The Product Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In this episode of “ Product Excellence: Insights from Award-Winning Leaders | Strategies for Success ,” Drew Falkman shares the toughest lesson hes learned in product management: the importance of failing fast. Validate Before You Build: Avoid wasting resources and runway.

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Productside

APRIL 2, 2025

Yet most product managers still rely on long documents, jargon-filled briefs, and clunky slide decks that dont land with the people who matter. Its a technique borrowed from the world of film and designbut it might just be the most underrated tool in a product managers toolbox. Not a persona. Ask yourself: Who is this for? Stories do.

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

I've been reflecting on the last decade in Product Management. Not every company has seen all these changes, but by and large I think it's been a positive push forward and I'm proud of where we've come from and where we have gotten to. -- 2014: "I do not need Product Managers, I can run my company myself,I have the strategy."

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The Product Guy

MAY 23, 2025

Coaching and management must remain distinct : Managers drive performance and business outcomes. From Startup Tactics to Enterprise Strategy RSVP now at your local chapter to join or receive the recording & recap afterwards. One-size-fits-all coaching often leads to disengagement or missed opportunities.

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Product Talk

JANUARY 17, 2024

This means that even when startup founders are motivated to test their ideas, they are more likely to notice the evidence that suggests their idea is fantastic and miss the evidence that suggests their idea is flawed. He began reading books like The Lean Startup by Eric Ries and The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank.

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The Product Guy

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The Product Management Awards (#TPMAS) are the leading international award honoring excellence in Product Management. Jenna Gaudio is the Vice President of Product Management at Vydia, the award-winning tech company empowering content creators and their teams. Join me in congratulating this year’s winners! Jenna Gaudio. ?Jenna

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Lenny Rachitsky

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Wiz hit $100 million ARR within 18 months (the fastest growth in startup history) and, five years in, is generating over $500 million ARR. Raaz was one of the first five employees at Wiz, joining as the first product manager, and helped the team pivot to what may be the most intense PMF in history.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using an Innovation Stage-Gate – for product managers. Today we are talking about how Lean Startup can be used at large organizations. He has helped many large companies implement innovation practices including Lean Startup and has written the book on the topic, titled Lean Startup in Large Organizations.

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Lenny Rachitsky

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Raiza previously worked on AI Test Kitchen and has a background in startups, payments, and ads. This allows them to move faster and iterate quickly, much like a startup. ” NotebookLM started as a 20% project and has grown into a product that’s spreading across social media and has a Discord server with over 60,000 users.

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The Product Guy

JULY 4, 2019

My career started at Hewitt Associates which was a human capital and management consulting firm that operated 500 offices in 120 countries. As a result, my backlog doubled, clients’ frustrations increased, and multiple management meetings resulted. The four memorable moments below taught me, and continue to teach me these lessons.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With so much to accomplish manually, a lot slips through the cracks, leaving an unfulfilled gap in the arena of customer success management needs. That’s where CSM tools come in, to proactively manage all of the above and more. Best customer success software for startups and small companies. G2 rating : 4.4

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Productside

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Did you know that over 90% of startups fail, and a significant portion of failures stem from poor product-market fit? The post Mastering Zero-to-One Product Management: Lessons from Scott Jones appeared first on Productside | Product Management Courses & Training.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 16, 2025

Learn how product managers can thrive by strategically navigating career transitions, balancing growth opportunities, and staying user-focused in any environment Read more » The post Does product management only work for tech and startups? appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 12, 2021

Even thinking about implementing a multi-cloud architecture is prematurely optimizing for practically all businesses – especially startups – and not a trap you want to fall into. Day one of your startup is probably not the time to be learning Kubernetes. Instead, look to peer relationships with engineers at similarly sized startups.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 20, 2025

He most recently ran Product Management, Marketing, and Partnerships across Square while reporting to the CEO. Over a nine-year tenure, he also held various General Manager roles with full P&L responsibility, including the flagship Point of Sale business. ” This person is also referred to as the “skip lead.”

