Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

Some mentioned that while they had worked as a PM at startups for several years, they felt they still lacked the skills and tools to reach the next level in their career growth. Take product roadmaps for example. And yet there is incredible divergence in the quality of product outcomes that result from those roadmaps.

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bpma ProductHub

MARCH 20, 2017

Scenario two – startup has a grand idea. In a recent exercise with a product team, I challenged them to list the markets where the company could potentially sell. So before putting out your next roadmap, review the markets you are going after and pick the ones where you are most likely to succeed. Just remember to focus.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Startups don’t starve, they drown. It was 2010 when I watched the online stream of the Startup Lessons Learned conference, initiated by Eric Ries. I went with the cofounder of my first startup, which we used as our own “industry project” for our masters, and a couple of other students to Birmingham.

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Mind the Product

JULY 1, 2019

In this post, I look at the value of asking great questions, cover a few strong sample questions and suggest some exercises to help you generate your own insightful questions. This is not a “one size fits all” exercise. Questions About the Product, Roadmap, and Industry. A Starter List of Solid Questions to Consider.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 17, 2023

Paul acquired the breadth of experience through his leadership roles at San Francisco Bay Area startups and high-growth companies. He helps rapidly scaling early-stage startups craft their Product Strategy and everything related to it. Any VC-backed startup has a deck they need to show on a quarterly basis to the board members.

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Bain Public

AUGUST 22, 2022

As a Product analyst, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers engaging in planning the product roadmap while helping drive the scope definition and product development course of action. We help middle market companies and scrappy startups create new value with design- and technology-based products and strategies.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

After attending a web development boot camp and working as a web developer at a small startup, she got the opportunity to become a product manager. Through this event, she found a three-month internship as a Web Developer at a startup that was developing an online insurance marketplace.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

Interviewing at Bain Public Phone Screen Interview Communication & Listening skills Interview Technical & UX exercise Top-grading Interview. We help middle market companies and scrappy startups create new value with design- and technology-based products and strategies. Company Description. XMachina-AI Inc. What to Expect.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

Interviewing at Bain Public Phone Screen Interview Communication & Listening skills Interview Technical & UX exercise Top-grading Interview. We help middle market companies and scrappy startups create new value with design- and technology-based products and strategies. Company Description. XMachina-AI Inc. What to Expect.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

As a Product analyst, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers engaging in planning the product roadmap while helping drive the scope definition and product development course of action. We help middle market companies and scrappy startups create new value with design- and technology-based products and strategies.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

As a Product analyst intern, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers engaging in planning the product roadmap while helping drive the scope definition and product development course of action. We help middle market companies and scrappy startups create new value with design- and technology-based products and strategies.

Research Software 52

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

As a Product analyst intern, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers engaging in planning the product roadmap while helping drive the scope definition and product development course of action. We help middle market companies and scrappy startups create new value with design- and technology-based products and strategies.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 31, 2023

It’s a mature startup, with a number of products in the market, a leader in some categories and building up nicely in others. As is almost always the case, what seems to be execution gaps turn out to be product strategy gaps, and so we started with creating a clear product strategy.

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Bain Public

MARCH 20, 2021

There are many peer-reviewed studies compiled by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) that illustrates about half of all product development projects fail; this failure rate is especially much higher in smaller and startup companies. The answer is simply: product roadmaps and product development ! At what price?

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As a product manager, you may have already learned how to plan and prioritize a product roadmap. If you're a PM at an early stage startup, expect to work a lot. If you're a PM at an early stage startup, expect to work a lot. Unwind With Exercise. But how can you help yourself do the same? Make Smart Product Decisions.

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Amplitude

MARCH 23, 2020

I looked into a variety of frameworks: Jobs to be Done , Lean Startup , Design Sprint , and Opportunity Solution Trees among others. What’s our 2020 strategy?” Throughout the discussions we utilized “silent brainstorming” and “note and vote” exercises to avoid the pitfalls of the first meeting. I think we need a new framework!”

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Mind the Product

MAY 25, 2018

We ran through various exercises in the first week to give us direction, including user journey mapping , product in a box , and the speedboat game. From there we put together a basic roadmap and started writing user stories. We prioritised our roadmap based on whichever lever we thought was the most important to pull at a given time.

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People-First Product Leadership

OCTOBER 1, 2023

I’ve been at a number of product events recently where conversations turned to fractional work, joining or launching a startup, or simply taking time off due to a lack of opportunity in one’s current situation. ” It’s not a roadmap of what to build. I believe they do. We came up with a few potential factors.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 24, 2018

I can bring as examples the Design Thinking process, the Build-Measure-Learn from Lean Startup, the Double Diamond and so on… The point is that worklife in large organizations, or even startups, can bring to the table many factors that won’t allow you and your team to follow those steps and, yes, you have to live with this.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

There’s a startup product metaphor that bugs me. Don’t get me wrong, there is extreme value in making plans and roadmaps. It’s an exercise in thinking through the vision, landscape and resources that creates shared understanding, assumptions and decided goals. They are used by a few to make and publish roadmaps for many.

