Mind the Product
mindtheproduct.com · Group blog · on HN since 2011
Mind the Product is a product management community and conference organizer publishing articles on building products, working with engineers, and user feedback.
What HN saysHN links it for talks and essays on product management and UX, such as the Google Glass prototyping talk; commenters mention its conference and training with little firsthand opinion.
51HN people shared it
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Most-shared posts
- 1Jobs3 people · first shared 2011
- 2Top tips to making products customers love2 people · 2 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 3How We Created a Successful Weekly User Feedback Program2 people · 2 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 4Overengineering can kill a product1 people · 332 points · first shared 2021 · 204 comments on HN
- 5Hidden costs of constantly shipping new things1 people · 203 points · first shared 2020 · 59 comments on HN
- 6A PM's guide to communicate effectively with software engineers1 people · 101 points · first shared 2022 · 56 comments on HN
- 7What, exactly, is a Product Manager?1 people · 65 points · first shared 2011 · 22 comments on HN
- 8Fix Your Inaccurate Google Analytics Bounce Rate and Time on Site1 people · 23 points · first shared 2011 · 6 comments on HN
- 9Product Requirement Documents Must Die1 people · 13 points · first shared 2016 · 5 comments on HN
- 10Qualitative and Quantitative Analytics Get Hitched1 people · 6 points · first shared 2016 · discussion on HN
- 11Diverse teams unlock product innovation1 people · 3 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 12Why Product Managers Should Not Report to the CTO1 people · 2 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 13What the hell are CI, CD and DevOps? A guide for non techies in technology1 people · 2 points · first shared 2016 · discussion on HN
- 14Get Your Team Experimenting More by Using One Little Word1 people · 2 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 15How to Break Free of the Feature Factory by John Cutler1 people · 2 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
Brandrsn · 2016-03-18
A follow-up to Tom Chi's excellent talk on building a Google Glass prototype on his first day at Google: http://www.mindtheproduct.com/2012/12/rapid-prototyping-google-glass-b…
afarrell · 2019-12-23
I've heard nonspecific good things about Mind the Product as a conference. They also do trainings. I know nothing about their quality.
https://www.mindtheproduct.com/product-management-training/
If you don't mind sparing a day and £550, maybe go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/communication-alignment-for-product-manag…
Otherwise, see about joining the London chapter of https://www.meetup.com/ProductTank/events/ ?
felideon · 2019-10-11
You raise a good point, but it doesn't mean the OP is wrong. There is an inflection point where, even if the software was originally designed with a target user (persona) in mind, the features that keep getting added are designed for the buyer. It is impossible to design software that works for wide set of personas.
Melissa Perri calls it the Build Trap: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/escaping-build-trap-melissa-perri/
whoisjuan · 2017-11-11
100% percent. UX is not about creating GUIs. It's about finding the right solution for the right problem given certain constraints and specific context. Here is a good take on this: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/2015/04/stop-thinking-about-user-interf…
dharma1 · 2015-10-16
I was watching a video yesterday of the founder giving a talk in August, I think it's pretty impressive what they have done in a year with a small team. http://www.mindtheproduct.com/2015/10/video-hardware-vs-software-produ…
I think they should release more details of the OS. Is it Linux with some Android runtime like Jolla, or AOSP fork?
I just don't personally know if I could stomach a UI that looks like a shroom trip, but maybe it feels good when you're actually using it. At least it's different
I saw another cloud based android phone recently, Robin - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/09/ex-android-and-htc-employees-… Call me old school but I am not sure I want cloud as the only storage option, definitely not from a new company who might not be around in a years time.
qba · 2012-03-01
Since no one posted this traditional post yet, here goes:
(just copied robinwarren's post from last month)
http://www.maxmasnick.com/guides/jobs/
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World wide:
Github http://jobs.github.com
Jobs Tractor (Developer Jobs - run by me) http://jobstractor.com/
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US:
Crunchboard http://www.crunchboard.com/jobs/
Startuply http://www.startuply.com/
YC Company Jobs: http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs
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UK:
CoderStack http://www.coderstack.co.uk/startup-jobs
Mind The Product (Product Management Jobs) http://mindtheproduct.com/jobs/
Work in Startups http://www.workinstartups.com/
Enternships - (Startup Internships) http://www.enternships.com/en/enternships
======================
Germany:
Berlin Startup Jobs http://berlinstartupjobs.com/
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Canada:
StartupNorth http://jobs.startupnorth.ca/
ig1 · 2012-01-01
Summary of startup related job boards from around the world, most of them are broadly recruiter free:
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US:
Crunchboard http://www.crunchboard.com/jobs/
Startuply http://www.startuply.com/
YC Company Jobs: http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs
======================
UK:
CoderStack (Developer Jobs - run by me) http://www.coderstack.co.uk/startup-jobs
Mind The Product (Product Management Jobs) http://mindtheproduct.com/jobs/
Work in Startups http://www.workinstartups.com/
Enternships - (Startup Internships) http://www.enternships.com/en/enternships
======================
Germany:
Berlin Startup Jobs http://berlinstartupjobs.com/
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Canada:
StartupNorth http://jobs.startupnorth.ca/
robinwarren · 2012-02-01
Haven't seen anyone post this yet (seemed helpful last month) so will jump in with a summary of startup/developer job boards from around the world, most of them are broadly recruiter free:
NB: Max Masnick has a big round up of developer jobs boards here:
http://www.maxmasnick.com/guides/jobs/
======================
World wide:
Github http://jobs.github.com
Jobs Tractor (Developer Jobs - run by me) http://jobstractor.com/
======================
US:
Crunchboard http://www.crunchboard.com/jobs/
Startuply http://www.startuply.com/
YC Company Jobs: http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs
======================
UK:
CoderStack http://www.coderstack.co.uk/startup-jobs
Mind The Product (Product Management Jobs) http://mindtheproduct.com/jobs/
Work in Startups http://www.workinstartups.com/
Enternships - (Startup Internships) http://www.enternships.com/en/enternships
======================
Germany:
Berlin Startup Jobs http://berlinstartupjobs.com/
======================
Canada:
StartupNorth http://jobs.startupnorth.ca/