In my first job out of college, I was a programmer in Fort Worth. The job was challenging but not very clearly defined so it took me a while to [ … ]
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How much can one head hold?
Anyone who acquires deep expertise does so at the expense of breadth.—Andrew Hargadon, author, How Breakthroughs Happen In my experience, people have either breadth or depth. Some people have a little [ … ]
The Cost of A ‘Good Enough’ Product
By Rivi Aspler Every company (hopefully) has a clear strategy which is reflected in its market positioning. Whether it’s your technological IP, your industry expertise, or simply a cost-effective solution, [ … ]
Worth Repeating: 4 questions to help determine the value of your new product (or service)
By Saeed Khan I’ve been helping a couple of friends get their small businesses off the ground. These are not technology or software companies, but simply, small local service businesses. [ … ]
You’re a Product Manager and You Don’t See Eye to Eye with These People. Good!
By Rivi Aspler Product managers are the ones who bridge gaps between various opinion leaders, both internal and external to the organization. If you are a product manager and you [ … ]
Great content is the best sales tool in the world
Great content is the best sales tool in the world.—Marcus Sheridan, author, The Sales Lion blog A marketing director shared a new video series that she had prepared for the [ … ]
Approaching Mobile UX – A Product Manager’s Perspective
by Rajat Harlalka When building the mobile interface for their existing products, Product Managers are faced with quite a few perplexing questions, especially related to the user experience on mobile. [ … ]
How to Know When You’re Ready for Beta
by Emily Hossellman Beta testing is a key part of product development, but it can be difficult to get the timing right. Product teams are often pressured to get new [ … ]
Remote workers, Yahoo and building great products
By Saeed Khan It’s been several months since the news of Marissa Mayer’s INTERNAL memo on working from home, entitled “Physically together” became public. I had written a blog post [ … ]
Reports are Dead. Long Live Embedded Analytics
By Rivi Aspler In the old days (just a few years ago …), data-reports were a mandatory feature to any business application. Offered with no other choice, end users had [ … ]