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Radical Product

MAY 23, 2018

How your measurement strategy can reduce OpEx Nidhi, Geordie and I conducted a three hour tutorial at O’Reilly’s Strata London yesterday. Thanks to all of you who attended “ Measure What Matters : How your Measurement Strategy can Reduce OpEx”?—?we The organization as a result would feel more like a nimble startup.

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Department of Product

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Since product development is often a blank canvas (particularly in startups) the sheer number of possible scenarios and opportunities you might want to explore can be overwhelming: Should we build a mobile app or not? Similarly, your vision and strategy help with this too. Take the example of the principle ‘ship to learn’.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

We started by defining the objectives I wanted to achieve over the course of my 6 months in the product mentor program, an important exercise at the beginning of any mentor partnership. This is a relative quick exercise and the matrix can be adjusted over time. Draft procedures to get commitment.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 3, 2021

And so, now’s the time to start thinking about accelerating our business strategies and grabbing the opportunities it brings. Now that the worst seems to be over, what exactly should your strategy look like? But if the strategy was good to begin with, keep at it. Where should you invest your resources?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2023

A solid product strategy takes time to build. Here is the method I use for creating a product strategy that makes sense. When I talk to the startups I consult to , or with the CPO Bootcamp participants, I always say that building a solid product strategy isn’t like solving a math equation.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

He didn’t realize this at the time, but he was actually exercising a product manager mindset for the first time. Michael soon found a job at a management consulting firm as a Business Analyst working with different technology companies from startups to large enterprises.

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Roadmunk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Throughout my career as both a product manager and startup founder, there’s been one severely underrated skill I credit for much of my success—and that’s reading. I’m constantly consuming articles on product management, product culture, startups and entrepreneurship to bolster my career as a product person and leader.

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Radical Product

JUNE 19, 2018

When developing and launching these types of products, the need for product thinking is clear: someone must take day-to-day responsibility for the product vision and strategy, manage updates and releases, and balance priorities between customers, technology, and the business. But what is a “product”, anyway?

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The classic example sees a company move from niche startup to mainstream scale-up, but it can also see companies hone their product-market fit by focusing on a more specialized, and yet more lucrative, user base. Here, we examine the pricing strategy continuum, and how the different price points relate to all aspects of your business model.

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Tyner Blain

DECEMBER 10, 2014

The body of work seems to be focused on aspects of goodness which don’t help product managers to make the prioritization decisions which inform their roadmaps. MVP / Lean Startup is a learning process fueled with hypothesis testing, following the scientific method. Use the concept to drive learning, not roadmaps.

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ProductPlan

JULY 23, 2019

The harder part is shooting things down that aren’t bad at face value, but don’t match up with the strategy, vision, and timeline of the overall product. It’s important not to confuse product vision with product strategy. The importance of maintaining a product vision. Sticking to a product vision means saying “no”.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 29, 2019

Get everyone out of the office once a week for lunch, take a brainstorming session outside of the office, get some exercise. Focus on what should be on the roadmap to make that happen. Take a walk and think Take some time to think about your strategy and your vision, where do they align? Need ideas?

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Andrew Chen

OCTOBER 31, 2016

I gave some my 2 cents based on my experience helping startups and growth folks. 6-Month Roadmap. This exercise shows a level of detail and thinking that indicates that you’ve mastered what you’re doing, versus that you’ve read all the blogs. The velocity of growth is determined by one part strategy, one part implementation.

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Sachin Rekhi

JANUARY 27, 2013

And while the scope of your product can also vary from a small feature to the entire product strategy for a company, the core discipline remains the same. Your strategy can change over time and it may require updating your vision. Let’s take each of these areas in turn and talk about what exactly it takes to excel at them.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

How did Amazon’s product strategy fare during the pandemic? Short answer: Amazon’s product strategy example lead the way). Amazon’s product strategy example has rewritten the book on convenience, easy access, and speed, and in doing so, embedded itself in the daily lives and routines of consumers.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 8, 2018

So the product management is the only one function that is offering business startups the significant advantages such as in setting up business objectives, targeting markets to deliver measurable products and services, and prioritizing the goals of startups. Still confused about the concept of product management?

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I instead define a product manager as driving the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. Strategy: Product/Market Fit Hypotheses. A compelling strategy delineates exactly how your product will dominate its market. And that's what refining your strategy is all about. Design: Customer Discovery Insights.

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