The Road Less Traveled: Breaking into Product Management Without Experience
The Product Coalition
JUNE 9, 2023
Discover six proven strategies to enter the field without experience. Continue reading on Product Coalition »
My Biggest Takeaways?—?Being a Product Manager at an Early Stage Startup
The Product Coalition
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Being a Product Manager at an Early Stage Startup In my previous article , I reflected on a few things that I would tell myself if I could travel back in time and the concept of “three waves of changes.” In this post, I want to talk about the three most important lessons I have learned so far as a Product Manager at a startup.
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358: Product management tips from a senior product manager – with Eleanor Hasler
Product Innovation Educators
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Advice for product managers on learning, moving into different industries, and becoming problem experts. Today we are talking about lessons learned in product management. Lending her insights is Eleanor Hasler, Senior Product Manager at Impala, a travel company making it simple to sell hotel rooms. I loved the experience.
What No One Tells You bout Being a Product Manager at an Early Stage Startup
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. It’s important for an early-stage startup with limited resources.
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How To Land Your First Full-time Product Manager Role, and Learn the Core Skills Along The Way
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash Product Management is one of the hottest and trending career options today. I’ve made the transition from an Analyst to a Product Manager (PM) , which is why many such aspirants often ask me for advice: How do I get into Product Management? Internships are a great way to get your hands dirty.
489: Product Portfolio Management: Third of Seven Knowledge Areas of Product Mastery – with Chad McAllister, PhD
Product Innovation Educators
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How product managers can master product portfolio management Watch on YouTube TLDR Portfolio management is a crucial aspect of product development that helps organizations strategically allocate resources, balance projects, and align their product innovation efforts with overall business goals.
Who is Lenny Rachitsky: Background, Newsletter, Podcast, and More
Userpilot
MAY 1, 2024
There is a ton of product management advice out there, but most of it is generic tips repeated over and over again. Keep on reading to learn about his journey into product management , his recommended newsletters and podcast episodes, and his top tips for product management success.
The Making of Product Managers: Negar’s Story
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
This is a free sample story from my book The Making of Product Managers. After attending a web development boot camp and working as a web developer at a small startup, she got the opportunity to become a product manager. Within two years, Negar was promoted to Marketing Manager. Unfortunately, there were none.
How to Become a SaaS Product Manager Without Experience
The Product HQ
APRIL 20, 2024
Looking to become a SaaS product manager? The need for SaaS product managers is skyrocketing with each passing year. Businesses need SaaS product managers to oversee their product development efforts and ensure that they are a success. How to Become SaaS Product Manager? Then you’ve made the right choice.
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South and Latin America – Guido Lonetti on The Product Experience
Mind the Product
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Likewise, I believe we can translate these approaches to product management. Product management in South America and Latin America. Biggest Product Management cultures in South and Latin America: Marketplace and Travel. Startups: Mural and Tiendanube. Product management in South America and Latin America.
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How to Further Your Product Management Career in Asia
Mind the Product
MARCH 5, 2019
Like everywhere else in the world, digital product managers are in high demand in Asia. Not many people have heard of product management let alone know what it takes to be good at it. But as the economies and tech ecosystems of Asia continue to develop, a small but growing community of product managers has started to emerge.
Value Based Pricing for Saas Startup
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 2, 2018
Value Based Pricing for SaaS Startup We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies.– your startup won’t last long without monetization. Eliminates travel? It turned out people with 1–10 employees found task manager feature super valuable, while they had no interest in audio or video calls.
H.O.M.E: Entertainment – when all the world’s a stage
Intercom, Inc.
MAY 14, 2020
is a special four-part series on Inside Intercom that explores how people across many industries and countries are managing to persevere with the help of technology. Phil Jones , Director of International Relations and Artist Management at Park The Van Records + Management. ” Virtual movie nights made easy.
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Lessons Working Remotely from the Other Side of the Planet
The Product Coalition
JANUARY 21, 2021
I began the year working in Almundo, an Argentinian tech travel company that had been acquired by CVC (biggest travel company in Brazil). Travel industry went into complete chaos. A manager also makes and helps to make decisions. High Output Management -Andrew S. 2020 was a shitty year. We jumped right on board!
