The Product Coalition

MARCH 2, 2022

When a company is first starting out, one of its main goals is to find the right product-market fit. and actively engaging their customers to find that fit. But what happens once the fit is achieved? These customers are then consulted, with the intent to validate the product strategy and long-term roadmap.

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Sachin Rekhi

JANUARY 11, 2021

While I can't claim Taylor Swift's level of productivity during the pandemic with two major album releases, 2020 was still a prolific year of writing for me, publishing 18 new essays and remastering 3 existing ones. I thought I'd take a moment to recap the product essays that resonated the most with readers in case you missed any of them.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 11, 2024

While at Google, Sam helped lead many of Google’s consumer products, including Gmail, Blogger, PageCreator, Picasa, Reader, Groups, and more recently Maps and Google Automotive Services. The key is to find that skill you feel slightly guilty about being paid for. Listen now on Apple , Spotify , Overcast , and YouTube.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 23, 2023

By Tremis Skeete for Product Coalition In today’s modern “post-pandemic” world where we all know at least one person who works from home or anywhere they choose — there’s an ironic yet curious idea going around. By the time the pandemic ended in 2023, people adapted to remote ways of working and achieved great levels of productivity.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 14, 2024

Brought to you by: • Orb —The flexible billing engine for modern pricing • Eppo —Run reliable, impactful experiments • Paragon —Ship every SaaS integration your customers want — David DeSanto is the chief product officer of GitLab, which is the largest remote-only company in the world.

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Andrew Chen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I met tons of incredible people, some of whom went on to create major products and found unicorn companies. The amazing thing about SF tech culture was that this worked! The culture in the SF tech community is very open and the intro culture makes it easy to chat with a variety of new people. They love talking about that.

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Product Management Unpacked

AUGUST 21, 2020

Companies of all sizes across industries are looking to hire product managers. With this in mind, company culture, resources and the specific demands of different roles probably play a big part in your decision to take a product management position at a company. Product Management at a Startup .

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 2 — Rounds A, B, and Later) When you start selling your product, you feel great, but that doesn’t last for too long. A product strategy is often the missing link that would convert your efforts into actual revenue.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Resources Are Limited (Part 2 — Rounds A, B, and Later) When you start selling your product, you feel great, but that doesn’t last for too long. A product strategy is often the missing link that would convert your efforts into actual revenue. An economic downturn, a war — you name it.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sometimes you feel like you hate being a product manager. Your product? A few months ago, I saw a post in a Product Manager group on Facebook from a new product manager (PM) that went something like this: “New PM here. Product managers at other companies have told me that it all boils down to your team.

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Userpilot

APRIL 8, 2022

Product market fit, often just called product/market or “P/M” is one of the most important Lean Startup concepts. There is a lot of information out there about why it’s important for having a successful product and grow your business, but finding out how to achieve product-market fit can still feel elusive.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The first product manager in a startup is a critical role with immense impact on the startup’s success?—?both However, understanding what you really need and then finding the right person is quite a challenge. Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee.

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Userpilot

JUNE 30, 2022

While everyone talks about product-market fit, finding product-customer fit is equally important when it comes to engaging the right customers and driving success. So, how can you determine customer fit and get the right user feedback to ensure customer success? What is customer fit?

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Brought to you by Jira Product Discovery —Atlassian’s new prioritization and roadmapping tool built for product teams | Vanta —Automate compliance. Simplify security | Teal —Your personal career growth platform — Christian Idiodi is a partner at Silicon Valley Product Group.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Be Prepared to Look after People, Not Products. When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. A great way to do this is to mentor and coach people.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 12, 2020

It implies hiring remote professionals to build software products for your future successful operations while you may continue to be focused on the core activities at your company. However, finding a reliable and experienced software development partner may be challenging and time-consuming for business owners and key executive managers.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 9, 2022

Lessons learned in regard to building a product management function from scratch. At an early stage startup, how product work is conducted will be dictated by the founders. If the founders have a background in product management, then the company culture will be infused with product principles.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 10, 2024

Brought to you by: • Sprig —Build a product people love • Eppo —Run reliable, impactful experiments • Vanta —Automate compliance. — Marty Cagan is a luminary in the world of product. Simplify security.

