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To PLG or not to PLG

The Product Coalition

To PLG, or not to PLG? There’s lots of writing about Product Led Growth (PLG). What is it exactly, what are the benefits, and how to get it right. Yet I’ve read relatively little about the key question: when should a startup even try to take the PLG route? And I’ve heard many misconceptions about it. As a PLG founder myself (quick plug for tagbox.io), it wasn’t at all an obvious choice, and I was personally surprised by so many aspects of it over the past couple of years, I wanted to jump into t

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Deep dive: Navigating uncertainties as a product manager by Lara Kulesh

Mind the Product

In an ever-evolving tech landscape, product managers must skillfully navigate uncertainties to achieve success. Product Leader Lara Kulesh discusses how we can respond to unforeseen circumstances in product management. Read more » The post Deep dive: Navigating uncertainties as a product manager by Lara Kulesh appeared first on Mind the Product.

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5 Trends in Product Management for 2023

Gocious Blog

Every industry sees trends that come and go, but sometimes there are trends that stay for the long term and eventually become the norm. While it's interesting to pay attention to short-term trends, it's more important to recognize when a lasting shift is happening in the industry. In the field of product management , there are trends that come and go.

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Brand Men & the History of Product Management

280 Group

The Beginnings of Product Management It’s 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio. A junior executive working in the advertising department at Procter and Gamble (P&G) has become frustrated while working on advertising campaign for Camay soap. His frustration stems from the fact that Camay soap is practically in direct competition with another brand/product made by Procter and Gamble: Ivory Soap.

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Platform Product Management Beyond Features: Introducing B-MAP for Platform Ecosystem Success

Traditional PM struggles with the complexities of platform ecosystems. B-MAP framework tackles this challenge. B-MAP goes beyond features, focusing on building, managing, adapting, and partnering to foster a thriving platform ecosystem.

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What Should Product Managers Tell Customers About Deliveries?

The Accidental Product Manager

With deliveries, sometimes later is better Image Credit: Javi The good news is that your customer has ordered your product. The bad news is that they don’t have it yet. It’s going to take some time for you to get it from where you store it to their location. This means that your customer is going to have to put up with a delivery delay. As a product manager, how should you go about dealing with this delay?

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Product Leadership: What Makes a Good Product Leader Great?

Dragonboat

As a product leader, you are responsible for the high-level product strategy of your organization. But how do you jump the chasm from good product leader to great product leader to ensure that your team wins long-term? That’s exactly what we asked 13 seasoned product executives in last summer’s Chief Product Officer Webinar Series. Follow […] The post Product Leadership: What Makes a Good Product Leader Great?

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The Role of Customer Success Teams

The Product Coalition

Let’s talk about how CS teams drive value in logging customer feedback, product roadmapping, and closing the loop. Your Customer Success team is critical to an effective feedback management process. Building a customer feedback management system? Don’t forget to include your customer success team — they’re critical. Specifically, they can play three critical roles in your feedback management system: collecting feedback, supporting roadmapping, and closing the loop.

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SUNDAY REWIND: The psychology behind successful products by Nathalie Nahai

Mind the Product

This week’s Sunday Rewind is a #mtpcon San Francisco talk by author and web psychologist Nathalie Nahai called The psychology behind successful products. Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: The psychology behind successful products by Nathalie Nahai appeared first on Mind the Product.

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How Is a Product Roadmap Different From Other Types of Roadmaps?

Gocious Blog

In the world of product manufacturing, roadmaps are essential components in the development process. These tools offer a visual representation of a strategic plan which helps to align product teams to specific goals while creating transparency in the process. While the product roadmap is the tool that leads the product development process, it will differ from other roadmaps your company may be using for engineering, finances, or project management.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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435: Hershey’s award-winning approach to innovation – with Charlie Chappell and Greg Coticchia

Product Innovation Educators

Learn from the 2022 winner of PDMA’s Outstanding Corporate Innovator award – for product managers For the last 36 years, each year the Outstanding Corporate Innovator award is provided by PDMA to an organization that excels in innovation. At the time of this recording, the last winner was Hershey, and I was at their award ceremony. There were boxes of Hershey chocolate treats for everyone.

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Goal-Question-Metrics: A Holistic Alternative to Objectives and Key Results

The Product Coalition

Goal-Question-Metrics (GQMs): A Holistic Alternative to Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) GQM’s approach is to ask wide-ranging questions about a Goal. This makes it more holistic and complete than OKRs or at least, a way to select higher impact Key Results. GQM Use in Ancient Times On a recent product requirements document, I laid out measures of success using an old favorite: Goal-Question-Metric (GQM).

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Designing conversations in product- Daniel Stillman on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

What is it like to design regular conversations for a living, and how can doing this applies to the product management craft? Tune into our conversation with Daniel Stillman, Author of Good Talk – How To Design Conversations That Matter’ to find out. Featured Links: Follow Daniel on LinkedIn and Twitter | Daniel’s website | The Conversation Factory | Daniel’s book ‘Good Talk – How To Read more » The post Designing conversations in product-

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Get hands-on product analytics and Mixpanel training with Mammoth Growth

Mixpanel

Data has become the heartbeat of modern businesses. From e-commerce to finance, logistics to healthcare, data-driven decision-making is at the core of success. But with so many data sources, channels, and tools, how can you ensure that you’re making the right decisions? Enter product analytics—the art of collecting, analyzing, and leveraging data to optimize products, explore user behavior, and drive business growth.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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10 Biggest SaaS Challenges: How to Protect Your Business and Ensure Growth

Userpilot

While product growth may seem as simple as “attract customers to your Software-as-a-Service solution” there are countless SaaS challenges and customer issues that you’ll need to overcome along the way. This article will go over 10 different challenges across product, sales, and general business to help SaaS businesses identify (then overcome) these obstacles!

