Reference https://jefago.medium.com/seven-product-management-principles-55f4909cd9a2 Summary Start with why Before thinking of what we want to build we need to first understand the why behind it and the higher purpose it would serve It is crucial to tie everything that you do to the product vision and company strategy Follow the principle of asking yourself why you are […]
Reference: https://productcoalition.com/how-to-be-strategic-even-if-you-cant-set-the-tone-70cbe0621499 Summary: Strategy: a high-level plan to achieve one or more goals under uncertainty Many times executives do feel that there is a gap in their understanding when defining the strategy but they do not really know and hence cannot address it. It is the product leader’s responsibility to identify this gap and look […]
Reference: https://medium.com/@odipaneth/internal-operational-products-and-how-to-build-them-part-1-6876320d3d32 https://medium.com/@odipaneth/internal-operational-products-and-how-to-build-them-part-2-427456e90510 Summary: The internal operations product are very important to the company since it enables the scale and growth of the company and also ensure better customer experience The internal operations product tend to serve the following main goals: Shorten the pipeline – faster time to value for the customer Widen the pipeline […]
Reference: https://firstround.com/review/a-tactical-guide-to-managing-up-30-tips-from-the-smartest-people-we-know/ Summary Leave your assumptions at the door Alignment Always align on the following two questions with your manager: What is success for me personally? What is success for my manager’s team? Intersection between your success and your manager’s success is where your opportunities for fulfilling impact lies Keep this conversation ongoing as success […]
Reference https://www.reforge.com/blog/the-power-user-trap Summary What is a power user trap? Power users are generally the outliers within the ecosystem of your product and are heavy users of your product/features. The power user trap entails the dilemma of either over optimising the product for power users at the expense of the overall experience of majority of other […]
Reference: https://www.appcues.com/blog/product-led-growth-metrics Summary: A product growth flywheel is similar to a marketplace flywheel that can drive the growth of the product This flywheel has 4 main stages through which the users of the product transition Activate Adopt Adore Advocate Each of these stages triggers the next stage leading to a virtuous cycle of growth. The […]
‘Good is the enemy of Great’. This is how the author sets off a riveting journey explaining the findings from his and his team’s half a decade of research in the conquest of how to make good companies great. Essentially, ‘Good to Great’ happens very rarely and it is because it is damn difficult. In […]
Having worked in multiple teams, I have come to realize that every one seem to have a different understanding of agile principles and methodology. Their perception of agile methodologies is mainly formed from their previous experiences (esp. at the companies where they do not have any certified agile coach). This has led to many difficult […]
Not long ago, I had a perception that to build a great product one needs to get at least these two elements spot on: a) Understanding the users/customers unmet needs and b) Ability to quantitatively analyse user behaviour to quickly iterate and get closer to Product/Market fit. ‘User Experience’, somehow always took a backstage for […]
How many times we have heard or read about a product failure ? Or certain product not living up to the expectations of its users ? I suppose a way lot more than you would imagine and majority of these failures relate to inability of the organisation or product to be validated from its own customers/users. As […]
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