The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The technical writer I hired was quite experienced and had a background in marketing. When we reviewed the product, she started asking me questions that I didn’t have a ready answer for. Great marketing people can’t always market well either. The API was well-defined. Turned out I was wrong. Guess what? Talk to us.

Technical Review 78

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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

Defining your product strategy is the most important aspect of deciding to build something new. It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. What is a product strategy? How do you set a product vision?

Product Research 119

Product Research Onboarding KPIs Product Strategy User Testing 119

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.

Data Visualization 78

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Startups User Testing 78

The Product Coalition

JULY 31, 2022

If you are on the journey toward product-market fit, you know it’s not easy. Every new product has its own fit to find. One of the hardest challenges of any product and any startup is of course reaching product-market fit. product-market fit under the hood. So here it is?—?product-market

User Testing 123

User Testing Product Marketing Marketing Customer Experience 123

The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

Weak Development Team 130

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 17, 2024

In the case of Thumbtack, reevaluating their approach to market segmentation and adopting a broader targeting strategy proved crucial. Learn to adapt and evolve strategies to match changing business needs, even if past approaches were successful. Diversifying growth channels will help prepare you for potential disruptions.

Research Software 99

Research Software ChatGPT User Testing Product Management 99

Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Let’s make this more concrete by looking at a popular product discovery tool, Teresa Torres’ Opportunity Solution Tree (OTS). [2] 2] Before I proceed, let me point out that I am neither a product discovery expert in the sense discussed below nor do I fully endorse the specific approaches created by Marty and Teresa.

Product Research 296

Product Research Product Strategy Strategy Research Software 296

ProductPlan

JULY 23, 2019

Product managers wear many hats, but one of the most uncomfortable ones they’re forced to occasionally don is that of the product vision “Gatekeeper.” This particular aspect of product management requires PMs to do what most people find uncomfortable… say “no.”. The importance of maintaining a product vision.

Vision 67

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

The main difference between product management and project management is the focus. A project manager is focused on the completion of a specific project, whereas product managers focus primarily on the long-term vision and evolving a product to deliver value over time. Drives product success.

Data Visualization 98

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Feedback Software Research Software 98

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!

User Testing 159

User Testing Data Visualization Product Management Product Manager 159

The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2024

There’s a clear distinction between technical and business-oriented roles, as well as between those focused on B2C and B2B markets. Sales and marketing efforts as the primary drivers for customer acquisition and revenue. Customers expect the product to be customised to their needs. For example. Negotiable or custom pricing.

Feedback Software 131

Feedback Software Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs B2B 131

The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Amanda Ralph Product Management Consultant.

Analytic Tools 90

Analytic Tools Research Software Product Strategy CTO Coach 90

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Strategy and Focus It almost doesn’t matter what drove a company to work with me originally, at some point we get to strategy. Strategy is so hard to craft and too often overlooked. This is especially true with product strategy, which is still an artifact that most CEOs haven’t seen a great one in action before.

Workshop 78

Workshop Customer Feedback Leadership User Testing 78

Innovatemap

AUGUST 12, 2021

The bar investors have is rising as more startups are being developed daily. There are two optimal scenarios for digital product startups seeking pre-seed and early seed funding. And these are reserved for products that look “special.”. Startup founders need to come to the table looking more polished than ever.

Startups 52

Startups Product Research User Testing Research Software 52

Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

Some mentioned that while they had worked as a PM at startups for several years, they felt they still lacked the skills and tools to reach the next level in their career growth. By doing so, they explicitly build their product intuition through each and every quarter's OKR loop.

Technical Review 166

Technical Review Onboarding KPIs User Testing Feedback Software 166

Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

It is a known fact that startups which are accompanied or coached, view their chances of success as being much higher compared to those that are not. of accompanied startups assess their chances of survival as strong, especially during the current uncertain climate. of startups rate their chances of survival as high, 13.5%

CTO Coach 52

CTO Coach Research Software Feedback Software Startups 52

Bain Public

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At Bain Public, we’re proud to offer free one-on-one sessions, discounted rates and lead pro-bono partnership efforts, donating company time to provide product-driven startups with expert advice and coaching about product management. In giving back, we’ve established a way to positively impact the Canadian startup ecosystem.

Startups 52

Startups Feedback Software Workshop User Testing 52

Bain Public

APRIL 15, 2018

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. And as a product leader gets more senior, the need to clearly define the product strategy intensifies.

Vision 56

Vision User Testing Product Management Product Manager 56

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?

User Testing 52

User Testing Feedback Software Startups Customer Experience 52

Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 13, 2020

How marketing and product management work together. Turns out if you ask 50 different people what marketing is, you’ll hear 50 different answers. That is what our guest did to investigate what people think about marketing and how it fits into the work product managers do. 7:06] How do you describe marketing?

