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• The Death of Thinking

  The Death of Thinking. Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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 14 Most (And Least) Accurate Quotes about Product Management

  There are SO. MANY. QUOTES. about Product Management. Just Google “Product Management Quotes” and you’ll be bombarded by pages and pages of pithy one-liners that will make you a better PM (or so you…

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers

  Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers

• Here’s How to Find Time For Your Side Hustle - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  There are so many reasons I’ve heard people say to explain why they don’t have time to start working on a side hustle. I think I may have heard them all. And many of them are very, very valid. While…

• How to Be a Great *Remote* Product Manager - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  One of the main reasons I write is because it forces me to research, it forces me to learn, and it forces me to coalesce and refine my ideas down to their simplest, most crisp form before sharing…

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• Product + Growth: Better Together - Noteworthy - The Journal Blog

  However, I’m writing about something a bit different today: How Product Managers and Growth Marketers can best work together. Surprisingly, this topic is not something that a lot of Product books…

• Meetup | Alex Mitchell

  Helps groups of people with shared interests plan meetings and form offline clubs in local communities around the world

• An Uber Journey in 3 Parts

  In the Spring of 2017, we added Uber as a travel option to the Upside product. Previous to this launch, we had sold only flight + hotel packages. It was a big step for us, but, like many ideas at Upside it began with a small test.

• How to Make Your Business a Local Search All-Star - SEO Tips

  Easy steps you can take to make your business a local search all star. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• Reddit | Alex Mitchell

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• Do You Know The Right Way To Raise Prices? | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Alex provides simple advice on the right and wrong ways to raise prices. Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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…

• Alex's Blog Posts - Medium

  A collection of thoughts from Alex Mitchell.

• Amazon Author Page: Alex Mitchell

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• The 5 Commandments of New User Onboarding

  Onboarding is the most ignored part of web and mobile app development. 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…

• Why I ran a solo marathon (with no training)

  I hate running. I love challenges. Author: Alex Mitchell

• Values Matter Even When You're Growing Fast

  Upside Engineering Blog

• An Open (Financial) Letter to Millennials

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

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• 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…

• Get Found Online: Local Search and Your Small Business | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Optimize your Local Search profile to get found online! Author: Alex Mitchell

• 4-Step Guide To Personal Branding for Business Owners | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

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• Want To Know What Your Customers Want? Ask Them. | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Blog Post by Alex Mitchell

• The Top 10 FREE + Paid Courses for Aspiring, New, and Leveling Up Product Managers

  It’s certainly an overused expression to say “there is no better time than now,” but there literally is no. better. time. than. now. to start learning more about Product Management. As I searched for…

• 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.

• My Most Challenging Product Launch: My First Book

  My Most Challenging Product Launch: My First Book. Author: Alex Mitchell

• On My Shelf with Alex Mitchell — CPO at ICX Media ... - Medium

  Jul 11, 2019 — Building Digital Products. The Ultimate Handbook for Product Owners by Alex Mitchell. Why it's great for new PM's. Where The Product Book ...

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• 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 #2: Calendly - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  Calendly is a simply a product I can’t live without as a Product Manager. Author: Alex Mitchell

• The One Thing I Look For In Every Product Manager Candidate

  The One Thing I Look For In Every Product Manager Candidate: Healthy Side Hustles. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• Create a Meetup Account

  Find Meetups and meet people in your local community who share your interests.

• 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…

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

  Author: Alex Mitchell

• 5 Simple Do’s and 5 Don’ts of Investing and Saving

  5 Simple Do’s and 5 Don’ts of Investing and Saving - Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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…

• My Millennial MBA: A Retrospective

  MBA’s aren’t for everyone. Learn what you will (and won’t) get from the degree from a recent graduate.

• 2014 Crowdfunding Landscape | EMPOWRR

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• Alex Mitchell - From idea to launch: The product development journey …

  An in-depth exploration of the challenges, learnings, and successes of bringing Vistaprint's latest Website Builder, code-named “Tower”, from idea to prototype…

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

  Blog Post by Alex Mitchell

• 5 Things I Learned on the Vistaprint RV

  5 Things I Learned on the Vistaprint RV

• 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.

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• Internationalize Your Website Today! | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Internationalize your website quickly and easily to grow your customer base. Author: Alex Mitchell

• Travel to See Your Team(s)

  The 5 key reasons you need to visit your remote teams in person.

• The Top 25 Videos for Product Managers | by Alex Mitchell | Jul, 2020 | Medium

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

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

  By popular demand, I’m releasing another edition of my “Top 10 Startups to Watch in 2020”. This time I’ll be focusing on Corona-Economy Startups. This list is of startups that are poised to succeed…

• Disrupting Yourself (Book) - How to Succeed in the New Economy | Product Hunt

  We are living in a time of massive, unbelievable, and relentless change. Disrupting Yourself will help you advance in your career, gain control over your life, master continuous learning, build a recognizable brand, and diversify your skills and income.