Podcast: How to Persuade People with Ben Newell
Mind the Product
JANUARY 16, 2019
After giving a talk on persuasion techniques at ProductTank Dallas-Fort Worth, it was a no-brainer for us: this is a key skill for anyone whose job includes wrangling tricky stakeholders, herding teams or presenting to senior management – an area where in which we’d all like to improve.
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Pivoting a Startup with User Research
Basel Fakhoury
MAY 17, 2018
After a year and half, we finally admitted that the mobile travel app we were working on wasn’t providing enough value and we had to shut it down. three broke startup founders (without a startup)?—?were Basel Fakhoury “Well… what now?” “Uh…I Uh…I guess we start brainstorming new ideas.” “Ugh… Ugh… Alright.”
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How Can Car Rental Product Managers Deal With Upstarts?
The Accidental Product Manager
OCTOBER 28, 2019
When you travel and you need transportation at the other end of your trip, what do you do? It turns our that there is a new way to get around and it’s changing the rental car product development definition and causing headaches for established rental car company product managers. The Arrival Of The Upstarts.
Is Conversational UI the New Standard for Digital Application Design?
The Product Coalition
MAY 23, 2023
Let’s consider an example from the field of personal finance management. These interfaces hold immense potential across diverse fields, including travel, customer service and educat on. In the travel industry , booking platforms could greatly benefit from conversational UIs.
Petra Wille: A Social Creature
Mind the Product
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
But Hamburg was always nudging me, so I looked for a job there and stumbled on a product manager role at Xing.”. Petra joined German social network Xing as product manager for Xing’s events platform and was soon also responsible for recruitment and job boards. Learning from the Best. Consulting and Coaching.
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Should I Be A Consultant or A Product Manager?
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
MARCH 26, 2020
Considering a career in management consulting or product management? What Each Role Does Day To Day Product Manager Product managers (PM) lead and influence teams to build enticing products. Typically, the two main types are: management consulting and corporate consulting. There are various types of consulting.
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6 Product Managers Who Became CEOs-and How!
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. As a Product Manager, you have very little authority. Saying that…many Product Managers have actually gone on to become great CEOs. So if you’re a little Product Manager with big dreams, look no further!
Dune's Leadership Lessons : Transforming Product Management with Duke Leto's People-First Approach
People-First Product Leadership
MARCH 24, 2024
I recall the startup founder who literally bounced with excitement when we discussed the product being built. Nobody wants you to be more awesome than your manager does, because when you're amazing, your manager, his life gets easier, her life gets easier. So, I just think that the mentality we get into [of], "No, no, no.
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South and Latin America – Guido Lonetti on The Product Experience
Mind the Product
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Likewise, I believe we can translate these approaches to product management. Product management in South America and Latin America. Biggest Product Management cultures in South and Latin America: Marketplace and Travel. Startups: Mural and Tiendanube. Product management in South America and Latin America.
3 Must-Have Product Leadership Skills to Survive an Economic Downturn
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DECEMBER 11, 2023
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Business Development vs. Product Management
The Product Guy
APRIL 4, 2017
In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Chris Butler, lead a conversation around “Business Development vs. Product Management”. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader.
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Expedia Group Has a Badass New Vision. It’s Their First One, and It’s Almost Perfect.
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FEBRUARY 1, 2021
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NOVEMBER 24, 2020
We have successfully worked with over 250 clients across various industries, like fintech, fashion, healthcare, banking, traveling, education, digital solutions, just to mention a few. . With expertise in product management, strategic thinking, and agile transformation, we strive to be more than a design agency.
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Product Managers Start To Use Robots To Deliver Groceries
The Accidental Product Manager
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
It turns out that this is a really inefficient way of going about doing things and the product managers at grocery stores want to make some changes. What product managers are discovering is that if they take people out of the cars, then they can do more as they design the robot’s hardware and its software.
Transitioning to Product from a Functional Role
Mind the Product
JANUARY 16, 2020
If you speak to five product managers about how they got their jobs, you’re likely to receive five different answers. Why Is Product Management Growing in Popularity? Product roles are becoming increasingly important in many companies, from the unicorn startups to older more established firms.
