How to Hire Product Managers
If you’re trying to create a Product Management team, or add to your team of Product Managers, you face a couple of strong headwinds. In addition to the “great resignation” there are also an increasing number of companies adopting Product Management. Those two factors mean that there are a lot of companies out there looking for Product Managers, and the product managers who are looking for new opportunities can afford to be particular. Here are some perspectives on how you can find the Product Managers who are the right fit for your company.
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Hiring Product Managers: When should you hire your first product person? On a recent episode of the BUILD Podcast, Blake Bartlett spoke with Nikita Miller about best practices for building an early-stage product team. Nikita has a lot of real-world experience, having led stellar product teams at Trello and Dooly. She is currently SVP, Head of Product Management at The Knot Worldwide. She points out that long-term success often depends on getting certain product-related practices into an organization fairly early.
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How to hire a rockstar software Product Manager. The majority of startup founders underestimate the importance of product managers. Oleksandra Ivanenko addresses your doubts about the role of a software product manager and their importance for the success of the business. She also provides some valuable insights about hiring a product manager.
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A comprehensive look into all things about product management: main responsibilities of a product manager, the differences between a PM and other product-adjacent roles, product discovery to prioritization, examples of product management done right in successful companies, and so much more.
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Did you catch the game?
While most people talking about basketball today is probably more interested in the Saint Peter Peacocks and their big March Madness upset over the goliath Kentucky Wildcats yesterday. But there’s another basketball game that caught my attention this week – and it actually has nothing to do with the NCAA tournament.
Earlier this week, the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks took to the court. While some were excited to watch Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic work their respective basketball magic, I was more interested in the technology that was being featured for the first time in a full-length broadcast.
While demonstrated in clips throughout the season, for the first time – a full-length NBA basketball game was being broadcast in volumetric video. As The Verge reported, “Built with Canon’s Free-Viewpoint Video tech, it uses 110 data capturing cameras placed around the court to carefully track player movement. Then it combines that data in real-time with 3D models that have been built of each player, and renders it, very similar to how things would work while you’re playing NBA 2K.”
So yes, it almost appears as if you’re watching a video game. But the action is all real.
But why would they want to watch a game like this when they can… you know… watch the real gameplay out with real cameras? Well, with virtual cameras… it’s possible to watch the game or any replay from any angle, which makes it an interesting concept when you think of all of the possibilities.
You can catch a glimpse of what they’re dubbing “The Netaverse” here.
In a world where we’re increasingly seeing our real lives being replaced by virtual experiences, something like “The Netaverse” shouldn’t be so surprising. And if this is just the beginning… the 1.0 experience, so to speak… I can only imagine what the full experience will be like in the years to come.
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I was hoping that a few of you might be able to offer some advice about when product management happens by committee. Join the conversation.
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I’m Head of Product at a crypto (Decentralised Finance “DeFi”) start-up and looking to connect with other PMs in the Web3 space. Let me know if you’re interested and we can set up a TG or something. Join the conversation.
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We're officially less than one month away from the New York Product Conference, which is set to take place on April 7th at The Times Center in Manhattan! We're thrilled to bring back the in-person edition of NYPC which has been the area's premier Product Management conference since 2016. This year's edition features Scott Belsky (CPO at Adobe and Author of The Messy Middle) and product leaders from Noom, Squarespace, Netflix, and others. Check out highlights of the agenda in the email below or see the full speaker lineup here.
Here's the thing — there are fewer than 100 passes left! So you're going to want to register soon in order to guarantee that you don't miss out.
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Hiring your first Product Manager The first product manager in a startup is a critical role with immense impact on the startup’s success - both in the short and long term. However, understanding what you really need and then finding the right person is quite a challenge. Noa Ganot explains the things that you must keep in mind before - and during - the search process.
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How To Hire Great Product Managers. The fast-paced growth of technology demands that good Product Management grows right along with the tech in order for it to stay relevant and successful. Product Management is the glue that keeps together the many departments of a company and enables them to focus on the main objective of most: the product. Hiring the right people to drive this is crucial. Elias Lieberich shares his thoughts and experiences for companies currently looking at hiring Product Managers.
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How to hire excellent Product Managers. Most people complain about hiring. It can be one of the most energy-draining activities. Over the years Chris Dermody has worked with excellent managers who've helped him refine a simple yet effective hiring system which has proven to be a great starting point for any company looking to hire excellent Product Managers.
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A/b Testing In Product Management: Definition & Overview
Data is critical to the decision-making process of product managers (PMs). And there are so many ways to gather data—from qualitative feedback to usability studies.
One time-tested tool for gathering real-time user insights is A/B testing. A/B testing in product management allows PMs to test specific elements of the user experience, such as copy, user interface, or design. A/B tests are popular because they provide immediate and easy-to-analyze insights, and they reflect actual user interaction (instead of theoretical actions).
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How Embedded Analytics is Continuing to Evolve
Thursday, March 31st @ 1:00 PM EST
The concept of Embedded Analytics inside of our products isn't all that new. Our customers and users have had a need to access data inside of our applications for quite some time. But many things have changed and are expected to change in the future. In this discussion, we'll discuss how Embedded Analytics is evolving and will continue to evolve — and what we all should prepare for as it does. You'll also have an opportunity to ask questions of your own as well!
This fireside chat will feature Donald Farmer, Principal of TreeHive Strategy. Donald advises software vendors, enterprises and investors on data and advanced analytics strategy — from unique startups in Silicon Valley to companies in Singapore, New Zealand, Iceland and elsewhere.
This Session is sponsored by our friends at Logi Analytics
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How to Make Better Product Decisions
Thursday, April 13th@ 1:00 PM EST
Product people often have to make tradeoffs when deciding which features to build next. In this discussion, we'll talk through how teams decide what to build next — and what we can do to improve that process. You'll also have a chance to ask questions of your own!
This INDUSTRY Interview will be a great lead-in to the half-day workshop Laura is putting on focusing on the same topic. More info on that workshop can be found at https://INDUSTRYconference.com/workshop
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