Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Bain Public’s SOAP™ methodology and tool offers a full picture of your product strategy, tactics, metrics and roadmap all in one place. SOAP™ is a methodology that Bain Public created for product planning and roadmap prioritization based on principles of Product Strategy, Lean Startup, User-centered design, Data Science and more.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Photo by Pixabay I recently led a product-market fit workshop at a known company in the Israeli tech industry. It is a well-established company, a leader in its domain, but it still needs to deliver new products to the market so product-market fit is a very relevant topic.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One thing Marty said in the workshop, however, made me quote this framework much more and use it when I help my customers understand where they should focus their energy. Strategy and Focus It almost doesn’t matter what drove a company to work with me originally, at some point we get to strategy.

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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. Others leverage a prioritization framework like RICE to prioritize their initiatives. Or take OKRs, a common goal setting framework used by many product teams.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

While the product manager’s role may differ from one organization to the next, they will still work with dedicated product owners, engineering and design teams, data analysts, and product marketing managers. Which roles exist in product management teams? But what’s the difference?

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Bain Public

JANUARY 21, 2020

In collaboration with Notman House and chosen from a list of 13 startups, starting January 2020, we will be providing our Product Capability Building Program for Pre-Seed Founders, pro bono to LUCA Theory, a rising Montreal startup. We care about user problems and how products fit into their lives. Who is LUCA Theory?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Product marketing speaker. AI and product management The use of AI in product management isn’t new; small and large companies have been doing it for years. She has a knack for strategic thinking and loves SaaS in general, especially product-led growth. Connect with Else on Linkedin. Register for Audrey’s session.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 19, 2023

Each such level requires a different skill level and different frameworks, and moving from one to another (at least to doing it well) might take time and practice. Level 3: Deciding What to Draw When I joined Twiggle — a seed stage startup — as the VP of Product, I thought I was extremely ready. Are you up for the challenge?

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

How to create a scalable product organization. How product strategy uses a company's vision to fuel profitability. An iterative product framework for identifying and pursuing the right opportunities to create value. Melissa broke silence over the excessive focus on delivery in product teams.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 13, 2021

Strategic product thinking is hard. Especially when done as an afterthought - when the product is already in the market?—?it Here is a framework that will help you do just that. If you have worked in an early-stage startup, you have most likely witnessed, participated in, or led this process.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Teresa Torres is an internationally acclaimed product discovery coach, speaker, and author. She coaches teams on how to collect meaningful customer input and use it to make product decisions on a daily basis. The teams she coaches are from both early-stage startups and multinational enterprises in different industries.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

The Product Collective blog offers lots of practical advice like early-career tips. Ken Norton offers lots of valuable insights based on years of experience in his Bring the Donuts product manager blog. Startup product managers will learn a lot from the Review – blog from the First Round.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2021

This playbook focuses on the essential elements for running a Product Discovery, including the key concepts, inputs, activities, and outputs. It’s inspired by thinking and practices from Steve Blank, Lean Startup, Teresa Torres, Marty Cagan and the Double Diamond. Why do a Product Discovery? can we make it work as a business?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 30, 2023

A generic segmentation like “startups of 50–100 people” is not good enough for two reasons. Sales organizations have frameworks like BANT and MEDDIC to rank prospects and make sure they have a high chance of converting into paying customers. You Know Who They Are This isn’t something to look for externally but rather internally.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Five years ago I wrote about how product strategy means saying no – you must ruthlessly protect your product from feature creep. . Saying no, however, is just one part of a successful product strategy. The meeting point of company and product strategy. Des: Welcome to Intercom on Product.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

The agile manifesto turned eighteen this year, the Scrum framework is even older?—?have The rise (fall) of the Product Owner Trying to solve the organisational dysfunction of the dived between those building the product and those speaking with customers, Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber proposed a new way to build products?—?a

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

February Product Conferences. Big names like the Product Marketing Alliance, Product World, and Product Con are still going through with virtual versions of their flagship conferences. Product Marketing Rendezvous. Source: Product Marketing Alliance.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 31, 2022

Before I take a dive into these different product management specializations you should be looking at when building up your product team , it’s worth noting that at their very core, all product managers have the same set of responsibilities and skills. Innovation Product Manager. Different Approaches, Same Job.

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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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Userpilot

MAY 19, 2022

To be successful, your SaaS product needs to provide the right mix of features. Kano analysis helps distinguish between essential features and those which make your product stand out. Product excellence is a framework that relies on user feedback to inform product strategy and roadmap for faster delivery of products.

