I skimmed this article (Thanks Rose for sharing!) and happened across this quote from Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of TechCrunch.
Product should be a dictatorship, not consensus-driven.
Reminds me of this quote:
“Consensus is the absence of leadership.” Margaret Thatcher
Product teams are looking for leaders and for product management to lead them.
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You might think this is a lame attempt at a post, but I think it is worthwhile for those who are may new to have some insight into what people are reading. So here are the top 5 from 2010.
- What is Strategy? Not Operational Effectiveness — #1 all time
- Roadmap: Product Vision Statement
- Your Strategic Friend, Mrs. Win/Loss Analysis
- Authority vs. Influence — one of my favourites
- Win Loss Analysis Resources
Worth noting, these three are always in the top 10 but are not really posts.
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At what point do you charge for your add-ons (or plug-ins or add-ins or anything other term that might apply)?
If you follow the edict (yes, edict) that value determines prices that determines cost, then your add-ons have value (assuming the cost is greater than zero) and therefore have a price that is greater than zero. So why offer them for free?
One school of thought is that they are bundled within the price of another component. That is fair, but have you truly factored in the price of the add-ons to increase the price of the bundled product?
Another school of thought is that we offer them for free to encourage additional use, extend the reach or just general goodwill. I wonder though, if offered for free does this truly dictate less value for the customer and de-motivate them from using or is this my product management hat telling me free offers no value?
Any stories to share on the topic?
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**Updated September 08, 2010 **
See Winter / Spring 2010 ProductCamp Annoucements and Spring / Summer 2010 ProductCamp Annoucements and Fall / Winter 2010/11 ProductCamp Announcements for previous and current ProductCamp announcements.
productcamp.org is your definitive source for all product camps.
There are eight ProductCamps in the near future (with many more in planning). While you are here, why not check out my events (or subscribe to the RSS feed) page for the most comprehensive list of product management events available.
In the spirit of BarCamp, ProductCamp is a collaborative, user organized unconference, focused on Product Management and Marketing. At ProductCamp there are no “attendees”, since everyone is an active participant in some way: presenting, leading a roundtable discussion, sharing their experiences, helping with logistics, securing sponsorship, setting up wifi, or volunteering. ProductCamp is a great opportunity for you to learn, share, and network with professionals involved in the Product Management, Marketing, and Development.
Having attended six (!) ProductCamps, I can attest to the content and value you will receive from attending. I also encourage you to participate and volunteer.
ProductCamp Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
Date: August 21, 2010
Location: TBD
URL: http://pcampatl.com/
Twitter Hashtag: #pcampatl
ProductCamp DC (Washington, DC)
Date: Satuday, August 28, 2010
Location: Network Solutions, Herndon, VA
URL: http://www.productcampdc.org/
Twitter: @pcampdc
ProductCamp RTP Fall 2010
Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010
Location: TBD
http://barcamp.org/ProductCampRTP
Twitter: @productcamprtp
ProductCamp Seattle 2010
Date: October 23, 2010
Location: TBD
http://twitter.com/prodcampsea
Twitter: @prodcampsea
ProductCamp NYC 2010 (New York, NY)
Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010
Location: Microsoft Corporation, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York
URL: http://barcamp.org/ProductCampNYC
Twitter: @ProductCampNYC
ProductCamp SoCal (Irvine, CA)
Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010
Location: Call State Fullerton
URL: http://sites.google.com/site/productcampsocal/
Twitter: @prodcampsocal
Rocky Mountain ProductCamp (Denver, CO)
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Location: Metro State
URL: http://rmpcamp.org/
Twitter: @RMPcamp
Minnesota ProductCamp (St. Paul, MN)
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Location: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
URL: http://www.pcampmn.org/
Twitter: @pcampmn
ProductCamp Montreal (Montreal, QC)
Date: TBD
Location: TBD
URL: http://www.productcampmontreal.com/
Twitter Hashtag: TBD
ProductCamp Dallas (Dallas, TX)
Date: TBD
Location: TBD
URL: TBD
Twitter Hashtag: TBD
ProductCamp London (London, England)
Date: Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Location: eBay/PayPal, Whittaker House, 2 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, TW9 1EH
URL: http://www.productcamplondon.com/
Twitter: @PCampLDN
ProductCamp Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Date: June 19, 2010
Location: Illinois Technology Association
URL: http://productcampchicago.eventbrite.com/; http://www.pcampchicago.org
Twitter Hashtag: #pcampchi
ProductCamp Melbourne (Melbourne , Victoria, Australia)
Date: Saturday, July 03, 2010
Location: TBD
URL: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/633963201 ; http://pcampmelbourne.com/
Twitter Hashtag: #pcampmelb
ProductCamp Pune
Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010
Location: SICSR, Pune
URL: http://productcamppune.eventbrite.com/ ; http://sites.google.com/site/productcamppune/
Twitter: @PCPune
ProductCamp Austin Summer 2010 (Austin, TX)
Date: Saturday August 7, 2010
Location: AT&T Conference Center on the University of Texas campus
URL: http://barcamp.org/ProductCampAustinSummer2010
Twitter Hashtag: #pca10
Have a Marketing, Product Development, Product Management, Innovation or other related event you want to promote? Contact me and I’ll add it to the growing list for others to see. Also, why not subscribe to the events feed. Tell other people about these events.