• Good Product Manager / Great Product Manager | by Alex Mitchell | Aug, 2020 | Medium

  Although there are certainly parts of the blog post that are out-of-date today, much of the spirit of the post holds up. In fact, I often still recommend it when I put together lists of top blog…

• If the Avengers Were Product Managers | by Alex Mitchell | Jul, 2020 | Medium

  It’s impossible to dispute how successful the Avengers series of movies has been. The 4 Avengers movies top the list of the most successful superhero films of all time. Each has made over $1B in…

• Alex Mitchell (@Amitch5903) | Twitter

  The latest Tweets from Alex Mitchell (@Amitch5903). Director of Product @UpsideTravel. Love Digital Products + Analytics + Markets. https://t.co/MM92xlmbg2 Author: @producthandbook. Washington, DC.

• Top 10 Latin American 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 Latin American Startups. Each of these posts explores the unique…

• Top 10 Israeli 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 Israeli Startups. Each of these posts explores the unique…

• Will The Real Product Manager Please Stand Up? - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  The Product Management career has exploded over the past few years. Without a doubt, Product Managers are working in one of the most exciting and fast-growing careers today. Over the past decade…

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• Building Digital Products - Growth Hackers

  Building Digital Products - Growth Hackers - Author: Alex Mitchell

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  Alex Mitchell has taken control of his online presence by opening a LookUpPage . Join Alex Mitchell on LookUpPage - it’s quick, free and easy to use.

• 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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• Products I Can’t Live Without #3: Figma - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  Recently, I wrote about Fullstory and Calendly as two of my favorite products and two products I would be very sad to live without. Today, I wanted to write about my absolute favorite design…

• Disrupting Yourself: Special Offer for Medium Readers (Limited Time!)

  Disrupting Yourself is the powerful set of lessons you need to help prepare for that change and learn how the rules have completely changed in the new economy. For a very short period of time, I’m…

• Alex Mitchell - Product Mentor on MentorCruise

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

• Never Stop (Side) Hustling

  Never Stop (Side) Hustling

• Alex Mitchell - Crunchbase Person Profile

  Additionally, Alex Mitchell has had 6 past jobs including Director of Product at Upside.com . ICX Media Logo. ICX Media Chief Product Officer Jun 18, 2018 ...

• Alex Mitchell | Optimizely Blog

  Alex is Product Manager at Webs, the digital services business of Vistaprint and manages the Local Listings and Social Media Management products. When he's ...

• My Favorite (Free) Coworking Place - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  My favorite co-working spot is free, is yours? Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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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• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2020 - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  Subscribe to these podcasts and you’ll stay entertained all year long (and learn a thing or two!) Author: Alex Mitchell

• Building Digital Products: Kindle Edition on Amazon

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

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

• How I Reached 1 Million Views Per Year on Medium - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  This past week, I had 25k views of my stories on Medium. If you do the quick math, the annualized run-rate of 25k views per week is 25k * 52 weeks= 1.3M views (!) If you told me several years ago…

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• Product Manager as Designer - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  Many startups I’ve worked for had a designer on every or every-other product engineering team and the relationship between those two team members was critical to successful development. Designers and…

• Building Digital Products

  ProductHunt: The Ultimate Handbook for Digital Product Owners.

• 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…

• Mobile Messaging is Exploding – 5 Incredible Facts | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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

• 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…

• Building Your Personal Brand (And Why it Matters) - Alex Mitchell - Medium

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

• 50 B2B Lead Generation Ideas from the Experts

  Leads are the lifeblood of any B2B company; and we, for one, are never going to turn down ideas that can drum up more of them. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• Alex Mitchell - Productized Conference 2017 Productized Conference ...

  Alex is passionate about creating and growing powerful web and mobile products, which make a significant impact in millions of people's lives. He also enjoys ...

• 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…

• Episode #017 : Alex Mitchell | George Washington University MBA (Part-Time) | Product Director & Author - The MBA Jam

  Alex describes himself to be passionate about creating and growing powerful web and mobile products that make a significant impact in millions of people’s lives. I first came across Alex when I read his Medium post, where he breaks down his experience and insights from doing his MBA and asks the million dollar question: is this degree worth it?

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• 41 Ways to Get Feedback on Your Idea or Product in 2018

  As 2017 comes to a close and 2018 looms on horizon, it’s (finally) time to start moving on the Idea or Product you want to build!

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

  Build Something with Upside Travel Product Manager Alex Mitchell