The document discusses principles for building great products that stick with users. It begins with the author's background in product roles at companies like Snapdeal, Airtel, and Yahoo. The rest of the document explores what makes some products more successful than others through frameworks like the S-U-C-C-E-S model, and provides 10 principles for product development. Examples discussed include JFK's moon landing speech, Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat campaign, and the success of Airtel's Wynk music streaming app in India. The author seeks to identify the factors that drive user adoption and loyalty to help product teams focus on building solutions people want to use.
A Sound Vision for CRM: How i CRM Spotlight - SennheiserSugarCRM
From the organization, to the employee, to the customer: all benefit when employees can better connect with customers, easily share that collaboration history with colleagues, and quickly enhance the 360-degree view of customers across interaction channels. See Sennheiser’s vision for future-oriented CRM and using social media to boost effective communications and drive sales growth in this spotlight presentation.
Borofone BE1 Bluetooth Headphone for Workout Never Fall OffQueenie Chung
Borofone BE1 Bluetooth Headphone uses newest technology for bringing you bigger bass, lighter-than-air treble, and perfect crystal HD phone call clarity EVERY time. Not all bluetooth headphone creates the same like BE1.
1. Born for Sports
Sweat & water proof design. Nano coating technology.
2. Born for Sound
Stereo Hi-Fi Sound. CSR8635 Chip. 10m Effective distance. Dual batteries.
3. Born for Music
CD quality music. Noise cancelling. Stereo Surround Sound.
4. Born for Technology
Most powerful CSR Bluetooth chip 8635. Fastest connection.
This was a brand audit project that I worked on in my product and brand management class. The project consisted of picking a brand of your choice and researching information on that brand. Some research required was brand history, recent news, information on advertising and marketing, and indicating qualitative research questions for people to answer about the brand. At the end of the brand audit you are required to give a recommendation to the brand on what they could improve upon. I found it interesting how after researching so much about the company, I was able to quickly recognize areas for improvement as well as suggestions on acquiring a new target demographic.
A Sound Vision for CRM: How i CRM Spotlight - SennheiserSugarCRM
From the organization, to the employee, to the customer: all benefit when employees can better connect with customers, easily share that collaboration history with colleagues, and quickly enhance the 360-degree view of customers across interaction channels. See Sennheiser’s vision for future-oriented CRM and using social media to boost effective communications and drive sales growth in this spotlight presentation.
Borofone BE1 Bluetooth Headphone for Workout Never Fall OffQueenie Chung
Borofone BE1 Bluetooth Headphone uses newest technology for bringing you bigger bass, lighter-than-air treble, and perfect crystal HD phone call clarity EVERY time. Not all bluetooth headphone creates the same like BE1.
1. Born for Sports
Sweat & water proof design. Nano coating technology.
2. Born for Sound
Stereo Hi-Fi Sound. CSR8635 Chip. 10m Effective distance. Dual batteries.
3. Born for Music
CD quality music. Noise cancelling. Stereo Surround Sound.
4. Born for Technology
Most powerful CSR Bluetooth chip 8635. Fastest connection.
This was a brand audit project that I worked on in my product and brand management class. The project consisted of picking a brand of your choice and researching information on that brand. Some research required was brand history, recent news, information on advertising and marketing, and indicating qualitative research questions for people to answer about the brand. At the end of the brand audit you are required to give a recommendation to the brand on what they could improve upon. I found it interesting how after researching so much about the company, I was able to quickly recognize areas for improvement as well as suggestions on acquiring a new target demographic.
Panel session on PMSE - Alan March, Sennheiser UK LtdtechUK
Presented at UK Spectrum Policy Forum – Cluster 2 meeting
'DTG DSA Forum and discussions on PMSE' held on Thursday 9th July 2015 at DTG offices
Presented by Alan March, Product Management - Pro & Head of Spectrum Affairs, UK, Sennheiser UK Ltd
Jonathan Lee, Managing Director, Brand Strategy, and Ken Allard, Managing Director, Business Strategy at HUGE, gave this presentation at "Ambidexterity 2," the VCU Brandcenter's Executive Education program for account planning on June 24th at the VCU Brandcenter in Richmond, VA.
