What would you do as a Product Manager on Google+?
My real gripe with the Product Vision behind Google+ is… it doesn’t appear to have one. Forget the criticisms of Google+ tactics – instead let’s take a look at their strategy and get constructive. In...
View ArticleMind the Product 2013 – The product event of the year
Last year’s inaugural product management conference was a resounding success, so we’re thrilled to invite you back for Mind the Product 2013. As you can see below, we’ve lined up a stellar speaker line...
View ArticleThe reports of Facebook’s death have been greatly exaggerated
A recently published study heralding the death of Facebook among teens has been widely covered over the past few weeks. While the scholarly merits of the original release are questionable at best, this...
View ArticleWhatsApp – The power of product focus
With today’s news that Facebook has acquired group messaging app WhatsApp for over $16 billion one of the quietest companies in Silicon Valley has proven the value of extreme product focus, and upset a...
View ArticlePaving the Cow Path and Other Stories by Simon Cross
Facebook product manager Simon Cross chose to talk what has influenced his theories of product management at this year’s London #mtpcon, giving the audience some constructive advice and leaving them...
View ArticleCharlie Sutton – Designing for Virtual Reality
For product designers, most of their work of the last ten years has been for a glass rectangle of some form (smartphone, laptop, smartwatch). In the next decade, it’s like their work will increasingly...
View ArticleHow can you Respond to the Rise of the Privacy-Conscious Consumer?
When Elon Musk hopped on the #deleteFacebook bandwagon, it became clear that, in light of Facebook’s issues with Cambridge Analytica, public perception of internet privacy is changing. As a researcher...
View ArticleBuilding Product in an Age of Distrust by Ryan Freitas
Once upon a time, designers were convinced that they were doing the right thing. They didn’t question outcomes because they thought their motives were sound. Recently the conversation has shifted to...
View ArticleWhy We Fail: What I Learned From 5 Years with Friends, Netflix’s Social Strategy
I write a lot about product strategy, and use Netflix as an example so that others can learn from the company’s success and failure. I often highlight that half of Netflix’s high-level product...
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