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. More and more businesses develop Software as a Service (SaaS) products to remain relevant in their respective markets and grow their income streams. How to Become SaaS Product Manager?

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2021

In 2016 I gave a talk on lean market validation at the opening night of Startup Weekend at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In attendance were 200 eager students and entrepreneurs who wanted to learn how to build a startup in 54 hours. 10 Ways to Rapidly Test Your Startup Idea. So, What is Market Validation?

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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.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

For years now loyal readers have been asking me to package up my learnings on product management into a cohesive course on the subject. So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 16, 2021

I explained to him what Product Managers do. I told him that Product managers are responsible for guiding the success of a product and that they lead the cross-functional team that is responsible for building, scaling, and supporting it. In many ways, product managers are like movie directors. ????

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 9, 2021

All Product Roles Are Not Alike Photo by Lennart Nacke on Unsplash My first gig as a Product Manager was in a Startup. The Product I worked on did not exist. To top it off, I had no real Product Manager experience. But there is typically no one superhuman who goes around managing everything.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 5, 2021

Dave Martin (co-founder of Right to Left) chatted with us about building great habits for product people, and how to make sure they stick. The post The Habits of Successful Product Managers – Dave Martin on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product. He also tells us about [.].

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From design-team-of-thirty to design-team-of-one Over the past two years, I have been a design-team-of-one at a fast-growing startup, and the experience has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. In a startup environment, where resources are often limited, collaboration becomes not just a preference but a necessity.

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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. They are not used enough.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Stable Diffusion Software Product Managers drive products to provide business value. Relating solely to the business and functional requirements- and neglecting to understand the technology behind the product- will cripple the Product Manager instead of empowering her. Created by author using NightCafe AI?—?Stable

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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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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

When the opportunity came up to chat with him, we wanted to cover something new – the idea that startups are hiring too many product managers. Listen if you’d like to learn more about: When should you hire your first product manager? How should you organise a product team? Quotes of the Episode.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2021

In 2016 I gave a talk on lean market validation at the opening night of Startup Weekend at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In attendance were 200 eager students and entrepreneurs who wanted to learn how to build a startup in 54 hours. 10 Ways to Rapidly Test Your Startup Idea. So, What is Market Validation?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Becoming a great product manager isn’t about acquiring hard skills. So what makes a great product manager? I remember when I joined an early stage startup and started to develop hard skills. When I started my career in product I looked up to the Google Product Manager. I was wrong.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Many startups with an ordinary product make the way to growth and scalability whereas others with great products fail to survive. What is wrong with these startups? Both product and product strategy should fall in place to make the startup sustainable and help them to grow. What is S.M.A.R.T?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

 —  @ant_murphy Product Management is complex. Complex because it’s situational which makes being a good Product Manager about being adaptive. sweeping statements about product management like “Product Managers are the CEO of the product” are generally only half-true.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

Product management is equal parts art and science – and it’s vital to the success of your SaaS. TL;DR Product management describes the continual process of overseeing the development of a product across its entire lifecycle. Product teams are staffed with various skilled professionals.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 13, 2023

Product Development is the process of conceptualizing, designing, developing, testing and launching a new product or service. It involves a set of activities that are performed to bring a new product or service to the market. The process starts with an idea and ends with launching the product in the market.

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bpma ProductHub

AUGUST 1, 2016

In 2016, Glassdoor identified Product Management as the #8 best job to have in America, with a job score of 4.5 Other jobs on the list included Data Scientist, Tax Manager and HR Manager. Unlike many of those jobs, product management is known for its nebulous career pathing and ambiguity. Exude Confidence

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

And What You Can Do to Avoid Them Disclaimer: I don’t really believe you can ‘teach’ Product Management. That’s what I did in 2022 and doing so, I also got to dig into a lot of clients’ products. Product Managers I work with often tell me that “the purpose” has been decided by top management “a while ago”.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? We’ve put together a list for you with a few staples from every product manager’s bookshelf and some new releases too. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 19, 2021

Startups are often talked about as if they’re all the same, as if experience in one is directly transferable to another. Georgie Smallwood, Chief Product Officer at Tier Mobility, joined us on the podcast to chat about the differences in working for earlier stage companies and those that are scaling up. She covers why she [.].

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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 Product Coalition

MARCH 17, 2021

Who is a Product Manager?—?A the details/technicalities involved in a product. Focusing on high level product features). Testing value propositions. the details/technicalities involved in a product usually manages a third party developer program and is termed “ Technical Product Manager ”.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 26, 2021

Everyone – or so we’re told – has the dream of joining or founding a hot startup and making their fortune, all while really proving their product chops. Though he’s now a Product Manager at Facebook, Karthik Suresh co-founded Altrest and grew Craft.io Finding product/market fit.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 26, 2019

Know how to test a product by measuring risk through desirability, viability, and feasibility. We are discussing a valuable new book titled Testing Business Ideas. It is full of practical experiments we can do as product managers to help us with problem-solution fit. Order on Amazon , Testing Business Ideas.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 31, 2022

Great product managers never stop learning. That's why we scoured our bookshelves to make a list of the best product management books we could find. Fortunately, there is a cornucopia of stellar books perfect for product managers who want to learn everything from user-centric design principles to advancing their career.

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The Product Guy

JULY 4, 2019

As Product Manager for a scrappy startup, I led agile sprints, collaborated with leadership and engineers, created user stories, and managed Jira. Magdaline is an Enterprise Product Manager who has played a key role in major electronic communication & collaboration initiatives. Better Products.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 25, 2019

Learning about product management is not just restricted to the business ecosystem. The sporting world is one of the key platforms where you can gain valuable product management insights and see product leadership dynamics in action. Product Manager’s responsibilities. Captain’s traits. Motivation.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 14, 2023

Regardless of their scale and scope, they’re all products with production schedules, marketing plans, sales teams, logistics specialists, and—in most cases—product managers. Who’s the customer for healthcare product managers? For those contemplating moving into the $4.3 It begins with what’s at stake.

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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. Earliest usable product ?—?A

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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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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? Source: Todd Wickersty, [link].

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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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Mind the Product

AUGUST 9, 2019

In this keynote from #mtpcon San Francisco, Michael Sippey, VP of Product at Medium, shares some insights on how to think big and create clarity and focus for product management teams to unleash their full potential. In the startup context, thinking big should be unconstrained and boundless. The Power of Optimism.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2020

You have no idea about product management? to achieve your goals when it comes to building your first prototype with the ultimate goal to find product-market fit. There is no educational starting place for people who want to understand the basic concepts of product management. The Lean Startup ????

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

I am thoroughly humbled to have made this year’s list of Top 40 Product Management Influencers of 2016 for the SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR! Nir Eyal // Author Nir is the author of the bestselling book Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. User Engagement is Product Management. Die Dashboards, Die! A New Bargain.

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