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Engaging in Product Debates

Sachin Rekhi

As product managers we engage in product debates every day with our design and engineering partners, fellow product managers, cross-functional partners, managers, executive stakeholders, and more. The best product debates help refine our solution, make us better as product managers, and are intellectually stimulating. Yet so often they don't feel anything like that.

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4 CEO Lessons for Mobile Product Managers

Alchemer Mobile

The roles of managing a mobile product team and managing an entire company share many similarities. The biggest difference is that mobile product managers deeply interact with nearly every function within their organization, yet none of them report to them. However, the mental approach product managers need to take in order to succeed is more like a CEO than any other role.

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Just in Time Product Management

The Product Bistro

Product management is a discipline where there is an unending to-do list, a fixed amount of time in the day, and enough outside influencers to make even the best multi-tasker whither and die. Yet good product managers always appear to be in control of the situation. This is a testament to several traits that are […].

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Data-driven sales: 18 sales KPIs and metrics to grow your revenue faster

Intercom, Inc.

There are many parts to a high-performing sales organization – the right people, processes and strategy, to start. But today, the underlying backbone of all of it is the right data. That’s not to say there’s no art to practicing sales. Much of what defines our most outstanding sales reps is their ability to deeply understand our prospects’ and customers’ business needs and speak directly to them.

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The 25 Types of Innovation Dominating R&D Today

Innovation varies widely across sectors and organizations, creating value in diverse forms. Understanding different types is crucial for R&D teams to foster creativity and uncover missed opportunities. This guide explores 25 key types of innovation in management frameworks.

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2019 Product Conferences

Product Talk

We are starting to pull together our 2019 conference list. This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of a product conference that is not on the list and you think it should be, please feel free to recommend it in the comments or send an email to conferences@producttalk.org. I haven’t decided what events I’ll be attending in 2019 yet, but as soon as I do, I’ll update this post.

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Product Managers Need to Know Things No One Else Knows. How???

The Product Guy

What is Product Strategy and how can Product Managers develop it. In this talk Vikas also shares some concepts in Strategy and how Product Managers can apply them to make their products more successful. In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Vikas Batra, lead a conversation on this topic. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world.

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Tips for creating a great support experience during the holidays

Intercom, Inc.

The holidays are quickly approaching, and for ecommerce businesses, that often results in significantly higher support volume for your team. . To help you stay on top of your support this season – without increasing overhead – we’ve curated a few tips for automating your support load. These tips apply broadly to many different automation products, but if you’re an Intercom customer, they’re actionable today and require no engineering work.

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Sales, Positioning and the Nobody Zone

Product Management University

There’s an old saying: “buyers are liars!” Good sales positioning and discovery techniques can help you understand true buyer motivations so you don’t end up in the Nobody Zone. If you’ve been in sales more than a month you’ve experienced a situation where buyers contact you to gather some must-have information to make an informed buying decision.

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Driving Growth vs Building Core Value by Roan Lavery

Mind the Product

Summary: Product managers always find themselves trying to make disparate groups of people happy. FreeAgent has created a three-step framework to help manage this process across organisations. It starts by defining the core value of a product, in a way that everybody can understand, and then maps user journeys, at varying points of the user’s lifecycle.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Product Managers…Take Back Your Time!

The Product Guy

Guest Post by: Chris Martens (Mentee, Session 7, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Vikas Batra]. As product managers, we have chosen a career path in which there are ever-changing demands on our attention. Often, we feel that there is not enough time in a day to get everything done or to handle all of the priorities in front of us. Instead, we run from one action item to another, trying not to fall behind.

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How to get up and running with Messenger Apps using ngrok

Intercom, Inc.

Back in April, we released our biggest ever update to our Messenger – we completely rethought how a messenger designed for business should work. One of the key developments was Messenger Apps, integrations with third-party apps and tools you use everyday. These are built right into the Intercom Messenger and can be installed from our Intercom App Store , or you can build them yourself.

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Product Management Responsibilities: Eventually, It’s About Products

Product Management University

Product management responsibilities look completely different if you view them through the lens of the customer. For solution providers though, products are the basis for all things revenue and that can cloud the true objective of a product management function and how it operates. Success in product management and product marketing is first and foremost about understanding what your target customers want to accomplish and why it’s a priority.

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Give Public Speaking a try and get Ready for a Bigger Stage

Mind the Product

We all love to attend product conferences and events like ProductTank. It’s where we learn, where we meet our tribe, and where we exchange experiences. But, as co-organiser for MTP Engage Hamburg (and I’m sure every other organiser of such events will agree), it’s hard to find speakers. It’s not hard to find people with interesting stories to tell, it’s just hard to get them on stage, and that’s sad to see because our community thrives on a sharing culture.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Effecting Change in Executive Product Leadership

The Product Guy

Excerpts from our conversation with The Best Product Person of 2017, Melissa Perri. Watch now and see why she 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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How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product/Market Fit

First Round Review

Superhuman founder and CEO Rahul Vohra walks us through the framework his startup used to make product/market fit more actionable, detailing the survey and four-step process that were key to measuring and optimizing it.

