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Onboarding Effectively as a Product Manager by Former Google PM Feb 12, 2018

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For those of us that have switched jobs before, we know how essential the first month can be. The crucial on-boarding process is where you begin creating relationships, understanding the internal jargon and workings of the company, all while figuring out the scope of your role and how you can make an impact. This talk focuses how to effectively onboard as a product manager. Apart from my own takeaways, the talk contains personally crowdsourced takeaways from among some seasoned PMs in the Bay Area. The first 30 days are when you need to focus on the basics of the role and strategically understand the company and its structure. Thus, this talk should be useful to current PMs, as well as those considering the role to learn more about what life is like as a PM.

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5 Tips on How to Be a Good Emotional Leader by former Nokia PM Feb 07, 2018

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Ira provides aspiring Product Managers with the early insights into the emotional ups and downs of Product Management and how to keep pushing forward. Main takeaways include, how to be emotionally aware of self and others while managing product, how to handle emotions around product & market failures and wins and how to be an emotional leader.

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Intro to Bitcoin by Reddit Director of Product Feb 05, 2018

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By this point you've probably heard of Bitcoin and may know someone who owns some, but even though you nod your head when it comes internally you were wondering ... what exactly is a Bitcoin? Bitcoin is the world's first finite digital resource. It's a currency that no single person or organization can control - kind of like a digital gold. Unless you have a background in cryptography or economics or both, phrases like cold storage, hard fork, and segregated witness can all seem pretty cryptic. In this talk, Tyler dives into what Bitcoin is, how it works and why it matters.

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The Lean Product Playbook with Author Dan Olsen Jan 31, 2018

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Dan Olsen shares the key ideas from his bestselling book The Lean Product Playbook. Most of us are familiar with Lean Startup and its valuable concepts, such as product-market fit and the build-measure-learn loop. However, many product teams run into challenges when they try to adopt Lean Startup principles because they lack specific guidance on what to do and how to do it. The Lean Product Playbook provides specific, step-by-step guidance on how to apply Lean Startup ideas. Dan describes an actionable model for product-market fit and a 6-step process that explains how to rapidly iterate based on customer feedback, illustrated with real world examples.

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Product Strategy Basics with SiriusDecisions' Product Manager Jan 29, 2018

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One major responsibility of product managers is to define and oversee the strategy of a new or existing product. However, ask a product manager to describe the product’s strategy, and the response may be anything from a vague collection of buzzwords to a detailed list of technical functionality. An effective product strategy needs to be well-thought out and comprehensive enough to cover all of the key elements while still being concise and focused enough to be easily communicated and understood. In this talk, Jeff Lash from SiriusDecisions defines product strategy and describes the key elements that product managers need to include in order to define an effective strategy that will increase the chance of product success.

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How to Prioritize for Success by Flipkart Product Manager Jan 24, 2018

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A majority of product managers find prioritization their biggest challenge at work. Knowing that it can set your product up for success or failure; how do you build, rank and prioritize a product roadmap with multiple stakeholders, limited resources and missing data to back decisions. Flipkart product manager talks about how you can learn how to build, rank and prioritize a product roadmap with multiple stakeholders, limited resources and missing data to back decisions. She discusses how to learn to ask the right questions; should you build a new feature or improve an existing one? She will also shed light on how to manage multiple feature requests from customers, investors and internal teams, and how to visualize and evangelize roadmaps better for stakeholder management.

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10 Lessons I Learned by Slack's First Product Manager Jan 22, 2018

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In only a few short years, Slack has become one of the fastest-growing and most beloved enterprise SaaS products of all time. But the secrets behind its growth aren’t what you might expect: it wasn’t all about analytics and A/B testing. Slack's first product manager, Kenneth Berger, tells stories from his time there and shares two surprising principles that helped drive Slack’s success. Combining detailed examples and a behind-the-scenes perspective, this talk provides insights and principles ready to be applied to your own product.

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7 Tips for Non-Technical Product Managers by CBS Interactive PM Jan 17, 2018

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Are you trying to get into product management but can't code? No tech background? No problem! Former Product Manager at CBS Interactive, Rekha Gavini, gives tips to set yourself up for success and ways to strengthen yourself in the "tech" area. She discusses how you can dip your feet in the technical stuff, pair your non-tech strengths with Product Manager qualities, and practice thinking and talking tech like a Product Manager.

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Why Data Is the New UX by LinkedIn Senior Product Manager Jan 16, 2018

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Technology products today collect billions of signals from users, and Product Managers are increasingly responsible for shaping features based on a dynamic flow of data — as opposed to traditional static UI design. How can we most effectively build for the content and data that flow into our products? What is the right way to design machine learning features to jump the expectation gap users experience? Keren Baruch answers key questions about building products in a data-rich world derived from her experience running growth for Yahoo Mail and leading LinkedIn Salary.

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Becoming a Successful Product Manager by Product School CEO Jan 10, 2018

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Are you trying to break into Product Management, or looking to stay on-top of your Product Management game? Come hear insights on how to be a successful PM in Silicon Valley. We'll also cover how to grow your career once you're a product manager. Takeaways: -What makes a successful Product Manager -Understand the role and importance of product managers in today's tech industry. -Get tactical tips on how to transition to product management and grow your career -Have the chance to ask Product School CEO anything in Product Management

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