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Department of Product

MAY 22, 2020

Why Product Features Matter Product strategy, features and the value chain What outcomes are you trying to achieve? How does what we’re building align with the wider strategy of the business? Marketing It’s a similar story for product marketing. Feature factories care little about the answers.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Product Management Podcast The Product Manager Podcast is a space to share and talk about the latest tips, tricks and tools to build great products and also make the world a better place. You can listen to Paul Ortchanian, CEO and Founder of Bain Public, speak about product leadership teams here ›.

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

People always think that product managers operate this very critical, high-leverage function that, when executed correctly, greatly facilitates the leap past prototypes into a steady return of profits. What we’ve noticed instead in the startup world, is a lot of people become product managers by default rather than design.

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Userpilot

JULY 14, 2023

What is a product analytics framework and why is it important? We also look at: Different types of analyses to include in your framework How to develop a product analytics framework And, the best product analytics tools. Userpilot is a product adoption platform with advanced analytics features.

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Product Bookshelf

JANUARY 10, 2017

The process in the book is “a checklist to make sure you’ve thought about the key assumptions and decisions to be made when creating a product.” ” Olsen’s book is a detailed, how-to guide for Lean product management with frameworks and cast studies. This is the essence of product-market fit.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 7, 2023

The skill of running effective user interviews is key to defining your target users, finding product-market fit , growing your product, figuring out what to build next — or just simply understanding how users perceive your product. Being good at user interviews is not equal to simply listening to your users.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Photo by Pedro Figueras from Pexels As the importance of product management for business success becomes clearer, many startups give one of the founders the product leadership role. It can be a full-blown CPO responsibility or a CTO who runs both product and technology. Don’t worry, you are still needed.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

A product manager is the CRO (chief repeating officer) One of the main responsibilities as a product manager is the never-ending and difficult task of building a shared understanding of the product strategy through listening, influencing, and repetition. The key is using the right decision-making framework.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 18, 2019

This is episode six of Scale , a brand new podcast series on moving from startup to scale up. Focus on people, not just product. Why do most startups fail? No, 42% of startups fail because they didn’t solve a market need. Herein lies the challenge for any category creator: no pre-existing market exists.

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Product Bookshelf

AUGUST 22, 2016

Don’t be afraid to start from scratch, adapt observed ideas, and use the Thinkertoys frameworks to unlock your imagination. IDEA : How do you design a product that grabs and holds your users’ attention? Separate design from programming and focus on the vision, rather than using existing mechanical frameworks. by Dan Olsen.

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Userpilot

JUNE 25, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned product management pro or just starting out on this thrilling journey, we’re pretty sure you’ll discover a book or two that will help you boost your product management game. TL;DR Continuous Discovery Habits is a guide for Teresa Torres’ discovery framework. What you’ll learn?

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Usersnap

JUNE 30, 2022

If you aren’t yet sure, learn more about how you can ask your customers in order to find out if you’ve achieved product-market fit. One way companies measure this is with product-led growth flywheels. This framework generates higher user satisfaction and advocacy. Are your users satisfied with your product?

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This post is now the single best way to find my best stuff across both the newsletter and podcast. I’m feeling stressed and overwhelmed When enough is enough | Andy Johns (ex-FB, Twitter, Quora) Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path) How to know when to stop How to be prepared for layoffs 5.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2020

I was attending a very small startup event where Gregory Culpin presented the company and its market vision. The product and engineering teams grew fast too. This provided the opportunity to build and lead a very talented product team and create the product marketing function. It’s okay to fire people.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Work with the product marketing team to communicate updates internally and externally. Kate Leto accurately described in her book Hiring Product Managers: Using Product EQ to go beyond culture and skills: For many in product management, success comes from mastery of tools like roadmaps, MVPs, strategy frameworks and OKRs.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Entering immature markets and devising a relatable product vision are also serious challenges. Over 90% of SaaS startups fail, only 35% get past the 10-year mark, and only 40% of these ever become profitable. To avoid product failure, don’t launch without achieving product-market fit first.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 10, 2024

It’s a legitimate strategy, that resonates well with Apple’s iPhone strategy. An Israeli startup, Sightful, uses a similar concept of screens displayed in space for another use case — productivity. Here is a framework that will help you understand your choices and regain the freedom to choose, time and again.

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