PM Toolkitis in the Product Management Tools Industry

PM Toolkit

More and more people are becoming Product Managers every day. Last year alone, ( ) and both and were among the on LinkedIn. job openings for Product Managers grew 30% LinkedIn Product Management Product Development most in-demand skills With all of these new Product Managers, I’ve created a toolkit of the best digital and (surprise!) non-digital products the Modern Product Manager needs to succeed. Whether you’re fresh to Product Management or are a veteran, I hope you’ll find at least a few tips and products to help you reach higher. The Modern Product Manager Reads . They read to learn from other’s strategies, they read to take a step back, and they read to stimulate their creativity. The Modern Product Manager understands the value of reading They read books, they read blog posts, they read everything they can get their hands on to help them achieve their goals. Check out this list for top books you should check out to level up: Top 10 Books for Product Managers Also, check out this list for top blog posts that you should read (hopefully you’ve already read a few of these!): Top 10 Blog Posts for Product Managers The Modern Product Manager Listens They listen to leaders in the Product field, they listen to innovative entrepreneurs, they listen to learn. The Modern Product Manager doesn’t just communicate, they listen. The best way to listen? Check out this list of . Top Podcasts for Product Managers Instead of spending your commute listening to the same playlist over and over again, listen to something that will change your perspective. I’d also highly recommend picking up for your listening. Of all of the wired and wireless options out there, they aren’t the highest fidelity sound, but they simply work well. Grab your . Airpods Airpods 2 here The Modern Product Manager Sets Goals https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/what-is-okr Whether personally or professionally, (Objectives and Key Results). The Modern Product Manager sets strong goals in the form of OKRs First developed by managing-legend Andy Grove at Intel, this goal-setting approach was massively popularized by and Google. John Doerr Set your OKRs at work. Set your OKRs in your personal life. Learn more about how to set killer OKRs here: Don’t Set Resolutions. Set Personal OKRs It doesn’t matter what software you use for goal tracking (Evernote, iOS Notes, or good old fashioned pen and paper), what matters is that you commit and you put your OKRs in a public, highly visible place. It’s why I’m staring at my OKRs right now as I type this post. The Modern Product Manager Travels because they know they can learn from others around the world and be better at their job with a broader worldview. The Modern Product Manager travels I’d highly recommend a like the one below for your travels (whether domestic or international). The backpack has a surprising amount of storage for all of your devices and the quality truly holds up. I’m using the same one I got 4 years ago and it’s as good as new. Timbuk2 backpack Timuk2 Uptown Laptop Backpack, OS, Cobalt Full-Cycle Twill If you’re booking travel, check out . Over 1.6MM people get Scott’s newsletter with unbeatable deals. Find great deals, live the digital nomad life, and keep learning from others. Scott’s Cheap Flights Also, pick up a pair of . If you haven’t experienced yet, you’re missing out. They’ve reimagined footwear and created several different types of shoes from ultra-comfortable Merino wool. You won’t regret having for your travel to any part of the world. Allbirds Allbirds Allbirds The Modern Product Manager Analyzes They don’t simply use intuition or gut-instinct, they want hard data. Here are a few of the tools you should be using (if you aren’t already). The Modern Product Manager heavily analyzes the performance of their products. : Quite simply, is the tool you wish was. doesn’t require developers tagging all events throughout your app and keeping those tags up to date, it simply works. Heap (the better Mixpanel) Heap Mixpanel Heap automatically maps all of the actions your users take throughout your application and with the product, you can instantly build funnels and see stats for any action. Heap Launch a new feature? will instantly start tracking its performance from the moment it goes live. Heap : If you aren’t using , you need to stop reading right now, go to their website, set up a free trial, and get going — you won’t regret it. Fullstory Fullstory From bug reproductions to understanding exactly how users are using your product and your features, is incredible. The product allows you to see exactly what a user sees on your site and exactly where their mouse moves and exactly where and how they run into trouble. Fullstory The Modern Product Manager Asks Questions . They ask their customers questions, they ask the market