Engineers are great at solving problems and have a lot of knowledge about how tech works. They are also analytical thinkers who can be trained to know the importance of user experience. Engineers are great problem solvers and have a…
There are many paths to becoming a Product Manager and no fixed route. Most Product Managers have diverse journeys. However, there are three key aspects in becoming a Product Manager: Understanding the market, Understanding the customer, and Understanding products. They…
The difference between the two is that a project manager will focus on the day-to-day tasks of managing the project while a product manager will work with customers to create or improve a product. The scope of responsibilities for these…
It is quite natural for any company to follow the industry trend of naming pricing plans – after all, use the nomenclature what others are using, as customers (we hope) understand these nomenclatures quite well. But Netflix took a first-principle…
All high functioning teams must prioritize. Not once a month, not once a week — but rigorously, and ruthlessly.
A Framework for Prioritization
Prioritization in product management can be broken down into two scopes:
We are currently seeing a lot of hypergrowth in the startup ecosystem. One of the main challenges with such a hypergrowth phase is that teams often end up working in a silo, as the common denominator of company/team culture often…
Product Managers define the ‘What and Why’ of the product- in consultation with customers, business leadership, marketing, sales/support, engineering (and other teams). Project Managers define ‘When and How’ in consultation with the product, engineering, QA and support teams. In many…
In this episode, Praful and I discuss how one can go about building empathy among product and engineering teams. Building Empathy among Product and Engineering Teams: With Praful Poddar, Ex-Director of PM @OLX. Also, Praful is a contributor to the…
Netflix’s had a huge competitive advantage, their relationship with Hollywood, which was something that competitors could not easily copy. As well, Netflix is available on almost every device through wifi, generating an audience and distribution that’s tough to replicate How…
And for many of these products, what will make companies successful is the customer acquisition process. Customer acquisition >> product. An example of this is Salesforce. As much as ppl complain about Salesforce ALL THE TIME, that company is still…
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