Sales
The Secret of Creating Value and Influence: Asking Better Questions
[caption id="attachment_9300" align="alignright" width="240"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/emagic/}e-magic{/link}[/caption] There is no magic bullet when it comes to creating value and...
by Brennon Slattery
Product
Is Your Product 10 Times Better than the Rest?
[caption id="attachment_9227" align="alignright" width="240"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jillclardy/}Jill Clardy{/link}[/caption] Mark Suster had a chance to sit down with Bill Gross,...
by Brennon Slattery
Pricing & Positioning
Give it Away: Why You Should Go Freemium
[caption id="attachment_9217" align="alignright" width="180"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehmatthewj/}MrMatthewJ{/link}[/caption] Many companies are switching to a freemium business model for the tremendous...
by Brennon Slattery
Product
The UX Conundrum: Do Great User-Centered Designs Sacrifice Innovation?
[caption id="attachment_9139" align="alignright" width="240"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/grizdave/}Grizdave{/link}[/caption] Don’t listen to users because users don’t know what they want. Could...
by Brennon Slattery
Product
5 Ways to Enrich Product Development—and Make it Wondrous!
[caption id="attachment_9095" align="alignright" width="240"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensnodgrass/}Steve Snodgrass{/link}[/caption] People and teams—they’re hard to change. What’s easier, says Jared Richardson...
by Brennon Slattery
Product
Up-Front Release Planning in Agile: Yes or No?
[caption id="attachment_9093" align="alignright" width="180"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpalmieri/}cpalmieri{/link}[/caption] Up-front release planning is a controversial topic in Agile. Joe Little explained...
by Brennon Slattery
Finance & Operations
M&A Timing: How Long Should it Take?
[caption id="attachment_9066" align="alignright" width="240"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/zanthia/}Zanthia{/link}[/caption] Your company is in the midst of an M&A—how long should the...
by Brennon Slattery
Product
Product Management Reorg: How to Build a Better Group
[caption id="attachment_9072" align="alignright" width="240"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/billward/}Bill Ward's Brickpile{/link}[/caption] Ever wanted to know how product management organizations start and...
by Brennon Slattery
HR & Leadership
Breaking Up with Employees: What to Add in a Separation Agreement
[caption id="attachment_9068" align="alignright" width="160"] Image provided by: {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/elisharene/}elisharene{/link}[/caption] Breaking up is never easy, and letting go of an employee is...
by Brennon Slattery