questions, and they ask non-customers questions. They certainly aren’t embarrassed when the answers to those questions prove their initial hypotheses were wrong. Rather, they’re excited by the signal they hear in the noise. The Modern Product Manager asks questions How are you asking questions? Here’s a product you need to know. : The best survey and form creation product, period. Typeform The company started with a refreshingly new and modern UX approach to surveys and forms. Since then, they’ve built powerful integrations, robust APIs, and much much more. Connect with for almost unlimited potential. Typeform Zapier Thanks for reading! If you’re enjoying this post so far, I think you would enjoy my book . Building Digital Products Also, for a limited time I’m offering a free chapter of my new book: . Claim yours now here: Disrupt Yourself I want a free chapter of Disrupt Yourself ! The Modern Product Manager Monitors They look for opportunities to remove inefficiencies and they are always searching for products to help their developers to help their company. The Modern Product Manager monitors the development cycle intensely. : Slow Pull Request reviews can cripple your throughput and dramatically reduce your team’s velocity. provides a suite of simple to use tools that integrate with both Slack and Github to keep reviews moving quickly and efficiently. From customizable notifications to review “leaderboards” to auto PR review assignment, ’s suite of features are incredible. Pull Panda Pull Panda Pull Panda Similar in some ways to , provides leaders visibility into and insights from your development process. Used by companies from PayPal to Splunk to Atlassian, helps you understand how each member of your development team contributes to the overall team success and helps you track trends over time, both positive ones to encourage and negative to address. GitPrime : Pull Panda GitPrime GitPrime While these recommendations (both Atlassian companies!) are sure to drive a ton of negative comments, I simply haven’t found better ticket tracking tools than and . is great for team brainstorms and visual exercises while simply is the power ticket tracking tool with an almost unlimited feature set. Trello / JIRA : Trello JIRA Trello JIRA The Modern Product Manager Communicates with their teams, their co-workers on other teams, and their companies clearly, consistently, and efficiently. The Modern Product Manager Communicates (duh): If you’re still using Gchat to communicate with your team, you’re doing it wrong. From startups to enterprises, owns the messaging space and while other tools have grown over the past few years, go with the best. It’s that simple. Plus it’s free for small startups. Slack Slack (duh): Over just a few short years, has gone from being a new way for founders to communicate with site and app visitors to the defacto standard for in-app communication. It’s almost weird now when I don’t see an bubble in the bottom right corner of a tech app. Nowadays, is about more than just chat, the product can power customer acquisition, retention, email, and more. Hook up , and manage your customer relationships in one place. Intercom Intercom Intercom Intercom Intercom : The Modern Product Manager recognizes that communication isn’t only important between you and your customers. It’s important to use tools like to recognize the big and small things your team is doing. HeyTaco HeyTaco Install this Slack widget and after the initial WTF-factor wears off, you’ll find that your team is thanking each other each and every day in a public way. works incredibly well for remote teams like mine at and when paired with a monthly “Taco Winner” prize, really starts to bring the team together. HeyTaco ICX Media The Modern Product Manager Learns . If they see a weakness in their skillset, they fill it. The Modern Product Manager is a learning machine · Don’t know the difference between Javascript and Java? · Aren’t familiar with SQL and database queries? · Not sure how to do multivariate testing? The Modern Product Manager doesn’t know everything, but they attack their shortcomings at the right time to deliver the right decisions for the right product. The Product School is a great digital and physical (in some cities) place to build not only your Product Management skills, but also to level up your technology, analytics, marketing, and design skills. Product School : Start by understanding and find the right course to help you level up. what type of Product Manager you are (or want to be) Product School Early in my Product Management career, I spent 2.5 years getting my MBA from George Washington University in D.C. Check out my post below for my answer and perspective on the above question: Does the Modern Product Manager need an MBA? My Millennial MBA: A Retrospective You don’t have to go to or to learn as a Modern Product Manager. You can