Presenter: Kaitlyn Witman, Rainfactory, Cofounder & Director of Product Marketing
Crowdfunding has exploded in the past few years as a way to quickly rally a community around a product. It's created a unique opportunity to pitch your story to millions of early adopters. Now, marketers at all levels are adapting this formula to launch all types of products large and small. The best campaigns come from a proven method, and all follow this unspoken format of storytelling. Dive in & dissect what makes each pitch successful. Crowdsource ideas and build a community. In this session, learn the art of crafting the perfect product pitch from a seasoned veteran of nearly 40 crowdfunding campaigns, 14 of which have raised over $1 million.
"Why Apple can create blockbusters?" ~ Re-think: Product PlanningTaka Kondo
Many companies conduct product management without product planning.
They copy a product which is originally designed by other companies, and modify it.
They strive to survey technology/market trends and roadmaps from leading companies/giant research firms.
And they enhance the variety of functions and/or the numbers to make their spec table better.
They love to swim in the ‘red ocean’.
Apple is one of the companies which is carrying out product planning as well as product management.
It often enters the market very late, but re-creates the market itself.
Apple strives to understand what the user-experiences the customer looks for, values, and needs,
and re-invents the product category to make customers’ lifestyle better.
Apple loves to make her heart sing with her product.
Created & Presented by Anshumani Ruddra, Group Product Manager,
Google, at EngageMint, Asia's largest Retention Marketing Conference.
Anshumani covers various frameworks that can help you with your decision-making process while going about user engagement, how your brand shouldn't try to engage your customers and how to give them a good experience so they keep coming back for more.
In this session he covers:
- Masterlist of Dos and Don'ts
- Group Discussion / Submission of Entries
- Insights from Speakers on the Playbook
About the speaker:
Anshumani Ruddra handles product development (web and mobile) for the second largest mobile market in the world, India. He has successfully managed large products - in terms of total install base, active users and revenue - and large teams & his previous stints include some leading brands in the industry like Hotstar, Cuemath, Practo, Tiny Mogul Games, etc.
About EngageMint:
Hosted with love by WebEngage, EngageMint is a platform that brings together marketers and product managers from across Asia, passionate about one thing - giving their customers the ‘aha’ experiences they deserve. At EngageMint, we strongly believe that by equipping professionals with the right strategies, we can initiate a massive shift in the way businesses think about growth, product experiences, customer retention, and everything else in between.
All our sessions are hand-curated and deep-dive into each aspect of user engagement and retention. So all you have to do is take notes and implement these learnings as soon as you get back to work! More details: https://webengage.com/engagemint/
WebEngage is a new age Retention Operating System, a single suite for marketers to store user data, provide actionable insights, orchestrate omnichannel campaigns by leveraging user insights to provide a hyper-personalized end-user experience.
The platform helps brands drive more revenue from existing customers and anonymous users across 10+ communication channels. WebEngage goes above and beyond a marketing automation platform and powers the user engagement for thousands of enterprise brands worldwide, working across several industries like E-Commerce, Edtech, Fintech, Foodtech, Media & Publications, Gaming, BFSI, Healthcare, Online Retail. The key clientele includes marquee brands like HUL, Bajaj Finserv, Unacademy, ALT Balaji, MakeMyTrip, Zivame, Firstcry, and many more.
