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Conversations, Conflict and Leadership – Roman Pichler on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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Seven Product Backlog Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

Third and most importantly, focus the backlog on a specific product goal. Then decline and remove items that do not serve this goal, as I discuss below. The Product Backlog is Too Detailed. The Product Backlog is Not Appropriately Refined. Decline any ideas and requests that are not aligned with the product goal.

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Why startups need to focus more on the Product and less on services.

The Product Coalition

Pitfalls of Service-Led vs Product-Focused startups I have been on both sides of the spectrum and it has worked well for companies like Infosys, TCS which take on large service agreements with organizations and provide consulting services or develop software. At what point should you shift gears and focus on the product?

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432: Creating or improving the product-led organization – with Paul Ortchanian

Product Innovation Educators

He has a great deal of experience that has helped him be well-rounded in product management. Paul acquired the breadth of experience through his leadership roles at San Francisco Bay Area startups and high-growth companies. He helps rapidly scaling early-stage startups craft their Product Strategy and everything related to it.

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From Startup to Enterprise Product Manager: Is Bigger Always Better?

Mind the Product

Observations of a B2C startup product manager working in enterprise. A startup, finding its feet and learning how to stand, should by certain logic be less wise, less capable and less developed than its older, wiser counterparts. Here are two of my most notable product take-aways and one piece of advice for survival.

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11 Types of Product Managers for SaaS Companies

Userpilot

AI product managers manage the implementation of AI technologies into software products. The UX product manager’s role is to develop intuitive , user-centered product experiences. Startup product managers are responsible for all aspects of the product development cycle in early-stage companies.

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Product Talk is Growing: Meet New Instructor Ellen Brandenberger

Product Talk

I let Pearson know that I was looking for something full-time rather than an internship—and I was also considering a product role at a startup. I spent three years at Pearson, then I joined Thinkful—which at the time was about a 60-person startup. It’s foundational to leadership and product in an outcomes-based world.