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What can be challenging about being a product manager Every job has its rewards and challenges. In an earlier post, I discussed what can make the product management role rewarding and attractive enough to keep us in it. But there are certainly days or parts of the role that can be frustrating, and I share…
What’s so great about being a product manager anyways? As we know, product managers come into their roles through many paths. Once in that role, what makes them stay? What makes them enjoy being a product manager? It depends on each individual’s situation, and I give my perspective below, though I believe my thoughts are…
and We are pleased to offer three Google Women in Tech Conference and Travel Grants to attend PMF 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. The grants include: Free registration for the conference Up to 1000 EUR towards travel costs (to be paid after the conference) To be eligible for a grant, the candidate must: Be a woman working in or studying Computer…
Just as the product management role can differ depending on the organization, the path to becoming a product manager can also vary greatly. Some were former engineers; others had a business background. Some went through a formalized program (or were involved with a more structured team); others were thrown in the deep end and learned…
1. How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers New businesses often struggle finding their first customers. The challenge is even more difficult with startups in the sharing economy that launch as platforms connecting independent service providers with consumers. Check out these lessons to find out how big players did it. 2. The DIY Illusion The DIY…
Managing a product with 433 million users in over 200 countries is not an easy job. But it’s what 2016 Product Management Festival (PMF) Keynote Giovanni Iachello, Head of International and Data Products at LinkedIn, does every day. Giovanni has a passion for innovating how people live, work and communicate. At PMF this year he…
I’ve struggled for years to find the magic bullet that will make retention optimization painless and I’ve come to realise that if you change the way you look at retention, breaking it down into multiple stages, it becomes a much less scary beast. So if you’re ready to turn your scary monster into a cute…
“Big data.” It’s one of Silicon Valley’s favorite buzzwords to hate, yet there’s no data shortage in sight as data companies continue sprouting (and growing) like weeds. It’s clear that data is here to stay, but many product managers are still yet to embrace data-driven product management…and they’re making a big mistake. Here’s why every…
As part of the Product Management team, you bridge technical and business worlds as you design technologies with creative and prolific engineers and then zoom out to lead matrix teams such as Sales, Marketing and Finance, to name a few. You have a bias for action and can break down complex problems into steps that…
Tell us a bit about yourself Tim, what are you doing? My position is Vice Dean and I’m responsible for research at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School for Information Technology. The school will start 2016 and will bring together the already existing disciplines of Technical Computer Science and Economic Computer Science.…