Category: Product Insights
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Aligned: Tips to Tame the Stakeholder Zoo for Product Managers
Alignment is one of the most difficult tasks Product Managers battle with day in and day out. Different stakeholders, different perspectives, different motives. The analogy that best resonated with me is of the Stakeholder Zoo in Product Management. For the uninitiated, here’s a quick safari on the dangerous animals of product management: HIPPOS: Highest Paid…
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I’ve a New Favorite Product – A Cool Water Cooler!
Yes, you read it right. A cool water cooler! A lesser-known Boston-based water dispenser company has truly impressed me, and I couldn’t resist sharing why Bevi has become my go-to choice for office beverages! Why I’m obsessed? Competitors: Sure, there are other water dispensers out there (looking at you, Quench Canada and Brio). But none…
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What Google and Apple Maps can learn from a Burger Chain
As a Product Manager, I always pay attention when customers find alternate (or creative) uses of a product. Recently, I came across a fantastic example that perfectly illustrates this point. A couple of days ago, Category 1 Hurricane Beryl hit the southern coast of Texas, leaving a lot of people stranded without power. Imagine being…
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Why Linkedin Should Launch Short form Videos
People balked at my suggestion, when I proposed that LinkedIn should launch a short video format on the app. Back in 2019, I floated the idea of a short video feature on LinkedIn, inspired by TikTok‘s rise. Many feared it would turn LinkedIn into a platform for funny dance videos, diluting its professionalism. But here’s the thing: attention spans…
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Product Insight – iPhone Dialer
Power of positioning in user experience Lately, I’ve been finding myself muting the phone when I actually wanted to put it on speaker. Then I realized, a recent upgrade of iOS switched the positioning of two buttons. Even after acknowledging the switch, I kept muting myself when I meant to put the phone on speaker,…