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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…

• 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…

• Go and Build Something (Physical)!

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

• The Importance of Celebrating Launches and Team Milestones

  The Importance of Celebrating Launches and Team Milestones. 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…

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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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• 10 Tips for Hosting a Successful A/B Testing Hackathon

  You’ve probably heard of large scale hackathons like TechCrunch’s Disrupt NY or even seen company-wide hackathons promoted on blogs before. The gist of a hackathon is simple: put a lot of people in a big room together for two days with very few rules and see what they’re able to produce. The results are usually incredible. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• 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…

• 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

  Blog Post by Alex Mitchell

• 10 Things to Include in Your Small Business Local Listings

  10 Things to Include in Your Small Business Local Listings. To help you cover all your bases, we’ve put together these 10 best practices to help ensure that not only will you show up in local searches, you’ll show up first! Author: 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

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 5 Easy Rules to Help You (And Your Business) Stay Organized in the New Year

  5 Easy Rules to Help You (And Your Business) Stay Organized in the New Year Author: Alex Mitchell

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2017

  Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2017

• 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…

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

  Build Something with Upside Travel Product Manager Alex Mitchell

• The 10 YC Companies (W20) I’d Invest In - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  But first, here are my past YC posts if you want to check how my picks have done. If you want to skip to the bottom, you can also see my own evaluation of my past picks for S19, W19, S18, W18, and…

• Alex's Blog Posts - Medium

  A collection of thoughts from 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 Crowdfunding Campaigns | EMPOWRR

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  A portfolio of Alex Mitchell's Product projects.

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• Product Manager Summit

  Product Manager Summit. Speaker: Alex Mitchell

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• Create a Meetup Account

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

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• 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 - 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 ...

• Why Product Managers Hate Vacations

  Why Product Managers Hate Vacations - Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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 ...

• 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…

• Alex Mitchell - Crunchbase Person Profile

  Additionally, Alex Mitchell has had 6 past jobs including Director of Product at The Upside Travel Company . ICX Media Chief Product Officer Jun 18, 2018 ...LinkedIn: View on LinkedIn

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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…

• 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.

• 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…

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

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

• 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

• Building Digital Products: Kindle Edition on Amazon

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

• Top 10 Indian 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…

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

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

• 16 Essential Tools for Your Social Media Marketing Toolkit

  16 Essential Tools for Your Social Media Marketing Toolkit. A list of 16 social media marketing tools that will keep you sane AND reduce the amount of time you spend managing a successful social media presence for yourself or your clients. Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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…

• 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...

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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

• 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

• Small Business Success Story: Majestic Wonders Photography

  Small Business Success Story: Majestic Wonders Photography. Every few weeks, we feature Webs users here on the blog and highlight many of the interesting ways that they are using Webs to create truly stunning websites. Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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.

• 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…

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• 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…

• 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.

• 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?

• 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…

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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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• 5 Ways to Improve Customer Experience

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

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

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• 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…

• 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...

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

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

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• Spring Cleaning for Your Product

  Spring Cleaning for Your Product. Author: Alex Mitchell

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

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

• 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.

• Travel to See Your Team(s)

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

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• Courses for Aspiring, New & Leveling-Up Product Managers

  Find courses on How To Become a Product Manager & How To Succeed As a Product Manager by Alex Mitchell, a 4x Product Leader & 1x Founder.

• 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!

• 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…

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers

  Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers

• 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 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!

• 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?

• The 5 Commandments of New User Onboarding

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

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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

• 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…

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  Alex Mitchell, Product Leader based in Washington, DC

• 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…