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To know more about WebEngage, visit - https://webengage.com/
Book a demo with us: https://webengage.com/campaign-lp/request-a-demo/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=engagemint2022&utm_term=anshumaniruddra
To know the latest insights on customer retention and marketing automation worldwide, follow us here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WebEngage
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/webengage
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebEngage/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/webengage/
Top 10 Future Trends 2016 - Europe Asia AfricaRoger Hamilton
Top 10 Future Trends impacting business in 2016. From the Fast Forward your Business Tour, attended by 5,000+ entrepreneurs in Europe, Asia and Africa in 2015, hosted by Roger James Hamilton. Join us in 2016 at http://www.fastforwardyourbusiness.net
JCI - To inspire the NXT generation for entrepreneurshipBob Nieme
presentation for regional members of JCI - Junior Chamber International - "To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change"
How Money is Made (presented by Ken Courtright)
Today's Growth Consultant Digital Footprint 2014
November 14-16, 2014 - Day One
Concourse LAX (Los Angeles, CA)
Panel session on PMSE - Alan March, Sennheiser UK LtdtechUK
Presented at UK Spectrum Policy Forum – Cluster 2 meeting
'DTG DSA Forum and discussions on PMSE' held on Thursday 9th July 2015 at DTG offices
Presented by Alan March, Product Management - Pro & Head of Spectrum Affairs, UK, Sennheiser UK Ltd
Jonathan Lee, Managing Director, Brand Strategy, and Ken Allard, Managing Director, Business Strategy at HUGE, gave this presentation at "Ambidexterity 2," the VCU Brandcenter's Executive Education program for account planning on June 24th at the VCU Brandcenter in Richmond, VA.
Presenter: Kaitlyn Witman, Rainfactory, Cofounder & Director of Product Marketing
Crowdfunding has exploded in the past few years as a way to quickly rally a community around a product. It's created a unique opportunity to pitch your story to millions of early adopters. Now, marketers at all levels are adapting this formula to launch all types of products large and small. The best campaigns come from a proven method, and all follow this unspoken format of storytelling. Dive in & dissect what makes each pitch successful. Crowdsource ideas and build a community. In this session, learn the art of crafting the perfect product pitch from a seasoned veteran of nearly 40 crowdfunding campaigns, 14 of which have raised over $1 million.
"Why Apple can create blockbusters?" ~ Re-think: Product PlanningTaka Kondo
Many companies conduct product management without product planning.
They copy a product which is originally designed by other companies, and modify it.
They strive to survey technology/market trends and roadmaps from leading companies/giant research firms.
And they enhance the variety of functions and/or the numbers to make their spec table better.
They love to swim in the ‘red ocean’.
Apple is one of the companies which is carrying out product planning as well as product management.
It often enters the market very late, but re-creates the market itself.
Apple strives to understand what the user-experiences the customer looks for, values, and needs,
and re-invents the product category to make customers’ lifestyle better.
Apple loves to make her heart sing with her product.
Created & Presented by Anshumani Ruddra, Group Product Manager,
Google, at EngageMint, Asia's largest Retention Marketing Conference.
Anshumani covers various frameworks that can help you with your decision-making process while going about user engagement, how your brand shouldn't try to engage your customers and how to give them a good experience so they keep coming back for more.
In this session he covers:
- Masterlist of Dos and Don'ts
- Group Discussion / Submission of Entries
- Insights from Speakers on the Playbook
About the speaker:
Anshumani Ruddra handles product development (web and mobile) for the second largest mobile market in the world, India. He has successfully managed large products - in terms of total install base, active users and revenue - and large teams & his previous stints include some leading brands in the industry like Hotstar, Cuemath, Practo, Tiny Mogul Games, etc.
About EngageMint:
Hosted with love by WebEngage, EngageMint is a platform that brings together marketers and product managers from across Asia, passionate about one thing - giving their customers the ‘aha’ experiences they deserve. At EngageMint, we strongly believe that by equipping professionals with the right strategies, we can initiate a massive shift in the way businesses think about growth, product experiences, customer retention, and everything else in between.
