Tag: Performance

Minimum Lovable Products

December Event Review: “Minimum Lovable Products” with Glen Lipka, Head of Magic (PM/UX) at Engagio By Vinesh Thakur At the December 7th session of SVPMA, Glen Lipka, Head of Magic (PM/UX) at Engagio talked about what it means to make a product “Lovable.”  Glen has had the opportunity to build a product from scratch multiple times,…
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Workshop – Managing the People Side of Product Management

October 2016 WorkshopManaging the People Side of Product ManagementMary Winby, PhD, Partner at Ewins and Winby(no event review)

Presenting for Impact: Skills to Increase Influence and to Get Results

October Event Review: “Presenting for Impact: Skills to Increase Influence and to get Results” with Mayla Clark, Stanford Leadership Academy Coach, Principal at Executive Speaking Skills By Geoff Anderson There are three key takeaways from this session: Presence – how you deliver the presentation Organization – how to create impactful presentations, and not fill with fluff Thinking…
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How Well Do You Know Your Customer?

September Event Review: “How Well Do You Know Your Customer?” with Laura Klein, Author, Principal of Users Know By Dan Galatin Laura Klein gave an informative and entertaining presentation at the September 7th meeting of the SVPMA, focusing on a useful framework for understanding users and their needs: the User Map.  Laura started by asking…
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Are We There Yet? – A Business Simulation to Learn How Cross-Functional Teams Can Contribute to Improved Product Performance

July Event Review: “Are We There Yet?” – A Business Simulation to Learn How Cross-Functional Teams Can Contribute to Improved Product Performance” with Steven Haines, founder of Sequent Learning Networks By Tej Ravindra July 2016 Event July’s SVPMA topic was a fresh look at how the role of the product manager is to drive the thinking of…
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How To Increase Mobile Conversion By 30X

June Event Review: “How To Increase Mobile Conversion By 30X” with SC Moatti, CEO & Founder of Products That Count By Dan Galatin June 2016 Event SC Moatti led a thought-provoking discussion of the state of mobile products today and some fundamental techniques that product teams can use to help make their apps stand out…
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What Do You Do When Google Competes With You For FREE!

May Event Review: “What do you do when Google competes with you for FREE!” with Mike Trigg, COO Hightail By Pushpa Chandrashekaraiah May 2016 Event Mike Trigg, COO of Hightail, took the SVPMA audience through Hightail’s journey in their ever-changing market landscape.  He highlighted several lessons learned and how the company worked together to find…
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Landing The First Customer And Beyond: Reflections And Recommendations

April Event Review: “Landing The First Customer And Beyond: Reflections And Recommendations” By Geoff Anderson April 2016 Event Moderator: Alex Cowan: Entrepreneur, Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Darden School of Business The Panel: Ciara Peter: Head of Product, BetterWorks Debashish Sinha: CEO, Zen Nut Laura Klein: Entrepreneur and author of UX for Lean Startups and Build Better…
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A Playbook For Achieving Product-Market Fit

March Event Review: “A Playbook For Achieving Product-Market Fit” with Dan Olsen By Rohan Balwani March 2016 Event Dan Olsen, product management consultant and author of The Lean Product Playbook, presented a step by step guide to pivoting and refining your product until you achieve product-market fit.

“Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” with Nir Eyal

January Event Review: “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” with Nir Eyal By Rohan Balwani Dubbed by the M.I.T. Technology Review as “The Prophet of Habit Forming Technology,” Nir Eyal spoke at the January 13th meeting.  He presented his ideas about the psychology behind habit forming technology and gave a 30,000 foot view of the…
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