The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2023

Everyone wants to be product-led these days. But does that mean that you are doing product-led growth? Here is a disambiguation guide to help you understand what product-led growth really means, and what it doesn’t. I talk about it a lot when I speak about product strategy and in the CPO Bootcamp.

Naming 128

Naming User Testing Feedback Software Weak Development Team 128

Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 15, 2024

The habits that set apart transformational product leaders Today we are talking about why organizations are increasingly facing the need to transform and how to navigate those changes. ” The ability craft a story and influence others at scale through a book was a great piece of advice and something I had never thought about before. [5:48]

User Testing 114

User Testing Product Management Product Manager Product Research 114

The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The way a user experiences a product from the moment they sign up can make all the difference. That’s where Product-Led Onboarding comes into play. Putting the User in Control Unlike traditional onboarding methods that spoon-feed users, Product-Led Onboarding puts the user in the driver’s seat.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience User Testing Customer Feedback Feedback Software 78

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I enjoyed in-person meetings, especially in-person product review meetings. Early in the pandemic, this led me to resent virtual meetings, especially virtual product review meetings. This particular product review meeting was a breaking point. I struggled to figure out how to run the product review meeting effectively.

Technical Review 114

Technical Review User Testing Product Research Customer Feedback 114

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Product leader and product-led growth advisor, Leah Tharin talks about why cultivating great writing skills is key for product management learning and career growth. Product Coalition Leah Tharin: Do You Want To Make Your Writing Actionable? What I write is unique from my experience and I can defend it.”

ChatGPT 115

ChatGPT Differentiation Consulting Article 115

The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As I spent time reflecting on teams I have led and have been a part of as well as what made those teams great or mediocre, a thought popped into my mind. Beyond the basics that make for a good team, what really set ‘the best’ apart? I went through my mental list of characteristics and one interestingly floated to the top — encouragement.

Information 116

Information Product Management Product Manager Management 116

The Product Coalition

MARCH 3, 2023

Focusing on product-led or go-to-market-led growth is no longer enough. In recent years, PLG, or Product-Led Growth, has become a significant buzz in the tech world, and rightfully so. Products that delight customers and fuel growth loops are essential. It’s about Customer-Led Growth.

Customer Experience 126

Customer Experience Customer Feedback User Testing User Friction 126

Product Talk

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Stepping into your first product leadership role is a major change. And it might feel a bit lonelier than when you were an active member of a product trio. Do you have a Product in Practice or success story from the Continuous Discovery Habits community you’d like to share? You can submit your story here.

Leadership 257

Leadership Product Research Reporting Tools Feedback Software 257

UX Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Data-Driven Design by Designlab (Paid) This course will help you gain confidence in your ability to use product data across all facets of your design role — from running experiments, to justifying design decisions with business impact, winning over stakeholders, and more. You will learn: How to use product team tools to learn user behaviors.

User Testing 83

User Testing Data Visualization Research Software Customer Experience 83

The Product Coalition

JULY 6, 2023

Users will be vocal about the products they do, don’t like using, and don’t settle for less than the very best. Here when product-led growth comes into play. To build a successful SaaS company today, you must understand product-led growth and build it into your business and product from the very beginning.

Research Software 112

Research Software Feedback Software User Testing Product Research 112

Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In their new book, Build What Matters (£26.99), Rajesh Nerlikar and Ben Foster introduce you to their methodology for becoming a product-driven company. appeared first on Mind the Product. The post Build What Matters by Rajesh Nerlikar and Ben Foster – Free Chapter!

Vision 191

Vision Books Product Research Testing 191

Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Marty Cagan is a popular name in the product management world. In many ways, he has shaped how successful products are built and how teams can be organized to work toward excellence. Marty Cagan is a well-known figure in the product management and technology industry. Who is Marty Cagan?

Analytic Tools 92

Analytic Tools Research Software Feedback Software Books 92

Product Talk

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sandrine Veillet ’s Product in Practice story perfectly exemplifies this. She took a multi-step, methodical approach to introduce continuous discovery, including enrolling a group of product people in the Master Class , having those participants coach and train others, and bringing stakeholders along for the journey.

