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What Is Machine Learning for Product Managers Like by Google Product Manager Mar 19, 2018

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Groundbreaking technologies like neural-net algorithms, along with the ability to run much more powerful computation, started a new era in Machine Learning. We're now able to use Machine Learning for products in ways we could only dream about and companies from all around the world are starting to seize the opportunity. Ronnie Falcon from Google talks about the role of Machine Learning in the industry, what every Product Manager needs to know about Machine Learning and how Product Managers contribute to Machine Learning based products.

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The Importance of Prioritization as a Product Leader by Salesforce Dir of PM Mar 14, 2018

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How do some Product Managers drive innovation while others get mired in the day to day? The answer cuts to the core of product management: prioritization. Alexander Lovell, Director of Product Management at Salesforce, will talk about how to be a true Product Leader by separating the urgent from the important, balancing today's demands against tomorrow's goals, and realizing nothing is indispensable - but everything has consequences.

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How to Get Your Apps Featured with Apple by Beachbody Director of Product Mar 12, 2018

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Travis Corrigan discusses what it’s like having Apple showcase your app to the world during their Keynote presentations. From initial meetings to launch and press events, this candid talk gives a behind-the-scenes look at the entire process.

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How Do E-commerce Products Succeed by Atlassian Head of Product Mar 07, 2018

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E-commerce is not just for retailers anymore. While business-to-consumer, B2C, e-commerce gets most of the attention, growing at 10%+ per year, business-to-business, B2B, e-commerce isn’t far behind at 7%+ growth per year. Across both, Product Managers play a critical role in defining the next generation of e-commerce experiences for consumers and businesses to increase sales/conversion, build loyal customers, and support brand positioning. Brendan Foley, Head of Product at Atlassian, talks about the major trends driving e-commerce today across B2C and B2B and the key areas on which Product Managers must focus across the e-commerce funnel: attracting site traffic through SEO, enabling search/browse and rapid product discovery, and ultimately, the purchasing of products and repeat visits.

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How to Make the Best Product Decisions by XO Group Product Manager Mar 05, 2018

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Making good decisions is a Product Manager's secret weapon. Every day a Product Manager makes macro and micro decisions that enable their teams to design and build. It is uniquely their job because Product Managers tend to have the most context in a company. Learn frameworks of how to make good decisions and examples of how Jennifer has done this at XO Group's The Knot.

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What Is Gaming Product Management Like by former EA Product Manager Feb 28, 2018

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Product Management in the Gaming industry; what’s so different about it? Join us for a walkthrough of the rise of social and mobile free-to-play gaming and the evolution of the Product Management role within it. At the crossroads of creativity and business, this key role has reshaped video game development and redefined corporate cultures by forcing entertainment companies to adapt to the millennium’s new platforms. From Associate to Director, from concept to sunset, you’ll learn the responsibilities of the Gaming PM, their roles within the game development team and the impact they can have on their players.

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What I Look for When I Hire a Product Manager By Airbnb Product Lead Feb 26, 2018

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Curious about what companies are looking for when hiring Product Managers? Companies may have different approaches as to what they place more emphasis on. However, there are some fundamental core values & skill sets that are clearly evaluated when talking to prospective candidates. Angeli talks through some core skill sets a Product Manager is evaluated on and how to assess your own skill set to determine company fit.

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Setting Yourself Up For Success as a New PM by DreamHire Head of Product Feb 21, 2018

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The quicker you ramp up in a new project or new company, the sooner you will own your product. While this is true, it is important to build the right foundations during your onboarding period to set yourself up for success. Putting in the effort and time investment up front will pay dividends throughout your tenure. Listen to Alice Liang, from Lenda, for 5 things that you should never miss when you join a new project or company.

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What Are the Myths & Realities of Product Management by Google Product Manager Feb 19, 2018

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Product Management is hard to define and many people often give vague analogies, like the "CEO of the product". When you're making a big career change, you need to know the cold, hard truth of what the role is and whether you'd enjoy and succeed at it. Zerzar tackles some of the biggest myths about Product Management and helps clarify whether it would be the right transition for you. Main takeaways: - A Product Manager is not the CEO, but rather the shepherd of a product - Visionaries and those who prefer to avoid details -- beware -The role is highly agile, requiring you to keep an eye on the north star while jumping up and down levels of complexity - Those with a bias for action do incredibly well in Product Management - People skills are an absolute must for this role

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How to Get into Product Manager Interviews by OKCupid Product Manager Feb 14, 2018

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This talk is aimed at job seekers, and is completely focused on 1) how to get a higher number of first-round interviews for product management roles 2) how to succeed in those interviews. Matthew Du Pont discusses the key elements, such as, how to get informational interviews with people who you’re not socially connected with, how to turn those informational interviews into invitations to apply to a company and how to ask the right questions to get meaningful information about a company, instead of polite replies.

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