The Secret PM Handbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In this part we dive into what you really came here for – product management-specific mental models. Why are product management-related mental models different? The mental models I’m going to talk about share two key characteristics: They are about about products. Name Image Description.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Strategies for switching into a product management role when you don’t fit the cookie cutter qualifications. Getting into product when you’ve already started your career Product management requires, above anything else, good judgment. It shouldn’t be a prerequisite for product management jobs either.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

Do you follow any product manager blogs? Would you like to discover new ones that will give you valuable insights into product management ? In our article, we introduce 20 of our favorite product manager blogs that every product pro should follow, regardless of their experience.

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The Accidental Product Manager

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Cosmetic product managers are going after millennials Image Credit: Albert Lugosi. I mean, customers try products, select the ones that they like, and that’s the end of the story, right? These brands have seen huge growth over the past few years, grabbing market share from the big, established names.

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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

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. With a self-named newsletter and podcast, Lenny is a widely followed product expert. Lenny is a newsletter writer, podcast host, angel investor, and product consultant.

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The Accidental Product Manager

AUGUST 8, 2022

Gaana named after the Hindi word for “song,” has used a hyperlocal approach and cut-rate pricing to beat the competition and attract 152 million monthly users. Product managers at other streaming services need to realize that Indian consumers are flocking to Gaana, analysts say, because it has been built for them.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you have a name, a logo, and have you thought about brand positioning? eCommerce Does your startup run on a subscription model?

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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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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How product managers can navigate leadership challenges Today we are talking about four leadership motions that enable increased organizational effectiveness and productivity and alleviate organizational friction, waste, and indecision. The product piece has always been with me. It was the hottest startup in history.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 31, 2022

Product management specializations have trended upwards in recent months. These “specializations” often place focus around a specific set of skills or needs a company has, somewhat creating a division within the product manager role. Are we breaking apart the product manager role a bit too much?

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 18, 2021

How product managers can understand and solve their customers’ problems. This podcast is getting a new name to better align with its purpose of helping product managers become product masters. That new name is Product Masters Now. . 3:16] What are your responsibilities as a Global CPO?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 17, 2022

If you’re looking to improve your team's work, a product management framework can be an excellent starting point. While frameworks don’t necessarily cover every aspect of being a good product manager, they provide guidance on how to approach problems and make decisions. In this article, we continue doing the same.

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The Basics of Product Management

MAY 11, 2020

Comprehensive list of reviews for top 8 product management courses and certifications. And many want to try the product management field from fields like software engineering, QA testing, etc. Do you know how to effectively manage a product during challenging times? And that skill is communication.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 19, 2019

What does it mean for us as product managers? We all use AI or machine learning (ML)-driven products almost every day, and the number of these products will be growing exponentially over the next couple of years. What does it mean for us as product managers? Imagine that you’re going to a coffee shop.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Image Source If you’re even slightly inclined towards Product Management, there’s very little probability that you may not have heard of “ Product Hunt ”. It is the place to learn about cool tech products that people are creating and testing. If you haven’t had a chance to go and check it out, you really should.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 15, 2021

The skills product managers need in a changing environment. This podcast will soon be changing its name to Product Mastery Now. You don’t need to do anything to keep listening, but it will show in your podcast player not as The Everyday Innovator but as Product Mastery Now. Product managers are generalists.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2022

Recently one of the founders of a hot startup asked me, “How do we know if we should add new value props for existing customers or continue to invest in existing ones? Given that we have finite engineering and product resources, what is the path forward?” What would that balance look like? Are there capacity or incentive issues?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 13, 2018

In most cases, though, building great product is about more than just being capable of putting technical skill into practice. Not every great engineer has a successful product to their name. Product Managers are the steering wheel to the engine of engineering. I’m Jack Moore , and I love writing about product.

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Mind the Product

MAY 5, 2017

I’ve had all sorts of job titles; digital marketer, growth hacker, creative technologist, UXer, startup product person, product strategist, product owner, lean coach and consultant. I’ve been a startup founder – when I completely tanked my first foray building product.