User Testing 85

User Testing Product Research Marketing Research Software 85

Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 25, 2017

I've organized this collection into several sections, starting with product management 101. I then break down the resources into the way I think about what a product manager does, which is drive the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product.

Product Research 167

Product Research User Testing Analytic Tools Product Management 167

Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Product Drive is Userpilot’s FREE online event where experts from top companies come to share growth and marketing insights. Product Drive is Userpilot’s FREE online event where experts from top companies come to share growth and marketing insights. Product management and leadership speakers.

Customer Experience 102

Customer Experience User Testing Customer Feedback Research Software 102

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. Amanda Ralph Product Management Consultant.

Analytic Tools 60

Analytic Tools Research Software Enterprise Startups 60

Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

Agile 248

Agile Product Research User Testing Feedback Software 248

Innovatemap

MARCH 17, 2021

I’ve been fortunate to work with countless technology companies in my career, and while I met with an incredible number of women executives, CEOs, marketers and more, I most often saw myself in a room among men. We work with fantastic teams of all stripes,” said Katie Lukes, Principal, Product Strategy at Innovatemap.

Technical Review 111

Technical Review Reporting Tools Leadership Startups 111

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 20, 2018

As Intercom’s customer base moved upmarket, it became increasingly obvious to us in Sales that what worked well in our product for early-stage startups didn’t for larger companies. To fix it, we had to change how we worked with our product team. Where does sales fit in at a company driven by product strategy?

Feedback Software 199

Feedback Software Product Research User Testing Feedback Loop 199

The Product Coalition

APRIL 7, 2021

The team offers a high-quality UI design, UX research and design, wireframing, prototyping, implementation in code, QA, software testing, and product deployment. The company has collaborated with startups, small businesses, medium-sized ventures and global names like Google, Huawei, Bolt, MyTaxi, Pipedrive, ZoomEngage, Atlassian, and Codio.

Research Software 114

Research Software Feedback Software Artificial Inteligence User Testing 114

The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2021

Valued at $10B , Bill.com’s secret to success isn’t that they got lucky with the right product at the right time?—?the the startup was intentionally built to scale in every way, from their product and development to their culture, core values and even leadership.

Weak Development Team 122

Weak Development Team Vision Customer Experience Leadership 122

Mind the Product

MARCH 16, 2020

Every engagement was different, and I had to learn how to apply different strategies to solve those ambiguous problems. The great thing about strategies is they translate well to other areas. They aren’t one to one, something I used to help a startup could potentially help a fortune 100 company, and vice versa. Good news!

Strategy 176

Strategy Vision Workshop Positioning 176

Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

Chief Technical Officer : Responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. Average salary: $196,172/yr. Average salary: $191,286/yr. Average salary: $151,254/yr.

Research Software 96

Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs 96

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The idea comes from the world of startups, where speed of learning and adaptation are critical to survival. So how does a minimal viable feature differ from the concept of ‘minimum viable products? An MVP helps you define your complete product strategy. Prioritize product roadmap based on data not assumptions.

Feedback Software 92

Feedback Software User Testing Analytic Tools Data Visualization 92

Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

How to create a scalable product organization. How product strategy uses a company's vision to fuel profitability. An iterative product framework for identifying and pursuing the right opportunities to create value. Melissa broke silence over the excessive focus on delivery in product teams.

Technical Advisors 114

Technical Advisors Product Research Analytic Tools User Testing 114

Tyner Blain

JULY 31, 2023

The overwhelming emphasis I see in product organizations is on sequencing the execution of the product strategy over the upcoming quarters. Optimizing the product operations work to deliver a subpar product. There is little to no effort applied to shaping the product strategy.

Analytic Tools 52

Analytic Tools Customer Experience Product Strategy Strategy 52

Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Teresa Torres is an internationally acclaimed product discovery coach, speaker, and author. She coaches teams on how to collect meaningful customer input and use it to make product decisions on a daily basis. The teams she coaches are from both early-stage startups and multinational enterprises in different industries.

Books 98

Books Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools 98

Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

Agile 156

Agile Product Research User Testing Feedback Software 156

Innovatemap

JULY 21, 2021

With an innovative new tool and a market in need of innovation, Josh was ready to make his product stand out — so he came to Innovatemap. When Boost came to us in fall 2020, its product was used exclusively by Indiana University, where it had been developed and beta tested.

Research Software 52

Research Software Education Data Visualization User Testing 52

The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

To grow our customer base and market share? By the look on the face of the product manager asking me, she didn’t want a canned answer; she was looking for a reason to believe, to rekindle her energy. Product managers must articulate what success looks like for a product and rally a team to turn that vision into a reality.

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