The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

In my first official product role, which I got to after managing large dev teams and a business-related role, I managed alone a product with a development team of ~40 people. My personal passion is to bring back this very important dimension into product management and leadership.

Strategy 136

Strategy Product Management Product Manager Management 136

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 8, 2019

How do you keep up with such breakneck development? By building a nimble, swashbuckling team that relishes tackling new challenges on the high seas of marketing. During the course of her time there, she’s seen HubSpot grow from a small, plucky startup into a billion dollar household name.

User Testing 116

User Testing Customer Experience Inbound Research Software 116

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2019

In a company’s early days as a lean, mean, business machine, it’s fairly easy for leadership to stay in sync with their users. You might say it’s one of the strongest advantages a startup has. Here are five quick takeaways: Most sales and support teams talk about their jobs as a funnel. Short on time? Michael: Thanks, Kaitlin.

Customer Experience 188

Customer Experience User Testing Customer Feedback Research Software 188

Business of Software Conference

JULY 26, 2016

Mikey Trafton: How To Manage Your Badass Team. Bethany Pagels-Minor: The Many Flavors Of Agile – What’s The Right One For Your Team? Matt Wensing: 1 Startup In 10 Years vs 1,000 Startups in 10 Minutes. Nilan Peiris: Building A High-Growth Startup Sustainably. Eric Ries: The Startup Way.

Weak Development Team 70

Weak Development Team Data Visualization Customer Feedback User Testing 70

ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2019

You have a huge pile of leads based on inbound and outbound marketing, the pool is winnowed down based on their interest, ability to pay, etc., Passively discovered —Their LinkedIn profile looked like a match, so you (or your talent team) approached them. The Product Management Talent Funnel.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review User Testing Product Management Product Manager 60

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 4, 2019

The fastest growing software companies in recent years all have something in common – they started with little to no sales team. Yes, Slack started off with no sales team. Yes, Dropbox started off with no traditional sales team. It’s become apparent that for hypergrowth SaaS startups today, there are two distinct phases.

Weak Development Team 162

Weak Development Team Outbound User Testing Research Software 162

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Developing a sales strategy is one of the core activities every business will have to undertake. When done correctly, your sales strategy will help your sales team execute with focus – SMB or enterprise, inbound or outbound, hunting or farming. 8 steps to develop a winning sales strategy.

Outbound 177

Outbound Strategy Inbound Customer Experience 177