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444: Executive leadership and digital transformation challenges – with David Rogers

Product Innovation Educators

Focus on planning instead of experimentation: Product management is all about iteratively learning through experimenting and getting customer feedback. Walmart tried a text-messaged-based commerce concierge service called Jet Black, which was an upscale product in select markets.

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Customer Success – How To Build Relationships With Customer Executives

Product Management University

As the customer success manager (CSM) role evolves into more of a strategic customer leadership role versus a tactical reactionary role, it’s critical to build relationships with customer executives, and in most cases, it’s not as difficult as you think. They’re also critical to the success of product management, product marketing and sales.

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Top 45 Product Marketing Manager Interview Questions

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Have you recently been invited to a product marketing manager interview? One of the best and first things you should do is review the most common product marketing interview questions and answers. Product marketing managers play a critical role in bringing new products to market.

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Pizzas, Minivans, and the Innovation Core Team

Mind the Product

The core team leader in this model is more of a mini general manager than an expert product manager or senior developer. The emphasis is on cross-functional team leadership and, ideally, this person approaches innovation with a business mindset. Maintain accountability to the governance team or new venture funding board.

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The Outstanding Speakers at #mtpcon San Francisco 2019

Mind the Product

Mind the Product returns to San Francisco and the famous Davies Symphony Hall on July 15-16. 2019 promises to continue our run of amazing conferences, with a pre-conference Leadership Forum, even more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. See you in July!

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367: Radical product thinking for product managers – with Radhika Dutt

Product Innovation Educators

She is an entrepreneur and product leader who has participated in four acquisitions, two of which were companies she founded. She has built products in industries including broadcasting, media, advertising, technology, government, consumer, robotics, and wine. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:56]

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The Incredible Speakers for #mtpcon London 2018

Mind the Product

Previously, Ivy has held executive positions spanning from head of product design and development to CMO and presidencies with several companies, including Calvin Klein, Swatch, Coach, Mattel, Art.com, Bausch & Lomb, and Gap. Leadership Forum. Apply for your leadership ticket. More speakers to come!