learn by simply going to coffees or drinks with Product leaders in your city. Product School get your MBA Read my post below to learn how you can be prepared for these meetings and get the most out of them: My Secret Leveling-Up Weapon: Coffee The Modern Product Manager Teaches In addition to learning all they possibly can, This includes both the Product Managers they work with (and often, even the PMs they work for) along with other people on their teams. The Modern Product Manager teaches others however and whenever they can. : Join the Slack and check out their #ama channel. Almost each and every day there is a fascinating Product leader hanging around for a 30 minute AMA. You can do these AMAs too! Simply reach out to , schedule a time, and share what you know and what you’ve learned! AMAs Product School Product School : I write more than most Modern Product Managers because I enjoy it so much. But even if writing doesn’t come as easy to you, push yourself to write about what you know and areas of Product Management you’re passionate about. By sharing your knowledge and teaching others through your posts, you’ll find that you will unlock opportunities you didn’t even know existed. Blog Posts Head over to quora right now and search Product Management. Better yet, , I saved you the typing! You’ll quickly see that there are hundreds of people looking to learn about Product Management. As a Product Manager, you have the opportunity to teach them. It only takes a few minutes. Quora : just click this link The Modern Product Manager Invests The Modern Product Manager realizes that it’s not all about what they do in their day job. They invest in others, they invest in game-changing ideas, they invest to diversify. : Robinhood has graduated from the “free trades app” to the technology leader disrupting Wall Street. Use them to invest in the latest public IPOs, cryptocurrencies, and more. Robinhood is a do-it-yourself builder for theme-based investments. In addition to AI, you can find many different related fields/themes. With , you gain diversification across a wide range of companies, you can build your own the way you want, you can buy/own fractions of stocks, and more. Motif Investing Motif Motif : AngelList offers an impressive number of for accredited investors to buy stakes in still-private startups. Since its founding, $1.1B has been invested on AngelList into 3,350 startups with $11B in follow-on funding. Check out their list of syndicates and diversify your investing here: . AngelList syndicates AngelList Syndicates All of this a little too much for you? Check out my post on the for more of an Investing 101. 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Investing 5 Simple Do's and 5 Don'ts of Investing The Modern Product Manager Writes . They write to share what they’ve learned, they write to start a conversation, they write to help others, they write to share what their team has accomplished. The Modern Product Manager writes often It’s easier than ever with and (Amazon Companies) to create your own book and publish it to Amazon. I used both of these services for my first book and while it was a lot of effort writing and editing , the publishing, pricing, and distribution through these tools was surprisingly easy. Write a Book : Createspace Kindle Direct Publishing Building Digital Products BDP : Recently, I tapped into another one of Amazon’s suite of companies (ACX) to release an . Similar to and , made it simple to get free spoken samples of my book from professionals, select the one I liked most, and create an audiobook (in less than 2 weeks!). ACX (Amazon Audiobooks) audiobook for Building Digital Products Createspace Kindle Direct Publishing ACX The Modern Product Manager Side Hustles In addition to investing in impactful ideas on sites like Motif Investing and AngelList, They have jobs separate from their day jobs because these activities help them develop their creativity, see connections between industries, and diversify their knowledge. The Modern Product Manager Side Hustles. Learn about a few of my side hustles and how you can easily add a side hustle of your own (if you don’t have one yet!): Never Stop (Side) Hustling. Modern Product Managers, What Else Do You Do? Thank you for reading! I’m sure I missed a few tools that every Modern Product Manager should know about. Let me know what I missed in the comments on Twitter at @amitch5903 More from on Medium Alex Mitchell Top 10 Books for Product Managers of All Levels Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2019 Top 10 Blog Posts for Product Managers of All Levels Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2018 The 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Product Owner The 10 YC Companies (S18) I’d Invest In 6 Ways Anyone Can Invest in AI More from on Alex Mitchell Hacker Noon College is Broken: Reflections and Predictions

