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• You’re a Workaholic. It’s Time To Focus. - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  However, I’ve recently recognized that I’ve gone far, far too wide with testing new channels, new distribution, new content creation ideas, and it’s now time to focus. I’m writing this post to share…

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• Recognizing and Avoiding Team Burnout | by Alex Mitchell | Jul, 2021 | Medium

  Recognizing and Avoiding Team Burnout. At a startup, you’re always in a battle against time. This can lead to burnout. Here’s how you can avoid it. Author: Alex Mitchell.

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  A portfolio of Alex Mitchell's Product projects.

• Top 10 African Startups to Watch in 2022 | by Alex Mitchell | Nov, 2021 | Medium

  As we near the end of 2021, it’s absolutely incredible to me how quickly some startup ecosystems have grown over the past 3 years. And, even more incredible to me is how much these ecosystems have…

• Build Something with Upside Travel Product Manager - Product School Blog

  Build Something with Upside Travel Product Manager Alex Mitchell

• Building Your Product Manager Brand (And Why it Matters)

  Over the past 7 years, I’ve seen a very small handful of Product Managers learn, grow, and advance in their careers at an order of magnitude faster than their peers. I’ve also seen many very…

• The 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Product Owner

  What are the 7 habits of the most successful product owners? Author: Alex Mitchell

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• The 5 P’s of Product Management - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  It takes an insane amount of hard work and effort to become a Great Product Manager (I’m very much still on the journey myself). And once you get there, it takes more consistent work to stay at the…

• Homepage | The Modern Product Manager
• Amazon Author Page: Alex Mitchell

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• Top 10 Latin American Startups to Watch in 2021 - GrowthHackers

  Despite the pandemic, many companies in the LatAm startup community are thriving - here is who to watch in 2021!

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• The Top 10 Videos to Watch for Product Managers of All Levels

  Recently, I launched a new YouTube channel called Go Tech Yourself. The channel features content for Product Managers, startup people, and anyone interested in Tech. I’ve started my channel by…

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• An Open (Financial) Letter to Millennials

  An Open (Financial) Letter to Millennials. CNBC. Author: Alex Mitchell.

• The Importance of Celebrating Launches and Team Milestones

  The Importance of Celebrating Launches and Team Milestones. Author: Alex Mitchell

• Products I Can’t Live Without #4: Play.ht - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  Recently, I’ve written about Fullstory, Calendly, and Figma as 3 of my favorite products and 3 products I would be very sad to live without. Today, I wanted to write about a product I love because…

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2017

  Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2017

• The 7 Stages of Remote Work - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  The Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has thrust many people into remote work for the first time and the results have been interesting, to say the least. I’ve put together this light-hearted 7 Stages of…

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• Top 10 Latin American Startups to Watch in 2021 | by Alex Mitchell | Dec, 2020 | Medium

  As I’m writing this, it’s almost the end of 2020. There were certainly a lot of ups and downs this year to stay the least. A LOT of things changed around the world. I’m excited to write about many of…

• Top 10 Chinese Startups to Watch in 2020 - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  2019 was a very interesting year for Chinese startups, to say the least. Author: Alex Mitchell

• 5 Ways to Improve Customer Experience

  5 Ways to Improve Customer Experience (and Keep Customers Coming Back). Author: Alex Mitchell

• Spring Cleaning for Your Product

  Spring Cleaning for Your Product. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• Product Manager Summit

  Product Manager Summit. Speaker: Alex Mitchell

• Top 10 Indian Startups to Watch in 2020 - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  By popular demand, I’m releasing another edition of my “Top 10 [Location] Startups to Watch in 2020”. This time I’ll be focusing on Indian Startups. Each of these posts explores the unique…

• The Top 5 Ways to Accept Payments From Online and Offline Customers | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Author: Alex Mitchell

• The Future of Product Management - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  The Product Manager of the Future will, in many ways, look very different than the Product Manager of Today. Let’s harken back to one of the most well-known blog posts ever written about Product…

• Alex Mitchell - Product Mentor on MentorCruise

  Alex Mitchell is a Product & Marketing mentor who provides personalized mentorship in Product, Product Manager, Interview and more.

• The Millennial Survey

  The Millennial Survey is the first of its kind. It is a comprehensive, far-reaching interview and survey project designed to better understand the fastest-growing generation.

