How Product Managers Can Build Empathy with Agile Teams
Product managers serve many constituencies - customers, partners, development, operations, marketing, sales, support, finance, etc. While they would like to be considered to be the CEO of their product, they’re…
Proof That Medium SEO Works
If you ever wondered if Medium is good for SEO, I can offer some tangible proof. I have been blogging at DevelopmentCorporate.com for 12 years. I write about enterprise software…
15 Product Manager Memes for 2022
I belong to a Facebook Group called Product Management Memes. It has over 4,300 members and is simply a meme stash for product managers, marketers, and corporate life. People post…
Is Your Backlog Too Big? A New Technique for Prioritization
How many items are in your product backlog? 50? 100? 500? A favorite tactic for product managers dealing with stakeholder suggestions is to tell them they ‘will put it in…
Zillow AI Goes Crazy. Causes $8 Billion Drop in Market Cap, a $304 Million Operating Loss, and 2,000+ Jobs
On November 2, 2021, Zillow announced its third quarter results. While total revenues were up 88% in comparison to 2020, Zillow missed its guidance and announced that they were shutting…
Late Majority Product Management: Somebody Has to Do It
2022 is an exciting time to be a product manager. It is a great time to be at the center of new product development. Product managers at firms that IPO’d…
Product Managers: How Can You Estimate Your Competitor’s Product Line Revenues?
Understanding your competitors’ product line revenues is critical. Revenue information helps to put the relative strength or weakness of a competitor into the proper context. It helps product managers to…
How Can a CEO Know How Effective Their Firm’s Content Marketing Efforts Are? It Takes Less Than 10 Minutes. And it is Free
As 2022 begins, many leaders are looking back at 2021 and wondering how they can drive more leads and revenue. Content marketing is often suggested as a free way to…
SaaS Logo, Gross & Net Dollar Retention Basics and 2021 Benchmarks
Recurring revenue is a core metric for SaaS companies. It drives valuation, funding, and success. Revenue retention is a major concern for product managers. They need to understand what is…
Software Equity Group November 2021 SaaS M&A Update
The Software Equity Group (SEG) regularly publishes quantitative research on the software and SaaS market M&A activity. The SEG SaaS Index contains dozens of publicly traded SaaS companies. The SEG…