The Product Coalition

JANUARY 5, 2023

Credit: Alex Padurariu Early-stage Product Managers, you’ve been lied to. You can regain focus with the Product Management Yin and Yang. If you’re a product manager (PM) you’re maybe juggling with 10 things. If your customers pull your product so hard that you can’t catch up with demand. My focus? ?

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 3, 2017

In working at Seedcamp and helping over 100 startups understand product thinking, Taylor Wescoatt has learned some valuable lessons he’d like to share, together with some real-world examples to drive the point home! It takes a while to reach that fit to the point that you can optimize business and product strategy independently!

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Product managers come in different shapes and sizes (i.e., However, if there’s one skill that is common to all product managers, it’s continuous market monitoring and research. That’s where a market requirements document comes into play. That’s where a market requirements document comes into play.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

The role of a Product Owner/Manager/Strategist is to help startups capture and transform customer insights into full product experiences that in turn increase customer satisfaction, loyalty, retention, and the business values.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

For years now loyal readers have been asking me to package up my learnings on product management into a cohesive course on the subject. So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role.

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freshtrax

APRIL 11, 2019

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , 20% of startups fail within their first year, 50% fail by their fifth year, and 70% are done by year 10. With so many pressing matters at the forefront of an entrepreneur’s mind, there are many reasons why a startup may fail. Vested is a startup helping small businesses find new employees.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 8, 2023

When I started as a manager, my aim was clear-cut: try to be perfect. There were times when the alignment seemed almost impossible, the visions clashing. Pre-product market fit, the landscape changes rapidly. The vision that looked clear yesterday might be blurry today.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 28, 2019

What No One Tells You About Being a Product Manager at an Early Stage Startup Over a year ago, I asked around, searched for books or articles, went to several talks but found very little advice on being a product manager at an early-stage startup. Be mentally prepared!

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Bain Public

APRIL 15, 2018

There are so many articles about the challenges and stresses of being a Product Manager. But this is an article about your CEO’s duty to set a vision, to define why your company exists. For some product managers, the thought of talking openly about the void left by a missing vision statement is paralyzing.

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Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 25, 2017

I'm often asked what's the best way for a new product manager to learn the fundamentals of the role or for an experienced product manager to continue to master their craft. I've organized this collection into several sections, starting with product management 101.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 9, 2021

All Product Roles Are Not Alike Photo by Lennart Nacke on Unsplash My first gig as a Product Manager was in a Startup. The Product I worked on did not exist. We started from two half-baked basic Computer Vision algorithms to objects. To top it off, I had no real Product Manager experience.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Marty said that most companies spend most of their time trying to minimize the feasibility and usability risks, but the far more important risks to manage are the value and business viability risks. Especially with startups, by the way, which Marty mentioned to be “ so easily distracted ”. They are also the hardest to minimize.

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Userpilot

APRIL 6, 2023

Overengineered products are difficult to use, filled with bugs, and instead of improving your users’ lives, they make them unnecessarily complicated. In this article, we look at different ways for product managers to avoid falling into the overengineering trap. First, it delays the product launch. But worry not!

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Startups don’t starve, they drown. It was 2010 when I watched the online stream of the Startup Lessons Learned conference, initiated by Eric Ries. I went with the cofounder of my first startup, which we used as our own “industry project” for our masters, and a couple of other students to Birmingham.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 10, 2022

She cofounded the Radical Product Thinking movement of leaders creating vision-driven change, along with authoring the book Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:56] 1:56] What put you on the path to being a product leader?

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Product Marketing is a fairly new domain and the role of ‘Product Marketing Manager’ differs greatly from organization to organization. You may want to jump to a relevant section: Who’s a Product Marketing Manager? What should be the KPIs of a Product Marketer?

