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How to Apply Machine Learning into a Product by Expedia Group PM Oct 17, 2018

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In this episode, Ammar Jawad, discusses the type of problems applied machine learning can solve for a product, as well as how machine learning can deliver personalised experiences. Ammar's final chapter reveals where to actually begin with learning machine learning as product people.

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How to Differentiate B2B vs. B2C Product Management by fmr Microsoft PM Oct 15, 2018

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In this episode, Anand Lakshminarayan, discusses the core of what it is like to be an Enterprise Product Manager, drawing upon his experience at Microsoft and Checkr. Enterprise Product Management has different challenges and rewards than consumer products, and while you may find that consumer products are more exciting, think Spotify, Snapchat, Instagram, working on an Enterprise product is extremely fascinating as well. Aside from general Enterprise Product Management, Anand talks about what it is like to be a Product Manager at a startup vs. a large company, the exciting things happening in the background check space and his experience working with people across various disciplines.

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How to Move from UX to Product by UserZoom Dir. of Product Oct 10, 2018

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In this episode, Paresh Vakhariya walks us through his journey from UX to Product Management and how he did it. Paresh also highlights his own product as a success story and provides tips on how to transition from UX to Product Management to anyone who is interested.

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Tools to Help You Increase Certainty by SoulCycle PM Oct 08, 2018

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In this episode, Tim Holley, discusses the different ways to test ideas, from 1:1 user interviews to A/B testing at scale. The speaker advises you to:
1. Define your goals, figure out whether you have sufficient projects to achieve them, and how you're going to validate your initiatives.
2. Create your toolbox of ways to identify insights and validate ideas as effectively as possible. Add to this toolbox whenever you get the chance.
3. Be pragmatic when it comes to validating ideas. Different situations call for different types of testing so don’t get hung up on one way of doing things.

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How Does the Product Role Change Between Firms by Zuora PM Oct 03, 2018

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In this episode, Alex Prokhorenko discusses some parts of being a Product Manager. How to be as effective as possible and the importance of learning through your mistakes.

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How to Break into Product Management by Uber Product Manager Oct 01, 2018

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Darrell Stone focuses on how he broke into product, walks through his career and some of the lessons that he learned on the road to becoming a Product Manager at Uber.

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How to Work with Bots in Product by Shopify Sr. Product Manager Sep 26, 2018

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In this episode, Ellen Dunn, discusses whether bots are the right solution for YOUR product, how to develop conversational UX and how to design a 'successful' conversation. Ellen also touches upon the measures you should be using.

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How to Be a Good Mentor for Product Managers by Intrepid PM Sep 24, 2018

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In this episode, David Ganzi, discusses keys to balancing the logical and the emotional. You will come away with an alternative perspective on Product Management success for any organization.

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How to Run A/B Tests Successfully by Vice Media Product Manager Sep 19, 2018

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In this episode, George Jeng, covers the different ways A/B Tests can be implemented within an organization and also discusses some of the misconceptions of A/B Testing.

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How to Use Data to Drive Product Decisions by PayPal PM Sep 17, 2018

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In this talk, Deb Dutta, will focus on how you can incorporate data throughout your product life cycle to drive product decisions, feature prioritization and long term roadmap strategy. She walks through simple use cases where data has helped Product Managers break down complex problems and arrive at simple product decisions that directly impacted their KPIs. Deb concludes with interview tips to crack a Product Manager job interviews with a data driven approach.

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