• Alex Mitchell - Amazon.com

  Alex Mitchell. + Follow. Something went wrong. Please try your request again later. OK. Alex is passionate about creating and growing powerful web and mobile ...

• The Modern Product Manager

  With The Modern Product Manager, you'll learn from Alex Mitchell's insider startup and product perspective and get smarter each and every week on Product Man...

• Alex Mitchell - AngelList

  Alex Mitchell | Works at @webs-1. Worked at @jpmorgan-chase, @smith-barney • Studied at @university-of-michigan | •Manage scrum team of 4 developers ...

• Top 10 Pakistani Startups to Watch in 2022 | by Alex Mitchell | Oct, 2021 | Medium

  When I began writing my “Startups to Watch” posts several years ago, I started with China and India, uncovering many startups that have now gone on to become unicorns (and, in the near future, some…

• Building Digital Products

  ProductHunt: The Ultimate Handbook for Digital Product Owners.

• Building Digital Products: Kindle Edition on Amazon

  The Ultimate Handbook for Product Owners - Author: Alex Mitchell. Kindle Edition.

• 10 Technologies That Can Help You (And Your Business) Survive the Holidays

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• Building Digital Products

  Building Digital Products is designed for the new product owner who feels in way over their head, the experienced product owner looking to step up his or her game, and the expert product owner who understands that there is always more to learn.

• The 10 YC Companies (S17) I’d Invest In

  The 10 YC Companies (S17) I’d Invest In. Author: Alex Mitchell.

• What’s a Rolling Fund and Why Are They So HOT Right Now?🔥🔥🔥 | by Alex Mitchell | Sep, 2020 | Medium

  A “Rolling Fund” is a new type of investment vehicle that allows its managers to invest at their discretion in opportunities on behalf of investors (often referred to as “limited partners”). Rolling…

• So You Just Became a Product Manager… - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  Things to do (and not to do) in your first 90 days as a Product Manager. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• Make Your Top Influencers Your Top Priority! | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Your top influencers on social media can make or break your business. Figure out how to engage them! Author: Alex Mitchell

• Hackathons are better than [insert your favorite holiday]

  Hackathons are better than [insert your favorite holiday]. Upside Engineering Blog. Author: Alex Mitchell.

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• 6 Years Later… “10 Bold Technology Predictions for the Next 10 Years” | by Alex Mitchell | May, 2022 | Medium

  6 Years Later… “10 Bold Technology Predictions for the Next 10 Years”. 4 years is (still) a long time horizon for technology. How have my predictions fared? Author: Alex Mitchell.

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• Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals for Product Managers — 2020 | by Alex Mitchell | Nov, 2020 | Medium

  It’s been a long year, to say the least. But the holidays are close and everyone’s favorite shopping holiday, Black Friday, is even closer! Earlier this year, I shared a list of 25 Perfect Gifts for…

• Top 10 European Startups to Watch in 2020 - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  By popular demand, I’m releasing another edition of my “Top 10 [Location] Startups to Watch in 2020”. This time I’ll be focusing on European Startups. Each of these posts explores the unique…

• Building Digital Products - Amazon

  The Ultimate Handbook for Product Owners - Author: Alex Mitchell

• How to Succeed as a Product Manager | The Modern Product Manager

  Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as a New (Or Not-So-New) Product Manager ($999 Value)

• Top 10 Chrome Extensions for Small Businesses

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• The Right Way (And Wrong Way) To Prepare for a Product Manager Interview

  You’re on the verge of one of the most exciting and fast-growing careers today. Over the past decade, I’ve interviewed hundreds and hired dozens of Product Managers at Vistaprint Digital, Upside…

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• 7 Ways to Stand Out in a Crowded Product Management Job Market | by Alex Mitchell | Oct, 2020 | Medium

  Most weeks during the pandemic, I’ve spent between 5 and 10 hours coaching and mentoring aspiring Product Managers and Product Managers seeking their next challenge. P.S. If you’re looking for…

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• Top 10 African Startups to Watch in 2021 | by Alex Mitchell | Nov, 2020 | Medium

  As I’m writing this, it’s almost the end of 2020. There were certainly a lot of ups and downs this year to stay the least. A LOT of things changed around the world. I’m excited to write about many of…