Product Research 235

Product Research Reporting Tools User Testing Research Software 235

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."

Data Visualization 388

Data Visualization User Testing Research Software Feedback Software 388

The Product Coalition

JULY 9, 2023

“Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.” — Satya Nadella Throughout my career, as a leader of product for both startups and Fortune 500 companies, I’ve had the opportunity to interview hundreds of product managers. This approach allows me to identify standout product managers quickly.

Research Software 132

Research Software Feedback Software Product Management Product Manager 132

Mind the Product

MARCH 2, 2021

One of the key things to do in any product lifecycle is to review if it’s meeting your user’s needs. The last time we sat down to do this for the podcast, we decided to use the Jobs To Be Done approach, which led to a key question: how might we power up our JTBD [.]. Why consumers hire and fire products to make progress.

Customer Experience 210

Customer Experience User Testing Product Research Feedback Software 210

The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Christopher’s story, while deeply personal, encapsulates qualities required to become a great product manager: grit , persistence , and resilience. Just like Christopher turned adversity into opportunity, great product managers conquer the inevitable obstacles that will block their path to success.

Product Research 115

Product Research User Testing Customer Experience Product Management 115

Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A development team does a good job if the following three conditions are fulfilled: First, the group reliably meets the agreed sprint goals and delivers product increments that offer a great user experience and exhibit the desired software quality. Say that you are working on a new brand-new product. Do you think that’s true?”.

Weak Development Team 325

Weak Development Team Development Software Review Technical Review 325

Product Management University

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In theory, and I emphasize in theory, the impact of a product led growth model should be very minimal on product management. For product marketing, it pretty much changes everything. What is Product Led Growth? In a product led growth model, the product has to sell itself.

B2B 147

B2B Customer Experience Definition Demo 147

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Product-led growth is one of the hottest topics in our industry. Photo by R Khalil from Pexels Product-led growth (PLG) seems to be everywhere these days. While you are debating whether or not it’s the right choice for you and your product, you need to remember that the decision is not always straightforward.

B2B 157

B2B User Testing Enterprise Demo 157

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 19, 2021

As Intercom’s product matured, our product teams needed to expand the depth and breadth of their technology expertise in order to support the features we were building for our customers. Our product teams were being slowed down and our operational health was taking a hit. Widening the circle of ownership.

Technical Review 216

Technical Review Technology Systems Review Engineering 216

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This article is tailored for product managers eager to excel in interviews focusing on product sense and execution. In product management , it’s crucial to discern genuine expertise from merely holding a job title. I am not in favor of assigning home exercises.

Data Visualization 125

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Research Software Feedback Software 125

The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

As we work together to make product learning accessible, we invite you to read these articles to learn more about what we do. By Jay Stansell and Tremis Skeete , for Product Coalition We all want to learn how to be better product people. To you, the writer, you can still contribute any kind of product management story you wish.

Article 117

Article Reporting Tools Education Definition 117

Product Management University

JANUARY 5, 2023

The 5 Ws and 1 H represent a clever technique for developing a holistic story about a particular subject and can be especially useful for product managers. This technique can not only help product managers develop detailed product roadmaps but also help them create thorough customer personas, set up relevant KPIs, and more.

Product Management 130

Product Management Product Manager Customer Experience Customer Feedback 130

Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 21, 2024

Brought to you by: • Sprig —Build a product people love • Eppo —Run reliable, impactful experiments • Vanta —Automate compliance. Before starting her own firm, she worked at Uber, where she led PR for the business development team and B2B programs. Simplify security. VentureBeat: AI.

Reporting Tools 90

Reporting Tools B2B Customer Experience Startups 90

Emerge Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Product leader Michael Fox once embodied the quintessential Silicon Valley success story – until unrelenting drive led him to deterioration and a harrowing wake-up call in the hospital. Today with profound clarity, Michael outlines the obscured line dividing healthy productivity from crippling exhaustion.

