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 Along with the founders (the CEO and CTO), most of the employees in the company at the time were developers. Shortly after I started, the CEO surprised me by saying I should hire a product manager. and during?—?the

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 15, 2023

 One group (sales, implementation/customer success, professional services, account-based marketing) is trained and paid and rewarded to focus on one customer at a time , with current-quarter timelines.  In aggregate, how many different customers will use the same exact bits to do X?  What Get it done, and move on.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? Or they may decide to move into management later in their careers. That is, if you love actually writing code and developing software instead of managing people or processes, this may be the ideal choice for you. We've got your covered.

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Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Mind the Product returns to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 16-17 and promises to be one of our best product conferences yet, with a leadership forum, more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. At Benchmark, Sarah invests in consumer businesses and the consumerization of IT.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Mixcloud CTO and co-founder Mat Clayton helped bootstrap his company from humble beginnings in an empty warehouse with no internet connection to more than 15 million active users over a 10-year period, all before they took their first round of funding. He joined us to talk about startup life, scaling, making hard decisions, and more.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Chris Butler, lead a conversation around “Business Development vs. Product Management”. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 11, 2022

They do have some constraints, such as “this kind of customer” and “these kinds of problems.” A technical HiPPO, such as an architect or CTO, might overrule a design or architecture. A product HiPPO, such as a senior manager, might change the order of the backlog, or add more problems/features to it.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Vikas Batra, lead a conversation around “Emotional Intelligence for Product Managers”. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader.

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Product Talk

MAY 10, 2023

It involves strengthening your understanding of business outcomes , fostering collaboration in product trios , and cultivating many other habits like conducting regular story-based interviews , mapping opportunities on the opportunity solution tree , and identifying and testing assumptions. Teresa: Who are your typical customers?

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 9, 2020

Are you interested in making the leap into becoming a technical program manager (TPM)? But you also want to learn a little more about what it means and what it takes to be a technical program manager before you dive in headfirst. What is Technical Program Management? TPMs must be capable of making strategic technical decisions.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 20, 2016

Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers, developers, and innovators be heroes. . As an example, under Steve Jobs, Apple spent a fraction on R&D compared to its peer group yet consistently released new products. 3) Start with customer needs. (4)

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BrainMates

JULY 3, 2018

According to The Product Management Body of Knowledge, Product Management is: “A discipline that provides managerial focus to products that in turn will generate measurable business benefits.”. Product Managers are often described as “the CEO of the product”. Wondering about moving into a new career in Product Management? ).

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2019

Many CEOs tell me that they (personally) are the best-informed people within their companies about what customers need , and they (personally) are best positioned to drive decisions on product priorities. A not-yet-generating-repeatable-revenue company of 6 people might have one architect/CTO, one designer, three other developers, and a CEO.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

My last post briefly listed some broad responsibilities of product leaders which are distinct from the direct work of managing individual products. Defining my label carefully, a “product leader” is someone who manages a team of product managers. 2] Driving Strategy, Tooling and Outcomes. [3] See Melissa Perri’s product kata ).

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Mixpanel

MARCH 7, 2021

Another report by ProductPlan independently confirms women account for just 37% of product manager roles. I became more interested in UX and product, and over the years, transitioned to becoming a data & AI product manager. ” Shelly Shmurack Data & AI Product Manager, Aspectiva, a Walmart Global Tech company.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2017

I get pulled into lots of discussions among product managers about the best ways to represent (and then present and present and present) roadmaps or backlogs, especially to internal sales/marketing/support audiences. “Why isn’t my strategic customer’s feature request included?” It certainly feels that way.

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Userpilot

MARCH 7, 2024

of leadership roles. I wanted to learn more about what challenges are deterring women from entering leadership career paths in tech. Product Manager @ Microsoft & Top Product Management Voice Olga Mykhoparkina – CEO & Founder of Quoleady *Quotes have been lightly edited for clarity TL;DR When did you get into tech?

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

FUN FACT: It is actually thanks to the coaching service for innovative and technological SMBs (PMEit) administered by MAIN that we’ve been able to work with some of our incredible clients, Wastack , LiveScale , Blaise Transit and Enkidoo , and provide them with product management, consultancy and coaching support.

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. Note to reader: If you like this list, head over to our new page dedicated to curating product management events and conferences like these! customer development, product design) and Scale (e.g.,

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. Note to reader: If you like this list, head over to our new page dedicated to curating product management events and conferences like these! customer development, product design) and Scale (e.g.,

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Believe in their innovative concept, believe in their technology, believe in their market fit and they believe in their ability to raise money. In their ability to lead, to manage, to make tough decisions, to prioritise, to set goals, to motivate their team, to build a business plan, to get into the users’ head… Hold on!

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DISQO

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. Note to reader: If you like this list, head over to our new page dedicated to curating product management events and conferences like these! customer development, product design) and Scale (e.g.,

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Business of Software Conference

MAY 15, 2019

I went on to do management consultancy at ZS associates. Looked to new models for private jet aviation, managed a band, went and worked in film because I love film so much and found it intensely dull working for a blue chip company. The likes of MySpace and other technologies weren’t really there yet.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 3, 2017

I was initially brought in as a freelance consultant by Simon Nelson, who had been recently appointed by the OU as CEO of its new venture. Joel Chippendale and Lucy Blackwell joined as our CTO and creative director. I would ultimately forge a hugely productive working relationship with them as a product leadership trio.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

From pitches that drown customers in a word-soup of features, to high-concept vision pitches that leave customers confused and sceptical – many companies struggle to connect authentically with customers in a way that generates deals. So, it starts with this, like, you have to kind of put yourself in the shoes of a customer.

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Business of Software Conference

JANUARY 30, 2020

Leadership. Product positioning can play a huge part in the success of your product and simply by changing how you look at something, can completely change the way customers think and understand who you are and what you’re selling. Rich explains some approaches to help you understand and manage a roadmap’s stakeholders.

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Atomic Spin PM

JANUARY 9, 2019

Finding the right custom software development firm for your project is a tough job. Your team also needs good project management, experienced product development, great people skills, and more. Your team also needs good project management, experienced product development, great people skills, and more.

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Atlassian

JANUARY 27, 2022

More than anything, we’re grateful for our customers, staff, and stakeholders. Customers look to Atlassian for innovative products that take the “work” out of teamwork, and we’re committed to coming through for them. Marty Hagewood, a software development manager at EMC Insurance Companies, experienced this first-hand.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

3:00 James Avery, Kevel: But yeah, so I started it started back in 2009, it took a little while to get a real customer of the ad network, the software to kind of run display advertising and things like that. And then in 2010, we got our first customer. Especially in like a SaaS business where it’s like, okay, we sign a customer.

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