Product Solving

APRIL 11, 2023

TL;DR: Domain fidelity is a critical aspect of software development that ensures a system or product closely aligns with the real-world needs of its users. A nightmare scenario for any development team, yet one that is all too common in the high-stakes world of software development. I hope you all enjoy this one, let me know if you do!

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Mixpanel

MAY 5, 2021

Prior to this position, Neil was VP of Engineering, after working as a Software Engineer and leading Infrastructure Engineering. We’ll cover why in the next section, after reviewing examples. Each participant had their own cursor and could type, edit, scroll, click, or code.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

With each person, the message got a little more distorted. This means that by the time it gets to the engineers, the message is unrecognizable. It’s no wonder we end up with software that doesn’t work for our customers. During sprint retrospectives , be sure to include your discovery work in the review.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Google uses specific internal tooling to analyze and review resumes to rank their scores–unfortunately, this changes rapidly and is nearly impossible to predict other than the basics of what make an effective resume. After an interview loop, Google's hiring committee reviews the entire packet of a candidate, including their referrals.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 27, 2021

What about software solutions they have to review based only on a single web page? Ease of use plays a very important role in choosing the right software, yet only 50% of websites communicate it in the right way. Simplifying software use for all ages. Is it hard to learn new software? How much does it matter?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 21, 2020

Unlike classic software engineering where you insert an input and you expect an output, machine learning products are probabilistic, and one time you may get one answer and on the other time the opposite one. Due to the nature of data we had, in some cases, the prediction was based on a relatively small data set.

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Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 29, 2015

One of the classic pieces of software engineering literature that has had a profound influence on me since first reading it at Penn Engineering is The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Books. Put more simply, adding manpower to a late software project in fact makes it even later. Inspire the team and demand excellence.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 8, 2022

This includes product management , software engineering , product marketing , and other key Google hires. You may be asked to solve coding problems on-the-spot depending on the role. Technical applicants are usually asked to solve coding problems over the phone. Technical rounds include coding and system design.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 17, 2023

The message ends up in the Savio feedback inbox, and Savio fills in the customer details automatically. Online reviews Another critical source of user experience information is online reviews. How we collect feedback from online reviews: We use Savio’s Chrome extension. Automation ftw.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Have a solid technical background and understand the complexities of software development. Whether it comes from your team, customers, or other stakeholders, make sure you take the time to listen to them and understand the user stories and messages they’re bringing across to you. Sharpen your data collection and analytical skills.

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ProductPlan

JULY 23, 2020

I’m currently a remote Lead Software Engineer at ProductPlan, where I head up a team of four engineers focused on bringing you List View , among other things. It’s an opportunity to give shoutouts, explain what went well, and learn what didn’t go well to better pinpoint what we could improve on as an engineering team.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

So it’s tempting to think the additional add-on of measuring user events in your code (i.e., The main message is that one of your centerpiece features is “confusing” or “doesn’t make sense.” At the same time, when you review the product analytics, you notice four out of five are using the biggest feature incorrectly.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 4, 2022

A simple text message or email can do wonders for helping leverage your weak ties to get connected. Close Connection For a close connection (someone you would consider a friend), you can send a simple message to them as you normally do. I was wondering if you'd be open to passing along a message on my behalf (I can draft it!)

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The Product Coalition

JULY 11, 2019

So companies with cross-functional teams can decrease expenses due to time reduction. Due to many candidates, you can choose the specialist that follows your requirements and has the necessary skill set. Of course, choosing this variant, you need to be prepared that there can be difficulties due to lack of expertise.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We recommend watching this video sit-down with Dave Rensin, former Google Engineering Director and Pendo VP, as he talks through his thought process when hiring engineering managers and what makes a standout candidate. When you're done, review the below list of questions to get a sense of what'll be asked.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

Message Passing Interface (MPI) got designed in the days where the means required for the supercomputer were predetermined and allotted. Today, a software engineer, a researcher, or a machine learning professional can design a small data/small computing model on a laptop.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2020

when software engineers get their hands dirty?—?but In theory this track should run on the same agile principles used in software development, so we increase the reach of agility within the product life cycle. Next is the support of your team’s engineering manager and only then should you run after the engineers!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 31, 2020

Think you’re the first person to message Andrew Ng on LinkedIn? Codementor : Founded in 2013 by a Y Combinator alumnus, Codementor can connect you with seasoned mentors who can help you problem-solve and learn more efficiently (and even debug your code!). More on choosing the right mentor later. Think outside the box.

