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Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Stumble Digg Delicious The post Student Entrepreneur Pursues Product Development appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall The Entrepreneurial Mind : Grace McCaw- McCaw Industries. MORE
This post is brought to you by Jama Software – reinventing product delivery by changing how products are conceived, built and launched. When you’re managing product development for large, complex organizations, employee engagement can be a major challenge. MORE
A fellow product manager that’s working on a new product idea recently wrote to me: “Common feedback I receive from our our engineers and executives is they don’t have a good grasp of the product vision. The post No, I Can’t Give You A Roadmap For Our New Product (Yet) appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. MORE
This product development diagram had become part of the DNA of Silicon Valley. Were startups failing because of product failures or was there some other failure mode? That’s in stark contrast to the traditional Product Development Model where it’s expected a customer is already there and waiting and it’s simply a matter of [.] Reply Best books for the lean product managers — Justin Gibbs , on April 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm Said: [.] MORE
The top person chooses one or more of the pitched ideas to put into the product development pipeline for introduction. Time to Plan for 2016 Innovation Now. MORE
Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. MORE
During the podcast I was talking to Frederic Guarino about how often startups build their products atop one single platform (such as Facebook or Twitter). If the fastest way to build a product, learn and iterate is by piggybacking on a big platform, it makes sense to do so. Tweet. MORE
In fact, doesn’t “brainstorming meeting” … Continue reading The Keys To Productive Brainstorming. The post The Keys To Productive Brainstorming appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. New Product Development brainstorming creativity innovationLet’s face it: brainstorming has gotten a bad rap. And deservedly so. How many of us have been part of a “brainstorming meeting” that turned out to be a total waste of time? MORE
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In order to pursue any product idea — a new product, or a new feature for an existing product — you must make sure it’s a problem worth solving. appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. Business Cases Lean Startup New Product Development Product Development Product Management business case market sizing market validation validated learning MORE
Have you ever felt like there is no clear direction for your product? That your product can do a lot of things, but it’s hard to articulate exactly what it does in just a few short sentences? Maybe your product is trying […]. MORE
We all know a core responsibility of a product manager is to constantly and consistently bring in the customer perspective into the business. That means the ability to effectively interview customers is a critical skill for every product manager. MORE
The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. development costs new venture research valley of death MORE
Product development is a dangerous time for early startups. There are a lot of chances to make company killing decisions. This is how you survive MORE
The post When I built products the stupid way appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. New Product Development Product Development Product Management agile innovation leanIn 2007, ProductRepair (name changed), a market leader in its industry, was facing some serious threats: A rapidly maturing business. New “digitally native” entrants with greatly enhanced data collection abilities. MORE
By Emily Hunter Many businesses are sustained and driven by product development. From small businesses to multinational corporations, the creation of new products is vital to market survival, especially in a world where trends, likes, and dislikes appear to change on an almost daily basis. Because of the swiftly changing market, many businesses have looked … Continue reading How To Streamline Your Product Development Process. MORE
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 13, 2009 The Principles of Product Development Flow If youve ever wondered why agile or lean development techniques work, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. MORE
As product people in the non-startup world familiarize themselves with Lean Startup concepts, there’s a lot of discussion and confusion about what is and isn’t an MVP. The post MVP Is Not The Smallest Collection Of Features You Can Deliver appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. Worse, many execs and CEOs have latched on to the term without really understanding what truly constitutes an MVP — in effect, they use it as a buzzword, and as […]. MORE
The Great Money-Making Idea Since I was satisfied with the level of traffic I was getting, and with the amount of value I was able to share with the world, it was time to take it to the next level – releasing a paid product. MORE
I’ve worked at such companies, and I’ve helped many product managers working at such companies through my product help calls. The post 10 Things To Do To Appear ‘Innovative’ appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. Enterprise New Product Development Organization corporate innovation enterprise innovationBeing “innovative” is all the rage nowadays. MORE
In my last post on defining an MVP in corporate innovation, I talked about how best practices in garnering stakeholder buy-in for product roadmaps espoused by Bruce McCarthy can be used as a framework for the same when defining an MVP in an “internal” startup product. The post The Dirty Dozen Product Roadmap Roadblocks appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. MORE
Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you’ve not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. MORE
Some Apple employees say Tim Cook is less hands-on in developing products than his immortal predecessor. It shouldn''t matter MORE
