Come to Poornima’s workshop at General Assembly in San Francisco on October 27 for an Introduction to Product Development class to learn the process for picking features to create a viable MVP – register here to save 15% as a Women 2.0 member. By Poornima Vijayashanker (Founder & CEO, BizeeBee) I’m not sure they why [...]
Posts Tagged "Product Development"
How To Build A Self-Sufficient Team
September 18, 2012 – 7:00 am
I’ve been running a little experiment with my team at BizeeBee, which I’ve code named Poornima’s Paris Plan, or “PPP”. By Poornima Vijayashanker (Founder & CEO, BizeeBee) It’s easy as a founder to just do everything, especially if you’re technical. But just because you can do everything doesn’t mean you should. Doing everything not only [...]
Where You Can Find An Empty Ladies Room
June 27, 2012 – 10:00 am
Congrats to the mom-and-daughter team – Agloves is now a multi-million dollar business. By AnnMarie McIlwain (Founder & CEO, CareerFuel) Women take note: there is no line for the ladies bathroom at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) because everyone is in the men’s room. That was among the first things Jennifer Spencer and Jean Spencer, [...]
Partner Event: Products Are Hard (May 1 in SF)
April 6, 2012 – 3:31 pm
PRODUCTS ARE WHAT? That’s right, we said it. Making products is hard — whether you’re a product manager at corporation of 10,000 or a individual maker working out of your garage. The interdisciplinary job can be daunting, even for the most experienced generalist. So what better than to talk about it at the Products Are [...]
On Cultural Competence In Product, Startup Success
April 6, 2012 – 1:00 pm
By Avichal Garg (Co-Founder & CEO, Spool) Core competence is a factor that cannot be easily replicated and gives the business a competitive advantage in delivering their product or service to customers. Core competencies are how a business does something; the lens through which opportunities are identified and evaluated. Cultural competencies are how a business [...]
Are You Asking The Wrong Startup Product/UX Questions?
April 6, 2012 – 7:00 am
Some common questions about UX and how to get answers directly from users. By Laura Klein (Principal, Users Know) When I’m talking with startups, they frequently ask me all sorts of questions. I imagine that they’re probably really disappointed when I respond with a shrug. You see, frequently they’re asking entirely the wrong question. And, [...]
5 Lessons From Zuck: Make Stuff. Lots Of Stuff.
February 23, 2012 – 5:00 am
By Christina Pan (Social/Mobile Games Product Manager, Self) I found Mark Zuckerberg’s class Product Development at Facebook. As someone who has long drank the Facebook kool-aid, I had to see what he had to say – especially if it was about product. The class is an interesting peek into his mind back in 2005 when [...]
PITCH 2012 Conference: Women Talk About Shipping Products, Not Shopping For Products
February 16, 2012 – 12:33 pm
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) On February 14, Caterina Fake delivered the opening keynote at Women 2.0′s PITCH Conference stating the need and opportunity to “humanize technology before it dehumanizes us.” She underlined that “the Internet is built on a culture of generosity” and fear of missing out, urging the audience to [...]
A Labor Of Love & Passion (Entrepreneurship And Women 2.0)
February 15, 2012 – 5:00 am
By Sonya Lee (User Experience Design Consultant, Mowie Media) Being amongst hundreds of women at Women 2.0 PITCH Conference has been the most exciting opportunity for me in 2012. Not only has it been an honor to attend, it has also been a personal opportunity to instill a sense of pride and validation in my [...]
Prioritizing Startup Projects: Stop Worrying About The Cupholders!
December 15, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Laura Klein (Principal, Users Know) Every startup I’ve ever talked to has too few resources. Programmers, money, marketing…you name it, startups don’t have enough of it. When you don’t have enough resources, prioritization becomes even more important. You don’t have the luxury to execute every single great idea that you have. You need to [...]