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 2, 2023

How product managers can use Adobe’s Kickbox innovation system Today we are talking about using the open source innovation system called Kickbox that was created at Adobe. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers [2:50] W hat was going on at Adobe that led to Kickbox?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 20, 2019

Google Product Managers help bring to fruition new products and features that impact millions of users every day. They act as general managers of their products, providing leadership across engineering, design and business teams. Openings for Product Managers appear every day. Check out Hired?—?How

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 29, 2018

If you’ve ever looked at analytics for software products, you’ve probably run across a graph that looks like this: Graphs like this one depict cohort analyses.¹ I think “deep A/B testing” is a pretty good name for it. Eric Reis, The Lean Startup , 140–141. This particular graph is from Google Analytics. So does Fabric.²

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Userpilot

MARCH 9, 2023

You’ll find that it’s a common reason why most startups fail because they have yet to understand if what they are building even has a product-market fit. You could have a range of product ideas, but which one do you put effort into first? Want to get started with product-market fit analysis?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 9, 2020

Product management has grown from strength to strength in recent years, fast becoming a vital area of any SaaS company. With that in mind, we thought we’d take a look at how you can become a product manager, even if you have no previous experience. We’re going to start by looking at what a product manager actually does.

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Product Culture

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In The Lean Startup , Eric Ries defines MVP as “that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.” I talk MVPs in Chapter 10 of my book Product Roadmaps Relaunched. We will treat your information with respect. Tell me a MVP story.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

These plans outline event names, triggers (when the event is fired), and any parameters associated with the event — like page names, item names, etc. Every event was properly captured and the naming made it easy for our product team to jump in.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a product manager (PM), even if engineering managers get the final say in allocating dev months (or any way of measuring developer resources), never fail to understand and question these decisions. For many startups and smaller teams, this means borrowing infrastructure, platforms, and cloud storage from larger services.

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Product Culture

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 13, 2022

Like his peers, he was originally interested in working for a big-name tech company like Google or Apple. Ultimately, he decided that although these companies look great on your product manager resume , the work you'll do at these companies will be highly specialized.

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Product Management Lessons from the Trenches

JULY 10, 2018

Two years ago this week, I started work as the first VP of Product Management at NTENT - a company with huge, rapidly growing market, world-famous CTO, seasoned executives and engineering team, and core technology that only a handful of companies in the world possess. all the ingredients of a great startup experience!

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Mind the Product

APRIL 11, 2017

I always tell the participants of my workshops that as a Product Manager you should be voraciously curious about what’s happening in the field. Here are some of the first books I read after getting into product management. I spent a few years working as a consulting Product Manager at Pivotal Labs.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Talk to any of the product managers, and one of the main problems they will share how difficult it is to create an achievable product roadmap. I have mentioned “achievable” in the title because, most of the time, the product team comes up with a roadmap only to realize that it’s not achievable. Engineering and design ?—?Any

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 5, 2019

Great product managers know where tech debt comes from, understand its costs, and know how to tie tech debt reduction efforts to measurable customer outcomes. What technical debt costs The product manager is typically not the first person to bring up the topic of technical debt. Where does tech debt come from?

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

How product managers can create products that customers cannot be indifferent to In episode 468 , Dr. Merrick Furst introduced us to the discipline of deliberate innovation and how companies can create products customers absolutely must have. The purpose of this podcast is to help you create products your customers love.

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A digital customer experience coupled with rapid physical product creation – insights for product managers. Today we are talking about what Andrew Wolgemuth has learned creating a unique product business called Wove. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:16]

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 20, 2019

While we’ve talked to lots of brilliant people, the original idea for the podcast wasn’t to focus on the big names of the product world ( Ken Norton , Melissa Perri , Josh Seiden , Theresa Torres , Dan Olsen , and Rich Mironov to name a few…) but to spotlight people who gave a great talk at their local ProductTank.

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