(Powered by LaunchBit ) You know your product best. You know what’s coming next in the product roadmap. Startups are often struck by the Curse of Knowledge, specifically when it comes to product design and development. It becomes so easy to design products based on our own expertise (in those very products) and ignore the fact that we’ve stopped designing with our customer top of mind. Product Management product design product development MORE
Not only some of the smartest advice anyone has given about how to approach software development, there is also a trick that is guaranteed to make you feel more confident, more powerful and more in control of what you do. So everyone starts out with this some variation of this: we want our product to be desirable. Because the world is full of “Great product; didn’t sell.” And this is true even for companies where the product actually costs a lot of money. MORE
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 26, 2009 Product development leverage Leverage has once again become a dirty word in the world of finance, and rightly so. But I want to talk about a different kind of leverage, the kind that you can get in product development. Its a force that allows startups to build products at parity with much larger companies - cheaper and much faster. In the end, I believe they co-created our product with us. MORE
If you think outsourced product development could compromise quality or IPR, you're far from the truth. Don't fall for the hearsay MORE
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The post Validate Your Product Idea In 5 Steps appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. Business Cases Enterprise Lean Startup New Product Development Product Management Startups business case Product Manager startup product validated learning MORE
Many of my product help calls are from folks frustrated with being able to pursue a new product in an existing company. As painful and frustrating as it is, many successful product people I’ve met have […]. MORE
When prioritizing feature development I like to think of a product in four pieces: Ongoing Engagement, Onboarding, First User Experience and Marketing/Growth. These are actually the steps a user goes through during their lifecycle with your product (listed in reverse). Think of your product less in terms of features and more in terms of the […]. Product Management MORE
data analysts, scientists, product managers, etc.) Recently I spoke at CrunchConf in Budapest. It was a great experience. The conference is fantastic for people interested in data (e.g. Having said that, I’m not a data scientist. I don’t spend the bulk of my time storing, organizing and sifting through data. I’m not smart enough for […]. Lean Analytics MORE
On November 14 (that’s this Thursday) at 1p PT, Eric Ries will speak with Kent Beck, a creator of Agile software development, about facilitating the work of engineers and product teams. This Thursday’s webcast will get to the heart of how product groups work—and how they can work better. But it’s not easy to implement this kind of approach, and product groups using fast iteration will need different structures and practices than those working in long-release cycles. MORE
Many of my free product help calls are about ways to pursue customer development and gather VOC, bootstrap new product efforts, and apply lean principles to product management activities. Long Live “Agile Conversations” appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. MORE
Q: What are the differences between Agile Software Development and Lean Software Development? A: At the highest level, the difference between Agile and Lean software development is mainly […]. Lean Startup Teamwork & Leadership lean manufacturing lean product development lean startup(Sam McAfee is the Chief Technology Officer of POPVOX and author of Startup Patterns. I reached out to chat about his approach on Lean, startups and teamwork. MORE
Grow Marketing & Sales employee training online courses online learning online training product developmentOnline education comes with many benefits, but one of the greatest objections to e-courses and employee training is "but what about the practical training?". MORE
Grow Marketing & Sales business ideas consulting product development solopreneur solopreneurshipWhen your 16-year-old son inquires on the availability of an old couch in the basement, you know you’re in trouble. MORE
Most entrepreneurs expect obstacles on the path to bringing a product or service to market, but they might not know how to push past that final roadblock. Confirm your product or service works. Do people believe your product or service works? MORE
As product people in the non-startup world familiarize themselves with Lean Startup concepts, there’s a lot of discussion and confusion about what is and isn’t an MVP. The post MVP Is Not The Smallest Collection Of Features You Can Deliver appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. Worse, many execs and CEOs have latched on to the term without really understanding what truly constitutes an MVP — in effect, they use it as a buzzword, and as […]. MORE
Most companies develop products that they either "think" their customers or market need or they let their ego believe that they "know" what their customers want because they, themselves, would use their product. Just frank, open discussion about current and future products. MORE
I’ve worked at such companies, and I’ve helped many product managers working at such companies through my free product help calls. As such, I’ve seen companies that are actually trying to be innovative, and those that seem more … Continue reading 10 Things To Do To Appear ‘Innovative’ The post 10 Things To Do To Appear ‘Innovative’ appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. MORE
While there is a great deal of excitement generated by new consumer products – smart glasses, activity trackers, smart watches, arm bands and companies that make them – jawbone, google, square, leap motion, etc, entrepreneurs and investors still are shy of venturing into the space. MORE
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Not only some of the smartest advice anyone has given about how to approach software development, there is also a trick that is guaranteed to make you feel more confident, more powerful and more in control of what you do. So everyone starts out with this some variation of this: we want our product to be desirable. Because the world is full of “Great product; didn’t sell.” And this is true even for companies where the product actually costs a lot of money.
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