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Holly Hester-Reilly on Product Science and Experimentation

Amplitude

Holly Hester-Reilly has a fascinating, experiment-driven meets systems-thinking perspective on product management. Prior to jumping into product roles at Shutterstock and Media Math, Holly studied chemical engineering, and practiced research science for several years. It is safe to say that “Experiment” is not a word she throws around lightly. In 2017, Holly was a guest on the This is Product Management podcast.

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Why Simply “Allowing” Mistakes is a Dead-end for Agile Companies

Mind the Product

Managing culture can quickly become one of the most complex challenges for companies that seek to scale agile practices. If self-organization and continuous improvement aren’t already tricky enough in a team of 10 individuals, they represent a daunting challenge when teams grow to the hundreds (not mentioning companies of thousands of people). Scaling agile practices [1] in a company requires strong cultural foundations, as you build understanding and trust, between – and within – te

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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TEI 202: How smart product leaders are leading transformation in their organization – with Kyle Nel

Product Innovation Educators

Using science fiction and storytelling to reshape company culture from the inside out. Product managers and leaders can have a dramatic influence on an organization. Our influence extends beyond the revenue generated by the products we help create. We have an uncommon perspective in organizations as our work requires significant cross-functional interactions and knowledge of other functions.

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How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product/Market Fit

First Round Review

Superhuman founder and CEO Rahul Vohra walks us through the framework his startup used to make product/market fit more actionable, detailing the survey and four-step process that were key to measuring and optimizing it.

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How can Cloud Players benefit from Technographics?

DemandMatrix

The cloud computing industry is not new, yet it is always in a state of flux owing to the range of offerings such as public versus private versus hybrid, and IaaS/PaaS/SaaS/NaaS/ FaaS. The industry is set to grow fast, about 17.3 percent in 2019 to a total of $206.2 billion, up from $175.8 billion in 2018 (Gartner). More growth will come from more services and more competition.

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Want to Land Speaking Engagements? Here’s How

Pragmatic Marketing

Whether you’re just getting started as a speaker, or are looking to take your speaking career to the next level—whether you’re a paid speaker or an unpaid speaker (or both)—you need to understand the tricks of the speaking trade, and what you need to do to get off your chair and out onto the stage more frequently. Many people are unaware that the vast majority of speaking engagements are not paid engagements.

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Maximize Supply Chain Spend & Asset Utilization with Innovative Test Automation

Connected devices are emerging at an explosive rate exerting pressure on larger operators; however, some organizations cannot continue to purchase the latest & greatest devices without ramifications. The introduction of automated test technology drives the optimization of supply chain expenditures leveraging forward & reverse logistics paths. Adopting innovative test automation tools addresses these challenges by providing robust solutions for testing the interoperability, performance, & securit

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It’s Time to Chart a Better Product Management Career

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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How an Innovation Factory Scales Innovation

ProductCraft

It’s a bit of a seductive thought that the grass is always greener on the other side. It’s human nature to think: “if only I had x, or y, then I could really succeed, really make a difference.” In several of my previous positions at design agencies, I remember how we’d find ourselves sitting around. The post How an Innovation Factory Scales Innovation appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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It’s time to monitor your competition using Technographics

DemandMatrix

Marketing is increasingly becoming more and more data-driven. This is old news. But this is also why Marketers are moving beyond traditional data sources such as social demographics and firmographics, and aligning more with other kinds or sources of data, in order to unlock deeper insights about their current and potential audience base.

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How to write Epics and User stories?—?Best practice.

The Product Coalition

Basic principles & guidelines with an example for product managers/product owners for writing an epic and user stories. Writing a good epic and user story is the most basic and the most important task at hand when you enter the role of Product Management. Hence I am going to get right to it and give you some real tips and examples of how to write epics and user stories?

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

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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What Is An IoT Product Manager?

Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog

As the Internet of Things continues to grow, more and more companies are trying to leverage this technology and business trend to grow their business and impact their bottom line. Despite the vast opportunities the Internet of Things provides, many companies are struggling to build IoT products and manage all of their corresponding complications. There […].

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Use These 8 Web Design Principles to Boost Your Email Conversion

AB Tasty

Take advantage of email conversion tips that will guide you to not only design masterpiece emails but also make your subscribers look forward to hearing from you. This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as Use These 8 Web Design Principles to Boost Your Email Conversion.

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Should e-signature companies use Technographics?

DemandMatrix

The electronic signature industry is growing fast, the global e-signature market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 34.7% during the forecast period, to reach $9,073.1 million by 2023*. Much of this growth is due to a compelling need to shorten business closure times, curtail costs, improve workflow efficiencies, enhance security measures, and government impetus for digitalization.