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Y Oslo 2024: When It Comes to Discovery, Something is Better Than Nothing

Product Talk

I started my career as a software engineer. When I say product team, I mean product managers, designers, software engineers. In my book, I wrote a lot about streaming entertainment. Full Transcript: Continuous Discovery Habits Overview Deep in discussion with the host during the fireside chat portion of my talk.

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A Better Shipyard – Joff Redfern on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering , by Frederick P Brooks, Jr. After launching Amazon’s music stores in the US and UK, Randy has worked with museums and arts groups, online education, media & entertainment, retail and financial services. Loving – and hating – Jira and Confluence.

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Customer Interviews: How to Recruit, What to Ask, and How to Synthesize What You Learn

Product Talk

I prefer to see the product trio (a product manager, a designer, and a software engineer) interview customers together. We need to ask, “Tell me about the last time you watched streaming entertainment.” How Continuous Discovery Works (And Doesn’t) in Early-Stage Startups. Who should conduct customer interviews?

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Ultimate Guide: Getting an Entry Level Software Engineering Roles

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Intro Software engineering can be an incredibly rewarding career. But without the right preparation, it can be difficult to get the software engineering job you have in mind. I learned this, as I was taking computer science courses in college to land a software engineering (SWE) role. Tell me about yourself.

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Car Product Managers Look To Software To Boost Their Revenue

The Accidental Product Manager

In order to do this, these product managers are going to have to hire thousands of software engineers and collaborate with the companies that make computer chips to develop semiconductors for their vehicles. They also plan to triple the number of cars that can generate revenue from software to 30 million in ten years.

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Auto Product Managers Believe Software Holds The Key To Future Success

The Accidental Product Manager

How can they start to create the software that their products will need? Software Drives Cars Product managers at car companies are looking to give global auto manufacturers a major tech upgrade. Their plan is to hire thousands of software engineers and collaborate with chip companies on developing semiconductors for vehicles.

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How To Answer Product Management Interview Questions—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

You can kind of suss out that a candidate wants to get into a technology role, but it turns out they don't have specific skills in software engineering, design, or marketing. It's a great way to make your run a little bit more entertaining. There's excitement right now with getting into technology companies.