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Roy Madden

JULY 13, 2016

His deep understanding of the HBase source code as well as past experiences was pivotal in diagnosing the problem. This could occur if user or article data changed somehow or due to a buggy code change. We hit some kind of system limit in HBase and things were slowing down due to the amount or structure of our data.

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 30, 2020

As with everything in software engineering, microservices is another set of patterns full of solutions and trade-offs. If the payment-service is slow for a given reason, it will delay the entire sale transaction, which makes your software less performance than it should be. It’s all about trade-offs.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Amanda Renteria , CEO for Code for America. Code for America’s Amanda Renteria on defining the citizen experience. Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America, is a firm believer in this idea. “There’s so much knowledge in notes from customer success, quarterly business reviews, and conversations. What’s the sequence?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 9, 2019

The good news is that often many changes can be implemented to improve the structure, content, messaging and usability of the system without needing to change the underlying back-end technology infrastructure. By deeply understanding the user goals and workflows, you can streamline processes and make the whole system more efficient.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

. “You haven’t found product-market fit on just a few hundred users… In the early days, user interviews are your main source of feedback, but eventually, you can leverage metrics such as usage growth, revenue, retention, customer referrals, churn, reviews, NPS scores, and PR, to name a few. Where are they drawn to?

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Business of Software Conference

MAY 21, 2020

of engineering where I lead the people and processes side for the engineering team. Prior to joining Simprints, I’ve worked mostly at the intersection of education and code. Having worked at Google and Code Academy and having founded a startup on my own that has taught web development to over 20,000 entrepreneurs.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 23, 2022

Review our full Amazon Interview Course to see video answers to all the most common interview questions. If you don't, you're not authorized, and you'll see an error message. 💡 Hey there! This article covers the most common AWS and Amazon interview questions. Sneak Peek: Tell me about a time when. -

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 10, 2020

Using my experience from hundreds of video teleconferences, I have assembled the most important tips below on how to prepare, no matter which teleconferencing software you use. Have a whiteboard Even a piece of paper on a clipboard gets the message across. Heavy breathing noises are a big distraction!

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ProductPlan

JUNE 29, 2020

We place more value on our friend’s recommendation of a TV show or a dishwasher brand than an anonymous reviewer on the Internet. Requiring everyone to leave their webcams turned on, work the same exact schedule , or counting down the seconds it takes for people to respond to a Slack message isn’t helpful or productive.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

So, they’re often going to be a director, a senior manager, and they’re trying to figure out how to make all the decisions in a given area, say databases or networking, or it could be front end, in terms of the user experience (UX), or maybe IOS engineering. It could be any of these different areas.

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Mixpanel

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sales can be armed with messaging that focuses on the known value moment. Marketing can double down on efforts from those channels and/or refine the messaging in other channels to mirror what is happening in the most successful channels. Now you can fine-tune your messaging and focus on retaining their attention instead.

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Mixpanel

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sales can be armed with messaging that focuses on the known value moment. Marketing can double down on efforts from those channels and/or refine the messaging in other channels to mirror what is happening in the most successful channels. Now you can fine-tune your messaging and focus on retaining their attention instead.

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Mixpanel

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sales can be armed with messaging that focuses on the known value moment. Marketing can double down on efforts from those channels and/or refine the messaging in other channels to mirror what is happening in the most successful channels. Now you can fine-tune your messaging and focus on retaining their attention instead.

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StubHub

AUGUST 8, 2019

The group of 20 is a diverse mix of college, grad school and PhD students who hail from a variety of disciplines: computer science, data science, business, software engineering, design, informatics, applied mathematics and economics. They soak up as much experience and wisdom as they can get throughout their three months at StubHub.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Proper communication requires a sender, a receiver, and a medium to communicate the content of a message. Messages have to be structured and univocal. This is a statistically proven amount of time for an average project for a minimum team of 4 software engineers, 1 manager, and 2 QA engineers.

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