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• An Open (Financial) Letter to Millennials

  An Open (Financial) Letter to Millennials. Author: Alex Mitchell

• Build vs. Buy: The Ultimate Product Owner Decision

  Each and every week, I make at least one build vs. buy decision for the digital products I manage. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• You Are Now a “Wartime” Product Manager - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  It goes without saying, but these are unprecedented times. Welcome to your biggest challenge and your biggest opportunity as a Product Manager. The last few weeks have likely been extremely trying…

• The 10 YC Companies (S20) I’d Invest In | by Alex Mitchell | Aug, 2020 | Medium

  But first, here are my past YC posts if you want to check how my older picks have done. If you want to skip to the bottom, you can also see my own evaluation of my past picks for W20, S19, W19, S18…

• Alex Mitchell – Upside Engineering Blog

  Nov 8, 2017 - Read writing from Alex Mitchell in Upside Engineering Blog. CPO @ICXMedia. Previously Product @UpsideTravel. Love Digital Products + ...

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• 10 Bold Technology Predictions for the Next 10 Years

  10 Bold Technology Predictions for the Next 10 Years. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• A Product Manager’s Guide to Experimentation | by Alex Mitchell | Oct, 2020 | Medium

  They develop hypotheses about new features, changes to UX, even the specific copy that best conveys to a customer what the customer should do next. Many times, however, especially at smaller…

• Snapchat: Should Your Small Business Care? | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

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• The Modern Product Manager • A podcast on Anchor

  With The Modern Product Manager, you'll learn from Alex Mitchell's insider startup perspective and get smarter each and every week on Product Management, working remotely, investing, startups, and tech.

• How to Incubate, Accelerate, or Just Plain Grow Your Startup | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

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• The Best Pandemic-Era Blog Posts from Product Managers | by Alex Mitchell | Jan, 2021 | Medium

  Even though 2020 is now (thankfully!) behind us, there is a lot that we as Product Managers can learn from a year that changed so much, challenged so many of our beliefs, changed our ways of working…

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• Don’t be Digital-Only.

  Don’t be Digital-Only. When and How you Should Go Physical. Author: Alex Mitchell

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2018

  The top 10 podcasts for Product Managers and everyone else in Tech looking to grow in 2018.

• Top 10 Middle East Startups to Watch in 2020 - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  By popular demand, I’m releasing another edition of my “Top 10 [Location] Startups to Watch in 2020”. This time I’ll be focusing on Middle East (MENA) Startups. Each of these posts explores the…

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2022 | by Alex Mitchell | Jan, 2022 | Medium

  For the past 5 years, I’ve written about my favorite Product podcasts and it’s that magical time of year again! For a quick throwback, here are my past posts:

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• How To Be A Great Remote Product Manager with Alex Mitchell - Chief Product Officer at ICX Media by Prodcast • A podcast on Anchor

  On today's episode, I sit down with Alex Mitchell, Chief Product Officer at ICX Media Alex is an avid blogger on Medium and over the last year, Alex's posts have gotten over one million views.  Before COVID-19, Alex had worked in several compan...

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• Top 10 African Startups to Watch in 2020 - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  By popular demand, I’m releasing another edition of my “Top 10 [Location] Startups to Watch in 2020”. This time I’ll be focusing on African Startups. Each of these posts explores the unique…

• Top 10 Crowdfunding Campaigns | EMPOWRR

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• Top 10 Middle East Startups to Watch in 2022 | by Alex Mitchell | Dec, 2021 | Medium

  Over the past several weeks, I’ve written about two of the fastest-growing startup ecosystems: Pakistan and Africa. In this post, I cover the equally exciting and rapidly maturing MENA (Middle East…

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• 2014 Crowdfunding Landscape | EMPOWRR

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• Building Digital Products - Growth Hackers

  Building Digital Products - Growth Hackers - Author: Alex Mitchell

• Never Stop (Side) Hustling

  Never Stop (Side) Hustling

• The Top 10 Newsletters for Product Managers | by Alex Mitchell | Aug, 2020 | Medium

  Over the past 16 editions, we’ve seen more than a 5x growth in subscribers and have covered topics ranging from Interviewing During a Pandemic to Activating Your Creativity to Creating Optionality…