Inspiring Strong Product Leaders: A Conversation with Petra Wille
Product Talk
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
While I tend to focus on helping teams, Petra’s work centers around helping product leaders—the people who manage product managers. The people in these roles don’t always come from a product background, so they may need guidance to understand the essentials of product management and what best practices look like in the real world.
Introducing the Speakers for MTP Engage Manchester 2019
Mind the Product
DECEMBER 13, 2018
There’s no better conference to attend if you’re working in product management, digital, or marketing in or near Manchester. Garry Prior has been in and around the technology industry for more than 20 years, largely in product management / product leadership roles. Nilan also advises a number of early-stage startups.
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Top 9 Digital Design Agencies in 2023
UX Studio: Product Management
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Our journey has led us to partner with startups and enterprises in more than 250 projects worldwide. It also granted us extensive expertise across various industries and niches, such as fintech, travel, education, healthcare, and more. For instance, this approach produced outstanding results for Liligo, France’s leading travel app.
Complete Guide—Technical Program Manager Interview Questions & Answers
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
JANUARY 12, 2022
Have you been intrigued by the position of Technical Program Manager? But this doesn't mean you can't prepare for and ace your upcoming technical program manager interview. The responsibilities of a technical program manager are a little more big picture than that of a software engineer. Let's take a look! Design TikTok.
Joe Leech: A Scientific Approach to Product
Mind the Product
JANUARY 21, 2020
The fox terrier travels everywhere with him – to London once a week, wherever it is, where Joe goes, he goes. Such challenges arise because the management structure has failed to keep pace with the speed at which tech has moved. But these big businesses are full of clever people, he says.
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What Everybody Should Know About Product Management Design Sprints
The Product Coalition
JANUARY 22, 2019
One of the product management principles is being nimble. The Product Management Design Sprints Essentials Not everyone in tech works using sprints, but almost all of them will know what they entail. This is supposed to be an open exercise: if you are in a management position, try and encourage usually silent voices to speak up.
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How Can Car Rental Product Managers Deal With Upstarts?
The Accidental Product Manager
JUNE 29, 2018
When you travel and you need transportation at the other end of your trip, what do you do? It turns our that there is a new way to get around and it’s changing the rental car product development definition and causing headaches for established rental car company product managers. The Arrival Of The Upstarts.
So You Want to Work in Silicon Valley?
The Product Coalition
JANUARY 12, 2020
The companies that call Silicon Valley home are also crying out for Product Managers, so for many, it’s a no-brainer! The average Product Manager salary here ( $156,970 ) is higher than in most other places in the US. Narrow down your search There are a lot of companies classified as ‘startups’ out here. Coffee : Philz.
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Little Otter’s Rebecca Egger on making mental health care accessible to all
Intercom, Inc.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Before that, I was at Palantir and at a few startups doing various things. Liam: One of the things I kind of wanted to talk to you about was your journey to this point, from tech entrepreneur to mental health children’s startup founder. The rush of a startup. You should probably join a startup. Liam: For sure.
Product Managers Investigate Car Subscriptions
The Accidental Product Manager
AUGUST 27, 2018
You thought about how much stuff you generally haul around, how many people you give rides to, and just exactly how far you tend to travel on a daily basis. If this works, it’s going to look good on somebody’s product manager resume. The GM product managers are taking a bit of a chance with this program.
Announcing a brand new approach to our product management course (next batch starts Sep)
NextBigWhat
AUGUST 2, 2019
We launched the first cohort of the product management course last year, did a bunch of experiments on the content, format and the process – ranging from offline-only course, online-only, recorded to live sessions and we are now happy to have found the high impacting format + content + process. . Siddhartha, Product Manager (Mobisy).
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Don’t Miss These Amazing Speakers at #mtpcon Singapore
Mind the Product
DECEMBER 13, 2018
He works as a coach, consultant, and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management, and human-centred design. Sherif Mansour, Distinguished Product Manager at Atlassian. He is currently a Distinguished Product Manager for Atlassian. Product Leadership.
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What are the Secrets to Enabling Sustainable Growth?
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Fewer than 10% of startups survive and grow into large companies and, for every time growth is done right, there are 100 ways it could have been done wrong. Here, I’d like to share the lessons I’ve learned from my years working as a product manager, focused on growth. As a young startup, we celebrated this milestone.
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