All our sessions are hand-curated and deep-dive into each aspect of user engagement and retention. So all you have to do is take notes and implement these learnings as soon as you get back to work! More details: https://webengage.com/engagemint/
WebEngage is a new age Retention Operating System, a single suite for marketers to store user data, provide actionable insights, orchestrate omnichannel campaigns by leveraging user insights to provide a hyper-personalized end-user experience.
The platform helps brands drive more revenue from existing customers and anonymous users across 10+ communication channels. WebEngage goes above and beyond a marketing automation platform and powers the user engagement for thousands of enterprise brands worldwide, working across several industries like E-Commerce, Edtech, Fintech, Foodtech, Media & Publications, Gaming, BFSI, Healthcare, Online Retail. The key clientele includes marquee brands like HUL, Bajaj Finserv, Unacademy, ALT Balaji, MakeMyTrip, Zivame, Firstcry, and many more.
----------------------------------------------
To know more about WebEngage, visit - https://webengage.com/
Book a demo with us: https://webengage.com/campaign-lp/request-a-demo/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=engagemint2022&utm_term=anshumaniruddra
To know the latest insights on customer retention and marketing automation worldwide, follow us here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WebEngage
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/webengage
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebEngage/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/webengage/
Top 10 Future Trends 2016 - Europe Asia AfricaRoger Hamilton
Top 10 Future Trends impacting business in 2016. From the Fast Forward your Business Tour, attended by 5,000+ entrepreneurs in Europe, Asia and Africa in 2015, hosted by Roger James Hamilton. Join us in 2016 at http://www.fastforwardyourbusiness.net
JCI - To inspire the NXT generation for entrepreneurshipBob Nieme
presentation for regional members of JCI - Junior Chamber International - "To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change"
How Money is Made (presented by Ken Courtright)
Today's Growth Consultant Digital Footprint 2014
November 14-16, 2014 - Day One
Concourse LAX (Los Angeles, CA)
Product Leadership IRL: Things I wish I'd known a decade agoEsteban Contreras
Product leaders guide product strategy, empower teams, and ease go-to-market strategies. They have to be customer-obsessed. And data-informed. Definitely outcomes-oriented. Plus, they need to know who knows what. And be credible and sufficiently likeable. All while ensuring the product doesn’t go off a cliff and the team doesn’t quit for greener pastures. In this talk, Esteban will share candid insights and advice he would give his younger self - if only he could. Like being mission-driven, understanding ideas, and taking the time to lead well. His tips and stories may help you watch out for mistakes and identify areas to double down on.
This is Esteban Contreras' talk at INDUSTRY Virtual conference for software product managers on September 22, 2020. http://www.industryconference.com
Esteban is a Sr Director of Product at Hootsuite. http://www.hootsuite.com
On Echo chambers, Dead loops, Product design and UXTadej Mursic
On Echo chambers, Dead loops, Product design and UX Lecture for "Startup: Maribor", November 2016, #startupmaribor - Razvijanje produkta v sodelovanju z uporabniki
Similar to Building Great Products : Anand Chandrasekaran @ProductGeeksConf (20)
Report on India's Unicorn And High Growth Tech StartupsNextBigWhat
Report on india's unicorn and high growth tech startups.
Apart from the unicorn startups (with more than a billion dollar in valuation), we at NextBigWhat have looked at several high-growth technology startups across different categories (Enterprise, Consumer, Healthcare, Education etc) and came with a list of 35 startups that are a representative sample (of high growth startups in the country).
BUY THE FULL REPORT HERE: http://www.nextbigwhat.com/indianstartupreport/
Indian Serial Entrepreneurs [NextBigWhat Curated]NextBigWhat
Some of the (known and unknown) serial entrepreneurs in India who are surely an inspiration to the growing startup community.
The list is curated by NextBigWhat, India's most popular startup media platform.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
2. SOME BACKGROUND.
• Snapdeal CPO (The best is yet to come… stay tuned!)
• Bharti Airtel CPO (Wynk, One Touch Internet, My Airtel,
Airtel Money). #7 and #93 on Google Play.