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The Product Cafe

JUNE 16, 2023

💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, and more. 😮‍💨 Take a Leap 🤩 Your journey from an Associate Product Manager (APM) to a Senior Product Manager (SPM) has been a tough, thrilling climb.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

Women are still underrepresented in the Product Profession – with only 33.3% of US Product Managers being female in 2021, according to a metastudy of 30 million profiles conducted by Zippia : Source: [link]. Melissa Perri – Speaker, consultant, and teacher in Product Management. CEO of Product Labs.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? We’ve put together a list for you with a few staples from every product manager’s bookshelf and some new releases too. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021. You can read her writing on ProductTalk.org.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In my last blog, we talked about being a PM in a Startup. You’ll come across different personalities from the early stage ‘fake it till you make it’ characters to experienced managers who have “done it a few times”. Lean Canvas, or Product Vision Boards) Be creative and work around the constraints of existing tech.

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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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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2021

I’ve spoken with so many product managers who have a dream of becoming an entrepreneur or launching their own product one day. After a decade of working with others to launch successful SaaS products, I took the plunge to launch a startup in 2013. Startups fail more often than not. It makes sense.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Get ready to dive into insightful discussions, practical strategies, and real-world examples that will empower you to create and manage products that meet user needs and leave them truly satisfied. Product Drive is Userpilot’s FREE online event where experts from top companies come to share growth and marketing insights.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2021

I’ve spoken with so many product managers who have a dream of becoming an entrepreneur or launching their own product one day. After a decade of working with others to launch successful SaaS products, I took the plunge to launch a startup in 2013. Startups fail more often than not. It makes sense.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Here is how a product strategy can help you create business results, even when the market is not in your favor. I sat with an entrepreneur who was helping me with market research for the work I do with startup founders and explained to him what I do. Many people confuse strategy with a general direction or vision.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 18, 2021

is the CPO of a startup in transition. They have a solid business but realized that the growth potential there is limited so they pulled me in to help them redefine their vision and strategy. It is very rare to simply sit in the room until everything is sorted out and have a clear vision and strategy as an immediate outcome.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2023

If You Don’t Know What a Product Manager Is — Don’t Hire Me. If you really want me to be your product manager, then this is explicitly the kind of product manager I will be in our company. Let’s work together on your amazing product! I’m not speaking for all Product Managers but here is my list.

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Oren Steinberg

JULY 13, 2018

The biggest asset any startup has is the time of its entrepreneurs and key talents. The success or failure of the startup often hinges on their ability to focus their efforts on the critical path at any given time. As the startup grows and faces scalability and growth challenges the issue of focus becomes even more challenging.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2020

Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash Enterprise Product Managers are a bit different compared to the others. One particular issue that I often see is, whether to scale up a product quickly or not. Product Manager usually have pretty limited knowledge about engineering stuffs.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 3, 2023

How established organizations can overcome barriers to digital transformation – for product managers Today we are exploring digital transformation in large organizations as well as other challenges leaders are facing in a digitally transforming business environment. Creating a new startup is a different challenge.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

While some may say that a Product Manager is ‘the CEO of the product’, that’s not entirely true. Both positions involve being the keeper of a vision, and both also have to be decision makers by curating ideas from many different sources. As a Product Manager, you have very little authority.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 16, 2022

You’ll almost certainly have heard of a minimum viable product. But a minimum delightful product might be new to you and exactly what you need to focus on as a product manager. Next, remember to keep your vision at the center of your product enhancements. What is a minimum delightful product?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 3, 2022

The product management career path can be incredibly fulfilling as you build and work on products used by millions of users around the world. The success of a product, or even an entire company, rests on the product team. Building impactful products is exciting! Are you cut out for product management?

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Roy Madden

JANUARY 29, 2021

You will be responsible for developing and executing the Feedly marketing strategy. It is a unique opportunity to significantly impact the growth trajectory of an exciting startup that is transforming how 15M+ curious minds research and consume information. Grow and lead the product marketing team. Responsibilities.

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Innovatemap

JANUARY 26, 2021

Innovatemap, a digital product agency and three-time Inc 5000 award winner, announced today the addition of five new hires, a new client delivery service, and a new location for service delivery. The agency serves high-growth SaaS startups and scaleups through excellence in product management, product marketing, product design, and brand.

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People-First Product Leadership

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A new product manager is joining my team in a few weeks. Around the same time a product management mentee I advise through the First Round Fast Track program asked how to best “onboard” their new manager. If you’re manager is the new hire, volunteer to be their buddy.

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