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The Product Guy

APRIL 18, 2025

From building innovative digital products to navigating the complexities of stakeholder management, youll hear firsthand how these experts have achieved product excellence. This ones all about the nuance of listening how to hear what users really need, not just what they say.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 12, 2025

Harpal discusses how founding his own startup and building an e-commerce recommendation engine helped him transition into product management. Lessons from a Startup : Insights from launching and closing a tech venture. Lessons from a Startup : Insights from launching and closing a tech venture.

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Productside

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Over the past several decades, I’ve interviewed hundreds and hired dozens of Product Managers at companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and burgeoning startups. You’re on the verge of one of the most exciting and fastest-growing careers today.

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Productside

MARCH 17, 2025

Did you know that 42 percent of startups fail because they build products no one wants? The post How to Validate Product Ideas Quickly (Without Writing a Single Line of Code) appeared first on Productside | Product Management Courses & Training. The key to avoiding this costly mistake? Validate product ideas quickly.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Charles Roels, Head of Product at a newly founded “Stealth Startup”and a dedicated scuba diver shares a simple but powerful way to ensure alignment across teams: ask one key question. “Can you describe, in your own words, what you think were working toward?” How I PM Playlist [link] Subscribe [link]

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Productside

MARCH 24, 2025

Most startups dont stall because of bad ideasthey stall because they stop refining their product-market fit and what works. The post Refining Product-Market Fit and Scaling B2B SaaS Products appeared first on Productside | Product Management Courses & Training. Everyones chasing the next AI feature or untapped market.

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Productside

MARCH 18, 2025

Productside | Product Management Courses & Training Product PickEm 2025: The Ultimate Startup Showdown The biggest showdown in product management is BACK and this time, its all about the most promising startups. April 4: The final battleonly one startup will take the crown. Who makes it to the finals?

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 12, 2020

How product managers can discover customer needs and build the right product. I’m often asked by product managers on their journey to product master what books they should read. It covers a broad perspective helpful to less experienced product managers all the way to those who are leading other product managers.

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Productside

MARCH 18, 2025

The biggest showdown in product management is BACK and this time, its all about the most promising startups. Welcome to Product PickEm 2025 , where the best emerging product tool startups go head-to-head in a bracket-style competition, and YOU decide which ones rise to the top via our LinkedIn polls on the Productside page.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Innovation accounting for teams, managers, and strategy – for product managers. She has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and mentored several hundred startups. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:59] Eric Ries coined the term innovation accounting in his book Lean Startup.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Heres a sneak peek: Q: Im new to product management. Volunteer for early-stage startups or open-source projects to work on real product initiatives. Apply for Associate Product Manager (APM) programs designed for career changers. How Do You Stay True to Your Product Vision While Adapting to Market Realities?

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 20, 2025

How product managers can make OKRs drive real results Watch on YouTube TLDR In my recent conversation with Ben Lamorte, the world’s most experienced OKR coach and founder of OKRs.com, we explored how product managers and leaders can transform their approach to Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).

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The Product Guy

APRIL 15, 2025

Feature requests often distract from deeper needs – the best product managers dig until they find the real problem. At this months TPG Live , we explored two of the most persistent challenges in product leadership: How do you build trust and alignment between enterprise users and buyers?

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As I’ve seen in my own product management experience, the traditional product development cycle can take months or even years. He advises executive teams on AI, innovation and strategic product management, combining data-driven insights with cutting-edge technology to drive transformational change.

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The Product Guy

JULY 16, 2020

This last thing is something very usual of startup-type scenarios, where change is part of your daily basis. She works at Runa HR, a startup that went through the YC process and is on its way to the B series and all the happy mess that implies. Sign up to be a Mentor today & join an elite group of product management leaders!

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 27, 2022

Lessons learned from a product manager’s experiences at Google and YouTube. Most of us have become product managers and then moved on (or will move on) to product leadership based on our experiences and knowledge. Joining us is a Tom Leung, Director of Product Management at Google Health and previously at YouTube.

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