TLDR Product Management 2024-07-16
Starting an analytics org from scratch 🏗️, embracing PLG 🤗, more engineers is not the solution 🙅
Must-Attend Webinar for AI Product Leaders & Managers - Tomorrow! (Sponsor)
Product teams are driving the next generation of
LLM-powered products and experiences. When done right, the business benefits are substantial: increased engagement, loyalty, and monetization. But the risks are real. How do you build something customers will actually use, with accuracy and safety, on-time and on-budget?
Join this upcoming webinar from deepset, the fastest-growing platform for productizing mission-critical AI, for lots of practical advice and real-world experience. Their customer, YPulse, a leading Gen Z research firm, will share how their product team used deepset Cloud to go from zero to production in under 120 days, boosting user engagement by 25% and confidently managing LLM accuracy and customer trust.
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sign up for the on-demand versionStarting an analytics org from scratch — lessons from a decade at DoorDash (14 minute read)
This piece outlines the essentials for establishing and evolving an analytics function in a startup, covering the importance of focusing on organizational needs, structuring data consumption, hiring the right talent with a mix of hard and soft skills, and adapting the team as the company grows and concluding with an analytics readiness checklist.
MVP is over. You need to think about MVE (8 minute read)
Startups should focus on creating a Minimum Valuable Experience, rather than just a Minimum Viable Product. The A.C.T. (audience, communication, and touchpoints) framework can help to identify and deliver valuable experiences that resonate with the target audience.
Embracing product-led growth: principles, strategies, and metrics (5 minute read)
Grammarly's journey, scaling from 1M to 30M users in five years with a lean team of ~300 employees, exemplifies a successful product-led growth strategy. The strategy focuses on leveraging the product itself to drive user acquisition, retention, and expansion. Key PLG goals include organic growth, conversion to premium plans, and building communities.
Underperformer (2 minute read)
Labeling someone's performance as not meeting expectations differs significantly from labeling the person as an underperformer, as the former recognizes the influence of context and environment on performance, while the latter unfairly attributes the issue solely to the individual, ignoring the complexities of skills, experience, attitudes, and workplace culture.
More engineers is not the solution (4 minute read)
PMs often say they need more engineers when CEOs ask how to 10x users or revenue, but the true issues typically lie in strategy, culture, or market problems. Adding engineers can temporarily worsen productivity, lead to unrealistic output expectations, and ultimately shift the problem from lacking engineers to hiring and performance issues. Simply increasing headcount won't address the underlying challenges.
How to deal with B2B sales-driven feature requests (7 minute read)
Product managers in B2B can face challenges not present in the consumer space, such as dealing with complex sales requests and achieving scalability. A key strategy to tackling this is prioritizing product capabilities and creating a scalable culture, while staying open to sales-driven needs.
Build thoughtfully (2 minute read)
Building great products requires two distinct pursuits: creating what customers want, which demands practicality, customer empathy, and speed, and betting on an unproven future, which necessitates visionary, zealous individuals who can drive ambitious, creative thinking despite fear, bureaucracy, and skepticism.
Great execution as a leader (2 minute read)
Great execution goes beyond visible activity and meeting deadlines - it encompasses outstanding results, creativity, and strategic thinking. Misunderstanding the blend of strategy and execution, as seen in responses undervaluing Steve Jobs' execution, highlights a lack of comprehension of what truly drives success.
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