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People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Putting aside variations in timing and frequency, at the core of the performance cycle is company culture, which informs what characteristics are rated most highly. In a credit culture, toxic people or those with extremely difficult or rigid working styles who deliver at high levels can receive top ratings.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 8, 2023

Learn from the 2022 winner of PDMA’s Outstanding Corporate Innovator award – for product managers For the last 36 years, each year the Outstanding Corporate Innovator award is provided by PDMA to an organization that excels in innovation. Where does it fit in the priorities of everything we’re doing?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Why do product managers need them? That’s what Dave Martin , a product leadership coach, has talked about in his talk at this year’s Product Drive Summit hosted by Userpilot. Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes. Build a product that users love by delivering value and a good product experience.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 30, 2023

We are so thrilled to announce our new Director of Product Managent -- Moshe Mikanovsky. Moshe is a leader in product management who started his career on the engineering side, specifically within the enterprise real-time B2B software space. Q] Do you think that company strategy and product strategy are the same?

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The move towards product-led growth is on the rise, in part because potential customers increasingly prefer to experience a product or service first-hand before committing rather than read about (or be told by sales or marketing) the perceived value. Sales act as a go-between between prospective customers and the product.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 8, 2023

By Tremis Skeete , for Product Coalition In today’s modern “post-pandemic” world where we all know at least one person who works from home or anywhere they choose — there’s an ironic yet curious idea going around. Today, offices are viewed as the root cause of employees lacking job autonomy, creativity, and productivity.

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Ronke PM

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Table of Contents Passion for product Get a mentor Ask for help It is okay if I don't know something It is okay to only have some of the answers Make friends and build a coalition What is the right fit: Product-led vs. Engineering-Led? Make sure you understand why you want to be a product manager. Get a mentor.

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Nulab

APRIL 27, 2020

Finding a cultural fit, utilizing skills assessments, and making sure all managers are on the same page with candidates are key components in hiring; and they all still apply when hiring for a remote workforce. Finding a cultural fit. Here are our top recruitment tips for remote hiring.

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People-First Product Leadership

MARCH 4, 2024

How do you navigate an organization that is limiting the growth of the product org? I feel limited in my growth as there is not upward opportunity as a Senior Product Manager. How would you approach working with new team members in a different country, specifically to grow empathy and connection, due to cultural differences?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

And the ability to bring those people together in a team situation, where normally we just go “I just want cultural fit, find me people like that person over there”, which often ends up in stagnant teams. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Cognitive Diversity. Building Teams.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

At times, product professionals fail to realize the similarities and differences between thought leadership vs people leadership. Product management is complex. Product leadership requires cross-disciplinary thinking from fields as software development to manufacturing. The Start of Thought Leadership. The work is ambiguous.

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As organizations gain digital maturity, one of their profound realizations is that transformation is less about technology and more about culture. This approach might work in stable market conditions, but developing digital products is a different ball game. What is Product Thinking? Product thinking is almost a juggling act.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

One area that’s especially fraught with challenges is your company culture. Neglecting to onboard a new hire into your company culture poses a huge risk of misalignment. You should invest in good and detailed onboarding focused on culture for all of your new employees, and more specifically, for your managers.

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Userpilot

APRIL 10, 2024

TL;DR A knowledge base is a centralized library that offers access to helpful information about a product or service. Your knowledge base should include articles, FAQs, checklists, video tutorials , links to customer support agents, product releases, and feedback widgets. What to include in self-service knowledge bases?

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People-First Product Leadership

JANUARY 7, 2024

Cultural Events: We’re kicking off the year here in San Francisco with Monster Jam. For me, I’m looking forward to applying what I learned in 2023 - which was in a large part due to People-First Product Leadership. A common prioritization method in product management is RICE. I’ll take what is behind door (b).

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Generation Focus

APRIL 27, 2023

Hosting a focus group or observing participants using a product are so common in our work that it can be easy to dismiss the methodology behind them. It is an entirely qualitative method of research in which we are meant to find the overarching story from the data that is collected. Holistic qualitative analysis.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

It’s not rocket science that awesome products come from awesome teams, so what’s the key to creating and managing a team that’s designed for maximum impact? Here, taking advice from a number of product pros, we look at a selection of ways to build product teams and empower them to achieve success.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 13, 2019

Parkinson’s UK is a pioneering and driven organisation; we’re transforming our organisation to ensure we are fit for a digital society. Establishing agile and product culture is critical to us becoming a modern organisation that continuously improves. I then focused on the product owners with a high level of responsibility.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We explain what and how to check before releasing different language versions of your product. But right after the release, you discover bugs in different language versions of the final product. Localization testing is one of the types of QA that takes place during product development. Why is localization testing so important?

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