Leadership 52

Leadership UX 52

The Product Coalition

JULY 7, 2023

PLG Starter Pack: A Guide for My Non-PM Friends Did you ever think I only write for Product managers like me? I can tell you most PM principles are applicable in real life and the Product led growth is just one of those principles. It leverages the product as the key vehicle to; Acquire. NOOO, I write for You!,

Onboarding KPIs 97

Onboarding KPIs Customer Experience Feedback Software Customer Feedback 97

The Product Coalition

MARCH 6, 2024

This is especially true for startups and new products. Focus and being able to find a niche can be a huge unlock for products. In fact, I’d argue that it’s a common pattern of success for early-stage companies and products. To cut another long story short, we did what all great product people do, and we did the research.

Research Software 128

Research Software User Testing Customer Experience Data Visualization 128

Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A lot of product teams claim to be focused on their users. They already had an established product and regular rituals that helped them consider their users. Have a Product in Practice story you’d like to share with Product Talk readers? You can submit your story here.

Product Research 201

Product Research User Testing Customer Experience Research Software 201

Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 3, 2024

Before Reality Labs, he ran the Ads and Business Platform product group, where he led engineering, product, research, analytics, and design, taking annual revenue from $4 billion to $40 billion in five years. Meta operates with a top-down ideation approach, led by Mark Zuckerberg, but emphasizes bottom-up execution.

CTO 86

CTO User Testing Analytic Tools Research Software 86

The Product Coalition

JUNE 30, 2023

Production Phases Video Game Development normally goes via various phases: Pre-production — Involves concept development, planning, and prototyping Production — Including asset creation, programming, and level design Testing — Assures the game is functional, stable, and enjoyable Post-production — Containing bug fixing, polishing, and finalization.

Development 124

Development Artificial Inteligence Feedback Software Entertainment 124

The Product Coalition

AUGUST 8, 2022

The story of how the first product of the information age was created and found product/market fit. Source: Wikipedia Gutenberg’s Entrepreneurial Journey Under these conditions, imagine how hard it was to launch a world-changing product. This secrecy led his early investors to demand to be partners.

Technical Review 142

Technical Review Development Team Review User Testing Research Software 142

Product Talk

APRIL 5, 2023

Today’s Product in Practice focuses on Ellen Juhlin , a Product Talk Academy instructor, product coach and consultant, and Senior Director of Product Management at Orion Labs, who recently found herself facing this challenge. You can submit your story here.

Engineering 216

Engineering Feedback Software Product Research Technical Review 216

Product Talk

OCTOBER 19, 2022

This seems like a simple enough question, but many product teams struggle to answer it honestly. They care about having their own problems solved or having an enjoyable experience when they use your product. They care about having their own problems solved or having an enjoyable experience when they use your product. Tweet This.

Product Research 191

Product Research Customer Experience User Testing Data Visualization 191

The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2023

There’s lots of writing about Product Led Growth (PLG). Why NOT to PLG I’ll start off by saying that even though we went with PLG, I still don’t think it’s the best choice for most startups: First of all, it’s not a good fit for many companies and products. Trust me — there are zero sales-led startups with good onboarding.

User Testing 146

User Testing Feedback Software Analytic Tools Outbound 146

First Round Review

JANUARY 19, 2021

After a 12-year run at Atlassian, Jay Simons digs into how the company's story runs contrary to conventional startup wisdom, unpacking their product-led growth flywheel, reliance on channel partners, strategy for launching new products, and slow-burn enterprise strategy.

Enterprise 139

Enterprise Startups Strategy 139

Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

To help hiring managers and recruiters, like myself, decide whether or not to interview you, it can be a great exercise to treat your resume like a professional product. Building on some of the other excellent career-as-a-product posts and talks out there, let’s do a deep-dive into your resume. If you’re. If you’re.

Data Visualization 151

Data Visualization Weak Development Team User Testing Product Research 151