The Product Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2024

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. ☕ Thanks for reading Product Café Newsletter ☕️! Don’t miss it!

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Technical Advisors Customer Experience Certifications 52

The Product Coalition

AUGUST 14, 2018

In a product manager meeting at our organization recently, we were all handed the book Insipired: How To Create Tech Products Customers Love. Our leadership team had just started reading it and wanted all of the product managers to read it too. They asked if anyone had read it already, and I was the only one.

Product Management 60

Product Management Product Manager User Testing Product Research 60

Sequent Learning

APRIL 22, 2019

Product Managers and product leaders continually search for engaging resources to contribute to their knowledge and effectiveness. To help you reach this level of success, we have recognized a mix of books from both our portfolio and many others that can help increase your product management acumen.

Books 40

Books Product Management Product Manager Data Visualization 40

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 19, 2018

“The journey from startup to scale-up is a fascinating story, and we thoroughly enjoy sharing our perspective, our insights and our experiences” The journey from startup to scale-up is a fascinating story, and we thoroughly enjoy sharing our perspective, our insights and our experiences as we continue on that journey.

Analytic Tools 150

Analytic Tools Research Software User Testing Customer Experience 150

Innovatemap

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Whether it’s education or affirmation, “LOVED” defines how product marketing shapes tech companies for the better. Kate Harrison and the Product Management team use it to build deliverables like information architectures and solution overviews. And marketers just starting their career should pick this up like it’s a handbook.”.

Books 52

Books Advertising Branding Customer Experience 52

Mind the Product

APRIL 14, 2020

Building generic products. Management and task applications. Employee handbooks for Gitlab and Basecamp. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Building generic products. Management and task applications.

Feedback Software 26

Feedback Software Product Research Technical Review Entertainment 26

DISQO

JUNE 15, 2015

With the rise of ‘lean’ methodologies and literature, product managers today understand that continuously generating user feedback throughout the product lifecycle can help mitigate the risk of wasting resources to build something no one wants. While he likely never said that , the sentiment is not lost on product managers.

User Testing 49

User Testing Technical Review Data Visualization Customer Feedback 49

Product Bookshelf

AUGUST 22, 2016

The product management interview process is intimidating because it tests your expertise and domain knowledge in many different areas. Lin , the author of PM Interview Questions , about his favorite books for expanding a product manager’s skill set in the following areas: Product design. Product management process.

Data Visualization 48

Data Visualization Books User Testing Customer Experience 48

DISQO

JUNE 15, 2015

With the rise of ‘lean’ methodologies and literature, product managers today understand that continuously generating user feedback throughout the product lifecycle can help mitigate the risk of wasting resources to build something no one wants. While he likely never said that , the sentiment is not lost on product managers.

Product Research 40

Product Research User Testing Technical Review Data Visualization 40

DISQO

JUNE 15, 2015

With the rise of ‘lean’ methodologies and literature, product managers today understand that continuously generating user feedback throughout the product lifecycle can help mitigate the risk of wasting resources to build something no one wants. While he likely never said that , the sentiment is not lost on product managers.

Product Research 40

Product Research User Testing Technical Review Data Visualization 40

Product Innovation Educators

JULY 6, 2020

How product managers can boost innovation in companies large and small. In 2012 I read a book titled, Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company. Consequently, I think of Eric Ries as the create of Lean Startup and Steve Blank as its father. Successful startups ignored that advice.

Startups 88

Startups User Testing Customer Experience Development 88

The Product Coalition

AUGUST 26, 2019

So just as you “Marie-Kondo” your house, you could organize a product portfolio by: defining the building blocks that drive the greatest value for the majority of products, categorizing those building blocks in to modules, getting rid of things (eg.

Feedback Software 60

Feedback Software Customer Experience User Testing Data Visualization 60

Userpilot

JULY 13, 2021

Many SaaS products have complex internal systems which are not immediately intuitive to use for new employees. This is more effective than an employee handbook since humans tend to retain more information when they actively participate in something, as opposed to passive reading.

Analytic Tools 98

Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs Customer Experience Data Visualization 98

BrainMates

APRIL 2, 2019

We know Product Management is a tough gig. So many articles have been written about this multifaceted, multidimensional role encouraging us to continue to fight the good Product fight. But what about quitting Product Management? How does this relate to Product Management? So I let go of skiing.

Product Management 99

Product Management Product Manager Customer Experience Data Visualization 99

Sachin Rekhi

MARCH 1, 2020

It's no wonder then that 85% of my writing stems directly from my career as a product manager and entrepreneur. I'm known as that product guy, so it makes it easier for people to easily recommend me to others or seek me out when they are looking for product-specific content. How to Prioritize a Product Roadmap.

Data Visualization 196

Data Visualization User Testing Customer Feedback Software Review 196

Hutwork

MARCH 19, 2018

Product management goes well beyond those certified in agile or another method. Whether you became a product manager or someone asked you to wear one more hat, leading can be stressful. One key to successful product management is to keep learning. The Product Book: How to Become a Great Product Manager.

Books 67

Books Research Software Feedback Software Weak Development Team 67

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 12, 2018

This wasn’t Elad’s first experience with hyper growth – Google grew headcount 10x during his time as a product manager there – nor the last. Congratulations on the High Growth Handbook. The only good generic startup advice is that there’s no good generic startup advice.

Technical Advisors 120

Technical Advisors Reporting Tools Weak Development Team Startups 120

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 25, 2018

Engineers who become managers try to code their way out of having to manage people. Designers try to design their way out of managing people. Product Managers try to whiteboard and b t their way out of it. Fun fact: do you know what one of the majors causes of startup failure is? Management mistakes.

Onboarding KPIs 152

Onboarding KPIs User Testing Startups Vision 152

The Product Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. Are You Trapped in the Product Death Cycle? ☕ Thanks for reading ProductCafé Newsletter ☕️!

Product Research 52

Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience 52

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 13, 2020

But recruiting for product management can be a whole different beast considering how high the bar is these days for a product manager. 1 Product Management: Make sure it's right for you. Read: So you want to be a Product Manager. 3 Interview Prep Methodically.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Feedback Software Framework 52

Iteratively Blog

MAY 31, 2020

Here, product analytics comes into play to help inform and validate your hypothesis. However, if you're working at a startup, you'll likely not be able to split test to get statistical significance quickly, so it's best to establish a baseline for your onboarding funnel and monitor how things change over time. Document everything.

Data Visualization 97

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs User Testing 97

Alchemer Mobile

OCTOBER 22, 2020

If you’re in digital product management, 2020 has been a roller coaster. Going back to basics to find inspiration has been one way expert product managers adjusted their strategies to meet rapidly-shifting consumer needs. Best Product Management Books. How to Build Habit-Forming Products. by Nir Eyal.

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Books Research Software Feedback Software Product Management 236

Split

AUGUST 16, 2018

Chances are if you’re an engineer or product manager who works on anything even somewhat related to continuous delivery, Jez Humble wrote your handbook. This co-author of the Jolt award-winning Continuous Delivery also made hefty contributions to both Lean Enterprise and The DevOps Handbook. Thank you, Jez.

Analytic Tools 58

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Research Software Engineering 58