The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

We covered how to manage messy opportunity solution trees , the most common challenges teams face when getting started with the discovery habits, what Im working on next, and so much more. I started my career as a software engineer. How are we building production-quality software? I think that was in 2004. What does that mean?

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When it comes to continuous discovery , there’s no such thing as “the perfect tool.” Instead of seeking the best tool out there, it’s much more effective to look for the best tool for your team. Teresa often says, “The best tool is the one that your team will use.” Today, we’re taking a slightly different approach.

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Product Talk

MARCH 16, 2022

Visualizing discovery work with an opportunity solution tree has been a game-changer for both me and the teams that I work with. From there, an effective team is doing two key research activities week over week. They are interviewing to discover opportunities and they are assumption testing to discover the best solutions.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

To ensure that the right technologies are applied, you’ll benefit from using a technology strategy. Similarly, the technology strategy is directed by the business strategy. Finally, the technology strategy guides the technology roadmap, which, in turn, impacts the product roadmap and conversely is impacted by the plan. [2]

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Product Talk

JANUARY 24, 2024

These touchpoints will allow you to collect stories that help you identify opportunities and build out your opportunity solution tree. For this Tools of the Trade , I spoke with several members of the CDH community to learn how they have approached recruiting customers or users in the very early stages of a product or company.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 12, 2021

From premature optimization to over-engineering solutions for your product, it’s easy to get caught up in making technology decisions that slow you down instead of speeding you up. Going all-in on one cloud provider is where the magic of cloud platforms comes to life: that is, ease of use, simplicity of the platform, and efficiency.

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Product Talk

JANUARY 17, 2024

This means that even when startup founders are motivated to test their ideas, they are more likely to notice the evidence that suggests their idea is fantastic and miss the evidence that suggests their idea is flawed. He began reading books like The Lean Startup by Eric Ries and The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Written by Mary Moore, copywriter at Shakuro As a UI/UX designer or a startup founder, youre likely acutely aware of the countless challenges that come with this task. How can you balance functionality with aesthetics, ensuring your app is both intuitive and visually appealing? Examples include Moodle and Blackboard.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 11, 2025

Their model involves solving one customer’s (very big and valuable) problem, then abstracting that solution into a product you can sell to everyone else. Looking for signs like athletic achievements or chess playing can predict work ethic and problem-solving abilities better than traditional credentials.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It’s difficult to find a SaaS company that isn’t already in the niche you wish to enter! The solution? Vertical SaaS! Vertical SaaS has had a tremendous run during the last decade. Why is Vertical SaaS on the rise? Spotify is an example of regular SaaS ; you pay to conveniently locate and stream music.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 11, 2024

For this edition of Product in Practice, were not talking with a product manager, a designer, a UX researcher, or even an engineer. Eva Spexard is the Head of Operations and People at Passion.io , a mobile app builder for creators. helps its customers monetize their passion and skills and reach their audiences with their own app.

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The Product Guy

JULY 4, 2019

I discovered that I must research and understand the entire system and process, problem solve with my team, and share lessons learned. We provided consulting, insurance brokerage, information technology and business process outsourcing services. After researching the problem with my team, we came up with a solution.

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The Product Guy

MAY 23, 2025

Product teams respond best when coaching is positioned as a growth tool, not a fix for poor leadership or lack of clarity. Insight overload leads to fatigue : Collecting research is not the goal. You need what to do next Join The Product Way on Patreon to unlock the strategy tools, weekly updates, and the full detailed recap.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In 2019 research firm IDC found them to deliver 869% ROI (??) Since then, she’s helped grow the Udemy’s B2B SaaS arm to more than 5,000 enterprise customers, which include the likes of Pinterest, Adidas, and General Mills. This is Season Two of Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on moving from startup to scale-up.

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 21, 2024

How product managers can foster a culture of innovation Watch on YouTube [link] TLDR In this episode of Product Mastery Now, I’m interviewing Chris Elmore, a tech entrepreneur and college professor who helped found Avid Exchange, a unicorn startup that went public in 2021. How can you address these barriers?

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Lenny Rachitsky

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Raiza previously worked on AI Test Kitchen and has a background in startups, payments, and ads. This allows them to move faster and iterate quickly, much like a startup. Often, powerful technology is already available; the magic lies in how you interact with it. Look for unique applications of the tools you already have.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In the world of mobile, the method you choose to build your mobile app will impact how well it works with users signing up via different acquisition channels?—?especially In some cases, development and technology choices may even stop you from using certain acquisition channels. The only technical requirement is to have a mobile app.

