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• Introducing Webs Local Search: Get Your Business Listed Today!

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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…

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• Top 10 Israeli Startups to Watch in 2021 | by Alex Mitchell | Jan, 2021 | Medium

  2020 was a year of many, many, many ups and downs (2021 has proven to be full of changes so far as well). A LOT changed around the world. I’m excited to write about many of the incredibly impressive…

• The Importance of Celebrating Launches and Team Milestones

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

• The 5 Commandments of New User Onboarding

  Onboarding is the most ignored part of web and mobile app development. Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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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• Living in the Age of Immediate Answers

  It’s easy to assume that since information is so query-able, so immediate, and so accessible that the answers we provide to the questions in our personal and professional lives must be immediate as well. This assumption is wrong.

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• 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 ...

• Disrupting Yourself: How to Succeed in the New Economy - Kindle edition by Alex Mitchell, Melissa Marin, Craig Zingerline, Avinash Bajaj. Self-Help Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

  Disrupting Yourself: How to Succeed in the New Economy - Kindle edition by Alex Mitchell, Melissa Marin, Craig Zingerline, Avinash Bajaj. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking a...

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

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

• Testing and Learning: How to Build Stakeholder Support + Create Evangelists - ProductLed Summit by ProductLed

  Experimentation is a critical part of the transition to product-led growth. It helps lower the "burden of change" to stakeholders, helps them see...

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

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• 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.

• Top 10 Chinese Startups to Watch in 2021 | by Alex Mitchell | Jan, 2021 | Medium

  As I’m writing this, it’s the beginning of 2021. There were certainly a lot of ups and downs last year to stay the least. Many things changed dramatically around the world. I’m excited to write about…

• The 10 YC Companies (W21) I’d Invest In | by Alex Mitchell | Mar, 2021 | 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 S20, W20, S19, W19…

• 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.

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• Why Product Managers Hate Vacations

  Why Product Managers Hate Vacations - Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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…

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

  There were certainly a lot of ups and downs in 2020 to stay the least. A LOT of things changed around the world. I’m excited to write about many of the incredibly impressive startups in the Middle…

• 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…

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  Alex Mitchell. Director of Product in Washington, DC. Visit my website. Alex is passionate about creating and growing powerful web and mobile products that ...

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  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 ...

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• 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…

• 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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• Hackathons are better than [insert your favorite holiday]

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

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2021 | by Alex Mitchell | Feb, 2021 | Medium

  For the past 4 years, I’ve written about my favorite Product podcasts and it’s already that magical time of year again! For a quick throwback, here are my past posts: While I’m not commuting…

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

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• The 9 Different Types of Product Management Interview Questions and How to Answer Them | by Alex Mitchell | Jul, 2020 | Medium

  Preparing for a Product Management Interview? You’ll probably find my post on “The One Thing I Look For” helpful too! Over the course of my career at Vistaprint, Upside Business Travel, ICX Media…

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• Alex Mitchell – Audio Books, Best Sellers, Author Bio | Audible ...

  Learn more about Alex Mitchell. Browse Alex Mitchell's best-selling audiobooks and newest titles. Discover more authors you'll love listening to on Audible. Rating: 4.2 · ‎12 votes

• 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…

• 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…

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

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• Don’t be Digital-Only.

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

• 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

• From Idea To Launch: The Product Development Journey by Alex Mitchell

  From Idea To Launch: The Product Development Journey by 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…

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• So You’re Returning to the Office… The Do’s and Don’ts of a Hybrid World | by Alex Mitchell | Apr, 2021 | Medium

  More than 1 year ago, I wrote: “How to Be a Great Remote Product Manager.” Little did I know that we’d be living in a remote-only world for more than a year! As of 4/24/21, more than 53% of the adult…

• 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…

• Top 10 European 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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  Alex Mitchell, Director of Product at Kin Insurance. eCommerce, SaaS, Mobile Development, and Optimization specialist. The authoritative source of Alex ...

• 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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  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 ...

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

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

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• Building Digital Products - Growth Hackers

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• 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…

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• From Idea To Launch: The Product Development Journey by Alex Mitchell

  From Idea To Launch: The Product Development Journey by Alex Mitchell

• 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

• 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…

• An Open (Financial) Letter to Millennials

  An Open (Financial) Letter to Millennials. CNBC. 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 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…

• 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…

• Reports of This Tech #Fail Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

  Most users hate change and rebel against it. How can major tech players redesign their products without losing loyalists?

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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!

• 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…

• Go and Build Something (Physical)!

  Go and Build Something (Physical)! Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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

• 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.

• 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

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• My Most Challenging Product Launch: My First Book

  My Most Challenging Product Launch: My First Book. Author: 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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  Alex Mitchell. + Follow. Something went wrong. Please try your request again later. OK. Alex is passionate about creating and growing powerful web and mobile ...

• 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…

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

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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

• The Top 10 YouTube Channels for Product Managers | The Modern Product Manager

  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…

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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…

• 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