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How Software Products are Created in Test Kitchens

The Product Coalition

The value of a test kitchen when creating a product is immense. The ability to test and iterate based on real usage with real users is invaluable to getting to the root of a problem, understanding a user’s existence, and removing friction. So, what does a product test kitchen look like?

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The Testing Mindset – How to Find Product/Market fit

Mind the Product

You have to invest skillfully to test these assumptions. The smarter your investment in testing, the better your chances of product success. Here’s what we’ve learned based on our experience of adopting a testing mindset and seeing your way through innovative product development. Product/Market fit Cannot be Planned.

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I’ve abandoned “MVP”

Mironov Consulting

After years of struggle, I’m advising all of my clients and product leader coachees to stop using the term “MVP”. Almost without fail, I find that the “maker” side of software companies (developers, designers, product folks, DevOps, tech writers…) and the “go-to-market” side of software companies (sales, marketing, support, customer success.)

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Which participant recruitment method should I use for user research?

Userzoom

Technically there are an infinite number of ways you could attempt to recruit participants for your user research. The obvious requirement here is that your organization has a database of users that you can contact (and if you don’t, remember that it’s never too late to start thinking about creating one).

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Product Analyst: Responsibilities, Skills, and Requirements

Userpilot

Product analysts research to find market trends, collect and analyze data, track and assess product performance , understand product requirements, and report insights to stakeholders. A product analyst needs to have the following skillsets: Technical skills: data analysis , data visualization, statistical analysis, and technical tools.

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“Build What Matters” Framework for Startups

The Product Coalition

In due course, the startups need to invest a good amount of time in organizing the strategy and roadmap to track the product performance to get an early product-market fit and scalability. Goal: On average new customer base should be increased by x% QoQ. Strategy: Deliver compelling stories of existing customers weight loss journey.

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Product Discovery at Scale

The Product Coalition

Scaled products are past the stages of early access, or pre-launch and have grown to have plenty of customers, and regular users. Product discovery encompasses all the research and decisions on the product, whether that’s planning your next feature, or testing your latest product proposition.