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Userpilot

MARCH 30, 2025

Creating a solid app is only half the battle won. Without measuring and aggressively improving the right mobile app metrics, youll struggle to stay afloat. Most apps experience 89.3%-98.7% churn within 30 days, and in-app purchase conversion rates are often below 5% for the small number of users who remain.

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

Founders realizing they can't do it all on their own, that Product Management is a career, and an important skill for the executive team. -- 2011: "You are crazy for joining a startup, Melissa. Teams and executives turned to data-driven decision making, and the tools and software followed. -- So what does that mean for the next 10 years?

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

In a fastmoving digital economy, many organizations leverage outsourced software product development to accelerate innovation, control costs, and tap into global expertise. Businesses of all sizesfrom startups to Fortune500 companies recognize that external development teams can drive efficiency, innovation, and strategic focus.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

What follows is that we need to get to know our customers, to figure out what their problems are, how they perceive & prioritise them, and how they react to the solutions we [.]. The post Product Research Rules – C. In this episode, sponsored by Amplitude , listen to learn about: * Product research.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Today we are talking about how Lean Startup can be used at large organizations. He has helped many large companies implement innovation practices including Lean Startup and has written the book on the topic, titled Lean Startup in Large Organizations. 1:13] What are the key principles of Lean Startup?

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 10, 2017

A software product could overemphasize a feature that its own team just wanted to build. According to Jeff Gothelf , Lean Startup emphasizes making assumptions about your target market, testing them with rapid prototypes, and iterating based on customer feedback. 5 pitfalls and how to fix them. It lacks an absolute definition.

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Productside

MARCH 18, 2025

Productside | Product Management Courses & Training Product PickEm 2025: The Ultimate Startup Showdown The biggest showdown in product management is BACK and this time, its all about the most promising startups. April 4: The final battleonly one startup will take the crown. Forget the hype. Forget the flashy marketing.

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Productside

MARCH 18, 2025

The biggest showdown in product management is BACK and this time, its all about the most promising startups. Welcome to Product PickEm 2025 , where the best emerging product tool startups go head-to-head in a bracket-style competition, and YOU decide which ones rise to the top via our LinkedIn polls on the Productside page.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 25, 2022

The overall technological progress enhances a lot of business areas, and financial technologies are certainly part of that dynamic. Banks, insurance companies, and trading platforms use digital solutions to facilitate their communication with clients and make operations easier to perform.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 11, 2023

Forcing a solution on a problem is never a good thing, but I do think that following tech news, and news about AI specifically, is a huge part of the toolbox for modern-day entrepreneurs. While amazing, I quickly categorized it into the “another really cool tool, way to go world!” I think that was a bit of an overstatement.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

No product tool or template can save you if you’re not killing it in these three areas. That’s why we’ve listed 12 tools that the best product managers use to do their jobs better? and not the best product management tools. Product managers (PMs) are ninjas of aligning people, management, and processes.

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Userpilot

MARCH 4, 2025

User experience can make or break a web app. If your software is slow or buggy, users wont stick around for long. Thats where real user monitoring tools come inthey provide real-time insights into how users engage with the app , helping you detect performance issues before they impact your bottom line. The worst part?

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Userpilot

JULY 29, 2024

Using software for product management. This article will examine some of the best product management software in the market. TL;DR Choose a product management platform with advanced features, a user-friendly interface, customization, third-party integrations, scalable pricing, robust security , and collaboration features.

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Userpilot

MARCH 5, 2025

That’s where customer engagement software comes in. The right platform will equip you with the tools to interact effectively, gather valuable feedback, and build lasting customer relationships. Integrations with other tools: Does it integrate with CRM, marketing automation, and other essential business applications?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Explore-things-web-development-vs-app-development Are you confused about web development vs app development while creating a digital application? Web development vs app development: it is a software development option that business operators are deciding to choose. Which platforms are you building on?

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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 are the attributes of the framework?

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UX Planet

JUNE 1, 2025

Through case studies, statistical evidence, and methodological frameworks, I aimed to establish how systematic user research can positively impact key business metrics, from acquisition to referral. This fundamental gap in understanding is where UX Research becomes not only valuable but essential for driving authentic and lastinggrowth.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 14, 2017

You can ask me to change the color somewhere or put a button on a screen, and I will probably do that, but I really like to get challenging problems where I can do my research build prototypes, do user tests, and come up with a solution that will raise our product to the next level. Designers has to work well with developers.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 17, 2020

Others have tried, but we’ve yet to find anyone else with her depth of experience (spanning stints as a developer, designer, researcher and product manager), her empathy for both users and stakeholders, her experience as a teacher, and her sense of humour. Nobody rants quite like Laura Klein. Quote of the Episode.

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