean really, Amazon showed up several decades ago and pretty much put these guys out of business.

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Gainsight

APRIL 22, 2021

[Special thanks to Ajay Agarwal at Bain Capital Ventures, Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures, Roger Lee from Battery Ventures, Jeff Lieberman from Insight Venture Partners and Byron Deeter from Bessemer Venture Partners for their feedback on this post]. It’s an incredible time to be in SaaS. I don’t know if a day goes by without another SaaS company announcing a fundraise valuing them at more than $1 billion.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 23, 2021

In this #mtpcon Digital APAC keynote, Crystal Widjaja, Executive-In-Residence at Reforge, discusses the impact product people can have when utilising a sensible data strategy. This, she tells us, helps to drive product improvement, create great customer experiences, and achieve defensibility. Watch the talk in full or read on for the overview. Mind the Product members can [.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 18, 2021

Coming up with the next big thing is hard. Or is it? Where do big creative ideas come from, and how important is this skill for product leaders? Some takeaways for you from a product interview I had at Google many years ago. Photo by John Tekeridis from Pexels When I decided to move into product management I interviewed, among other companies, for a product management role at Google.

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ProductCraft

APRIL 20, 2021

When people see my background as a teacher, they often ask how I ended up becoming a product manager at a technology company. Usually, they’re looking for advice on how they can break into a career in product management themselves. I don’t blame them for wondering! After all, we’ve been told for years that in. Read more » The post You don’t need a technical background to be a PM.

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freshtrax

APRIL 19, 2021

Japan has historically been known as a cash-based society. But in the last few years, there has been an uptick in the usage of credit cards as the Japanese get more comfortable with the idea of cashless payment methods and COVID-19 sped up a shift to purchasing products online. Three main occasions to use cashless payments in Japan. When we say “cashless” in Japan, there are three times consumers would typically use cashless technologies instead of cash.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 20, 2021

For many product people, it’s a dream to get in early at a startup — or to start their own. Unless you have the ability to bootstrap, that means you’ll need access to money, which often means working with venture capital. That can be a mysterious and scary world, so we asked Dharmesh Raithatha, CPO [.] Read more » The post Product and VC: What You Need to Know – Dharmesh Raithatha appeared first on Mind the Product.

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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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The Product Coalition

APRIL 22, 2021

Job interviews are mostly nonsense. According to Ron Friedman , a psychologist and author of “ The Best places to work ”, 80% of people lie during their interviews?—?so if that's the case, the information you’re hearing is likely fiction, or at best, inspired by real-world events. On top of that, there are now huge volumes of research from academic circles, as well as popular journals like Harvard Business Review , INC.com , and Forbes ?

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 23, 2021

Are you wary of asking for help? You might feel weak. Or, you might worry your colleagues see you as weak or incompetent. You might not feel safe if you want to ask for help. However, very few of us know everything we need. Or can do everything we want to accomplish without asking for help. Help is a form of support. And one size support does not fit all.

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First Round Review

APRIL 20, 2021

Mark Frein has served as Chief People Officer at Return Path, InVision, and now Lambda School. Here, he shares his approach to spinning up the people function, as well as tactical tips for creating a great employee experience, enabling a workforce that feels seen and heard, and making an environment where people feel developed.

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Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog

APRIL 20, 2021

What are the Product Research Rules that ensure you build the right product? Find out in this episode of the Enterprise Product Leadership podcast. Get new episodes delivered right into your inbox or Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify Episode Details – Product Research Rules with C. Todd Lombardo […].

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 22, 2021

Micromanagement in Agile and Scrum Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 21, 2021

I had a terrific time with Joe Krebs on his podcast. See Agile FM – Johanna Rothman. We spoke about a number of ideas from the Modern Management Made Easy books: How to recognize and avoid micromanagement. What it might mean to engage people at work. The kinds of workspaces we need. Psychological safety. One-on-ones. Feedback loops and delays for managers.

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Userpilot

APRIL 23, 2021

Looking for user persona examples to inspire your research, or (product) marketing strategy? Creating a user persona can be hard sometimes. Depending on how many your product has, it may require several hours of interviews and a number of surveys to do each. But it’s an absolutely critical step for any SaaS strategy. In this article, we’ll take a quick look over what a user persona is and how to create one.

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ProductBoard

APRIL 22, 2021

Today we’ve announced that Productboard has raised $72M in Series C funding led by Tiger Global with participation from existing investors Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, and Bessemer Venture Partners! The funding will accelerate Productboard’s growth as it continues to lead the category of dedicated product management systems.

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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

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