The Modern Product Manager Toolkit (2019 Edition)

Greetings, dear readers! Today we would like to start a series of articles on what we call the audit methodology. At first, we want to say that in this series we will focus only on those aspects that can be really useful for auditing and bug bounty hacking and that are not anywhere. described We can confidently say that such tips can be read publicly in a few places, and our blog is one of those places! Please right now so you won’t miss the new article, and let’s get started! follow us In their work, auditors use different tools and methods — there are a lot of them. Just look at this and separately at this ultra-specific ; there is no doubt that there are so many of them. According to this , a higher degree of collaboration (e.g., for maintenance efforts) is observed among users in tools than those in the application repos, but there are some tools, that are a kind of gold standard — we will discuss them first — namely about Slither, SmartCheck and separately discuss fuzzing with Echidna. selection tool research First, a few words about our tool, SmartCheck — which can serve as a of what we will talk about next. Even in its raw form, it shows good results, and second place in ToB’s is not bad for a tool we stopped supporting three years ago. We’ll do a separate performance comparison of the two tools in the future. However, let’s move on to Slither. reinforcement article We rely on Slither — a static analysis tool from to maintain the quality of our audits. Considering the ease of use, it’s a good idea to try it out. Trail of Bits Besides its excellent analysis capabilities, it also includes a bunch of printers that summarize different aspects of the contract in a digestible form. One can use them to quickly build a mental contract model before diving deeply into the code. Using printers, one can get a contract summary, check inheritance and contract storage layout, and see utilized modifiers and implemented checks. Besides, some printers can output in *.dot format, so you can see the graph properly. However, multiple printers lose their value for more complex projects since their output becomes unmanageable. Another interesting thing is that it has a Python API that allows the instrumentation of the static analysis engine. This means that the engine to derive specific information from contracts automatically, and in general, can be used to suit the user’s needs. You can also explore machine learning (ML) approaches to automatically improve the performance of Slither via ! can be used Slither-simil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYDk4K4h8ds&feature=emb_imp_woyt?embedable=true That’s why we get its results on all projects. Going back to what we were talking about — we want to make this article useful primarily for those who want to start a journey into Web3.o security, so below you will see a kind of list of tips with which you can achieve amazing results in your business! ❕ Important: Very few developers strictly follow the safety standards according to this , and it can not help but be alarming. study That’s why you must never forget about when you prepare your workplace — our employees clearly adhere to the and therefore no accidents occur. safety rules (2) (3) Slither does not support some less commonly used Solidity features and may fail even on a high-quality contract. We recommend adjusting the problematic lines until the tool works correctly. Note that it might affect the output if the line numbers change. In our experience, Slither provides enough value to accept these code-style restrictions. I — Slither: Start 1. Make sure there is a python version 3.6+
python3 --version
2. Install Slither via pip:
pip3 install slither-analyzer
3. Make sure you are using the latest version of Slither before you run it. You can check the slither repository on github for release versions.
slither --version github.com/crytic/slither/releases github.com/crytic/slither#how-to-install Sometimes Slither will not update to the correct version or will not install for some reason. In this case, create a new python virtual environment and install Slither there: set up a new environment:  python3 -m venv /path/to/venv
activate the environment:  source /path/to/venv/bin/activate Then install Slither according to the instructions above. Activate the environment each time you use Slither. Typically, we run Slither on all project files (except npm dependencies) and save the results to json, which is then converted to a csv table. To do this at the root of the project, execute: slither . –-filter-path “node_modules” --json result.json

Other examples:

- slither .
- slither path/to/my_contract.sol
- slither . --exclude-informational ❕ Important: Slither does not run on a separate file that has development environment imports (e.g., truffle, hardhat npm module imports, or brownie pm imports). In this case, you need to manually resolve dependencies — you need to fix the imports to absolute or relative paths in the target file. In the case of brownie package dependencies, it is worth installing the same module via npm and resolving dependencies as described above. Do not use the brownie pm clone, as it sometimes does not include some files. You can add a to filter files or exclude certain detectors. See the Slither for a list of detectors or watch good video and tutorial. slither.config.json file documentation this old this II — What to do if there is a problem when starting Slither? Run on each file separately. Most likely, the problem will not be in all files. Find a similar problem in slither issues and apply a solution if there is one. “Upvote” is an issue (you can put an emoji on it) if it’s not solved, to get the developers to pay attention to it. Slither Plugins Plugins are one of the most important aspects of properly setting up and running Slither because they significantly increase the functionality. Also, keep in mind that it is the most convenient way to add your own detectors. Below are the basics of working with them. Try to understand the analogy of the work and further build your own methodology based on this. A) Upgradeability checks plugin guide: B) Check ERC plugin guide: Run if you want to check the contract for compliance with one of the specified EIP: EIP20 EIP223 EIP777 EIP721 EIP165 EIP1155 EIP1820 ❕ Important: If “ ” — you need to rename the contract so that the name in the project is unique. Contract not found: name. You can a slither.config.json file to filter files or exclude certain detectors. See the slither documentation for a of detectors. add list III — Read storage On-chain retrieves storage slots from source code by using information from Slither’s underlying type analysis (e.g., whether an array is fixed or dynamic) to inform slot calculations. The tool can retrieve the storage slot(s) of a single variable or of entire contracts, and storage values can be retrieved by providing an Ethereum RPC. slither-read-storage Check out: blog.trailofbits.com/2022/07/28/shedding-smart-contract-storage-with-slither 0xalpharush.github.io/slithering-through-the-dark-forest Additionally, one can modify storage values using the Ethereum node RPC, , by passing in the storage slot and desired value and simulating how transactions applied to the modified state are affected. Details on how to accomplish this can be found in . eth_call this tutorial Command example: slither-read-storage Privacy.sol 0xFdaF948A66903a0050ed051508c7C26D137E76C4 --variable-name data --rpc-url https://rinkeby.infura.io/v3/{project-id} If the source code is on Etherscan, you can omit the contract name ( ). Privacy.sol IV — Conclusion In conclusion, we would like to say that we hope that this article was informative and useful for you! In future articles, we’ll write about how our favorite SmartCheck and Slither differ-the differences are quite significant! The most important thing we wanted to tell you and show you is that a new instrument does not mean good and an old instrument does not mean bad. It’s all about knowing how to use it and being willing to look for something new. I hope we’ve got you interested in that. What instruments should we review? What would you be interested in reading about? Please leave your comments, we will be happy to answer them, and the best answers and questions may be included in the next article! We are primarily interested in the questions and problems that arise in the present work, and we would like to help the community because during the time of our work, and we have been doing audits since 2016, we have accumulated a lot of valuable data we would like to share! By the way, there are some vacancies now so if your project needs an audit — feel free to write to us, visit our public reports page . here May the force be with you!