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The Process Behind Building a Private Blockchain Network!

The Product Coalition

Blockchain technology has been a game-changer in the field of finance and business. It offers secure and transparent transactions without intermediaries, making it a popular choice for businesses looking to streamline their operations. While most people associate blockchain with public cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, there are also private blockchain networks that are used by businesses to improve efficiency and security.

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What are the key fundamentals of product management?

Mind the Product

In this adapted chapter from his book The Product Manager's Guide: Strategy, Psychology and Leadership at Work, Daniel Chak, Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. discusses the fundamentals of product management for those aspiring to break into the product management craft, or those who need a refresher and are looking to go back to basics.

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FinServ Roundtable

Split

Ariel Perez, VP of Engineering, and John Cappelletti, CFO at Split, sit down for a roundtable discussion on FinServ industry topics. Highlights include how to make investments during economic uncertainty, and getting CFO support at your organization, among other related topics. You can watch the whole roundtable discussion on-demand in the video below.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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Best Examples of AI in Marketing: Tools & Best Practices

Userpilot

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing our everyday lives, and marketing is no different, with several examples of AI in marketing today. From communication to automation, the latest updates in AI are genuinely bridging the gap between science fiction and reality. Marketers are now making AI an integral part of their marketing strategies. This article examines what artificial intelligence in marketing looks like today.

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Building an NFT Marketplace on Algorand!

The Product Coalition

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have taken the world by storm in the past year, with the total NFT market cap reaching over $3 trillion. NFTs have become a popular way to represent ownership and authenticity of digital assets such as art, music, and collectibles. The Algorand blockchain , with its high speed and low transaction fees, is an excellent platform for building an NFT marketplace.

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Career clinic for product managers by John Cutler

Mind the Product

In this ProductTank Melbourne talk, John Cutler, Senior Director of Product Enablement at Toast, sits down to answer audience questions and give his advice on product career trajectories and some overall product career tips. Read more » The post Career clinic for product managers by John Cutler appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Writing Secret 9A: Choose How You Write: Prototype or Draft

Johanna Rothman

When I published Writing Secret 9: Keep Your Writing Clean As You Write, the feedback surprised me. Many of my fellow nonfiction writers write a lot before they get internal feedback. That might be right for them. It's not right for me. I finally understood why I write differently. I think of each iteration as a prototype , not a draft. That means I need to assess the prototype as I proceed, until I'm ready to put the prototype out for larger review or publication.

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A Comprehensive Checklist to Revamp Your Website & Increase Profitability

Unlock the power of a well-designed website with our eBook, 'Comprehensive Checklist: A Guide to Website Redesign.' Crafted by Brucira and ruttl founders, it's your ally in reshaping your digital presence. Welcome to a transformative journey!

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UX Research Portfolios That Will Get You Hired: 20 Templates and Examples

UserInterviews

Yes, you need a portfolio for UX research. Here’s a list of UX research portfolio examples and templates to help you land your next gig.

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The Power of Metrics: How to Use Data to Optimize Your Product Strategy

The Product Coalition

Maximizing Product Success Through Effective Metric Utilization As a product manager, understanding how your product is performing is crucial for making data-driven decisions that drive success. Measuring and analyzing product metrics provides insights into how your product is being used, identifies areas for improvement, and helps you make informed decisions to optimize performance.

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Rethinking the user experience with Tomer Sharon

Mind the Product

Tomer Sharon, Co-founder and Chief Experience Officer at anywell, has a wealth of experience in various User Experience (UX) functions. In a recent interview with us, he shared his journey into UX and what he will speak about at #mtpcon San Francisco 2023 on June 14. Read more » The post Rethinking the user experience with Tomer Sharon appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Japanese Yurukyara: The Cute and Quirky Mascots Taking Over Japan

freshtrax

Japan has created some of the most beloved characters in entertainment, many of which have become internationally famous! Characters like Mario, Hello Kitty, and Pikachu are known for their cuteness and the franchises that they support; but they aren’t the only characters that you’ll find. If you’ve ever been to Japan, then you may have noticed that cute characters are almost everywhere you look.

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LLMOps for Your Data: Best Practices to Ensure Safety, Quality, and Cost

Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase

Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT offer unprecedented potential for complex enterprise applications. However, productionizing LLMs comes with a unique set of challenges such as model brittleness, total cost of ownership, data governance and privacy, and the need for consistent, accurate outputs. Putting the right LLMOps process in place today will pay dividends tomorrow, enabling you to leverage the part of AI that constitutes your IP – your data – to build a defensible AI strategy fo

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4 Major Questions on the Minds of UX Industry Leaders

dscout People Nerds

After two days of discussion, dscout’s VP of Research shares what surfaced for the builders and scalers of UX.

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How Automatic Speech Recognition Drives Future Voice Technology

The Product Coalition

Thanks to the ongoing development of Automatic Speech Recognition technology, we are rapidly approaching the potential future scenario. Examining the history of computer science reveals distinct generational lines that are defined by the input technique. How does information travel from our brains to the computer? We can link computing gains to digital interfaces from punch-card computers through keyboards to pocket-sized touch displays.

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4 ways product managers can leverage ChatGPT to improve their product’s accessibility

Mind the Product

As a product manager, you may be looking for ways to improve your product's accessibility. However, it can be a challenging task to identify and address all accessibility requirements during the product development cycle. Here are some ways in which a product manager can use an AI like ChatGPT to improve accessibility in their product Read more » The post 4 ways product managers can leverage ChatGPT to improve their product’s accessibility appeared first on Mind the Product.

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