• Yahoo! (Yahoo App., Apple Integrations, Search / Local,
Shopping)
• Co-founded Aeroprise Inc. (acq. BMC Software)
• Investor / Advisor to Angstro (Google), Audeze,
FreightTiger, Instalively, Pluss…
3. WHY ARE WE HERE?
Why Products? – Exercising a different
muscle
Your Favorite Products
Why Products ‘Stick’?- S-U-C-C-E-S
The 10 Principles To Think About
Some Practical Case Studies
5. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE
PRODUCTS?
How did you discover them? Eg. Game of Thrones
How did they make you feel? Eg. low cost airlines, iPhone
Why did you keep coming back? Eg. AmEx
6. WHAT ARE YOUR LEAST FAVORITE
PRODUCTS?
Did the feeling ever change? Eg. calling cards
Was the negative feeling bigger than the positive feeling?
Will ever trust that brand again? (Brand and Culture are really two sides
of the same coin)
7. WHY SOME PRODUCTS STICK?
S-U-C-C-E-S model!
Simple – finding the core of any idea
Unexpected – grab attention by surprising them
Concrete – ensuring the idea can be grasped & recalled
Credible – give an idea believability
Emotional – help people see the importance of an idea
Stories… - empower people to use the idea through a narrative
8. JFK – SUCCES MODEL?
“I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before
the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him
safely to earth. No single space project will be more impressive to
mankind or more important for the long term exploration of space.”
- John F. Kennedy, Address to Congress, 1961.
9. WHAT ABT MR.MODI?
“As a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, let’s aim to free India from open
defecation and open drains by creating a ‘Swach Bharat’ before his
150th birthday in 2019 through the construction of over 800 million
toilets and setting up modern sewage systems.”
- Narendra Modi, 2014.
10. WHAT ABOUT WYNK
Why it landed well in India? Will it continue to scale?
Simple – OTT app built by Airtel (advantages in both)
Unexpected – wait… you guys are NOT screwing us?
Concrete – user experience, stability, moods, pricing, no bill shock
Credible – Vodafone Music VS. Wynk by Airtel
Emotional – legacy of music as well as innovation within Bharti
Stories… - piracy is 4x bigger, can you wynk me the song, employee
videos, price of enjoying music etc.
13. Build and support products that your
family and friends will enjoy and that
you will be proud to show them.
• Why keep it subjective?
• Pride as a motivator, love as a motivator
• Google Vs. Yahoo
14. Focus on painkillers, rather than
vitamins. Look for “ten figure” ideas
that move the needle.
• Which medicines do you remember to take?
• Stopping a man in the street in Bihar to explain an idea in 30 secs.
• Why 10-figure ideas are better to go after
15. Simple > Pretty. Strive for Simplicity.
Perfect is the enemy of simple.
• What is an ugly product that you love? Why?
• When do you launch? What is a good V1?
• How can we support a product team launching a V1?
16. “When you need to go fast, go alone.
When you need to go far, go together.”
• Collaborating and how to build LT partnerships?
• Internal VS. external partners
17. If you torture data hard enough, it will
tell you whatever you need to hear.
• Better horse buggies vs. automobiles
• How to rely on “signals”
• Analysis VS. Paralysis
18. Trouble our employees, not our users.
• Quality checks, and holding each other accountable.
• Your customers are NOT your QA team (except in rare instances)
20. It takes a hundred NOs to say a single
YES. Don’t be afraid to prioritize on
behalf of users.
• We are a surrogate decision maker for our users
• Apple deciding to take Flash out of iPhone
• Saying NO without making it personal. Clear Reasons.
21. Do not look for the NOs in the
organization.
• Asking questions to which the answer can be NO.
• Advocacy vs. pushing an agenda
22. Solve one problem fully, as opposed to
two problems partially.
• Earning the right to solve bigger problems for users
• PeopleSoft