Life Experiences
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The Product Life Cycle
The product life cycle is a model that describes the stages a product goes through from conception to retirement. It is a useful tool for product managers and organizations to understand the evolution of a product and make informed decisions about its future. The product life cycle consists of four main stages: introduction, growth, maturity,…
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What is Product Management?
Product management is the process of using data to bring a product to market and overseeing its success once it’s released. Product managers are responsible for defining the product vision and strategy, leading cross-functional teams to develop and launch the product, and measuring and analyzing product performance. The role of a product manager typically includes…
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Roadmaps vs OKRs
A roadmap is a layout of all the goals and milestones a product should hit during its lifetime. Every company runs a roadmap, but each company runs it in a different way. In the product world, there are three main types of roadmaps. First is the traditional roadmap, which lays out what will be built…
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Taking Risks & Making Mistakes
Exploring Career Options I recently made a big career change. I left engineering in New York to try real estate in southeast Florida. Most young adults take years if not a lifetime to find their calling and I am still working to find what makes me happy and what I want to do forever. The…
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Product Management Wireframing, Data Flow Diagrams, & Tech Stacks
In order to build a great product first you need to conceptualize it. Wireframing is a method used by product teams for websites or apps; it allows them to lay out the rough structure for where the content is going to go. Wireframes are used by product managers when working on software products, especially when…
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Profit-Sharing Vs. Company Matching
Piggybacking off our 401k and company matching post, a company perk young adults may not be aware of is company profit-sharing. This can be a more fruitful perk than you’d expect. For starters, compared to the maximum of $20,500 from company 401k matching. A company profit-sharing program can give you a maximum of $61,000 a…
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Whoop 4.0 – A Product Manager Perspectitive
Since the turn of the 21st century, there has been a growing awareness of health and active movement in everyday life. With an increase in weight gaining and health concerns, people are turning towards health technology to assist them in getting into shape. From apps that track your eating habits to monthly workout subscriptions, or…
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Best Credit Card
The American Express Gold Card, In my opinion is the top credit card for young adults. I run this card for my small business and my personal expenses, The American Express Gold Card offers an insane amount value, as it earns 4x points at restaurants and U.S. supermarkets ($25,000 annual spending cap), plus bonus points…
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Why is a Stop Loss Important?
If you went back and removed your biggest losses over the past few months or years what would your trading results look like? The roots of my own big losses were based on emotions and ego, not a market event. A big loss is almost always caused by being on the wrong end of a…
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What is a 401k & Should you be Maxing it out?
A 401k is a retirement fund. The concept behind a 401k is to help young adults plan for their future. Teaching the lesson of investing early and investing a little each week. By doing this you can open yourself up to having a 401k worth over $1,000,000 after 30 years of investing and being able…
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