Slither: An Essential in the Auditor’s Toolkit

Quality Assurance Toolkit: Using Android Studio IDE

As Product Managers, we take care of all sorts of things. From communication with countless parties on endless meetings to prioritizing and adding features to the backlog in hopes the product we’re working on stands out and shines. As we focus on creating a routine, it’s easy to forget some of the core key points that add value to our product and the entire team behind it. 1. Data is the new oil You can never have enough of data. You will never fully know who your customers are. Period. , continuously shifting with customers’ needs and expectations. Customers evolve, and so do the products they use. Or is it vice versa? Product is an industry of trends Our responsibility is to learn from reliable data. In addition to the valuable data collected from the users of our product, external factors such as local trends, laws, news, and even weather conditions can significantly shape product related decisions. Team’s perception of who their customers are can differ, too. Collected data may be interpreted differently in relation to individual perceptions. Good product managers tolerate and accept diversity in perceptions. Take diversity as an opportunity to explore a new set of data which could lead you to valuable discoveries. Are we doing the right thing with our data? Yes, if you are solving customers’ problems. India’s e-tail Flipkart uses real time data-based predictions to customize their homepage based on customer’s past interests and patterns of behavior. Flipkart understands no two humans are same so they occasionally ask simple questions that help machine understand the user better and deliver better recommendations. With this amazing feature the e-commerce platform literally learned to continuously provide with better user experience that the customers love. As from Flipkart shared on his 2017 keynote: learning technology Ram Papatla Prod Mgmt Festival “We tend to overestimate the effect of technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run”. 2. Overdose with empathy Every once in awhile everyone has a problem understanding and sharing feelings. In business, the lack of empathy can be observed everywhere — in product teams and with stakeholders, but most importantly in regards to customers. Focus on your customers, and everything else will follow. All it takes is to Give it to a child, an elderly person, or someone you randomly meet. We assume we know what’s best for our users, but this exercise might prove us wrong. It’s a chance to detect and fix problems we would have otherwise missed. observe actual users when they use your product. Accounting for extreme deviations in product development comes at a higher price point than developing for the mainstream population. Empathetic product managers build products for all users, regardless of where they statistically fit into. Instead of seeing users as clones of own needs and habits, good PMs . “ suggests from Google. focus on actual users and needs their Empathy should be a part of every product management toolkit”, Rio Akasaka Observe a child , an elderly person, or someone random use your app and learn This is where managing corporate priorities and a product at the same time becomes a challenge. Improvements will take time. Be impatient just as your customers are, but stay aligned with your vision to reduce distractions. You cannot overdose with empathy as much as you can with patience. Promoting empathy usually means going against the stream. Be an evangelist to all the stakeholders — from the leadership to the development teams and product community — but also to their feedback. Prioritize positive and negative feedbacks, and execute. It’s all about that earns you trust. listen persistency Trust, on the other, may not give you authority, but it definitely gives influence. 3. Accessibility Creates a Ripple Effect Nearly and have a disability. However, difficulties with accessibility go far beyond disability. 1 in 5 users in the US 1 in 7 users in the EU Our users may be parents holding their child in one hand and our product in the other. They may have difficulties understanding the language, or they left their glasses in the car. Or they are accessing your application from a slow phone in a subway station with poor access to the internet. Chances are good you will find ways to improve your application for every user. Developing with accessibility in mind will create a positive ripple effect on all users. “ says from Google. Try using your product under imperfect circumstances. A small change can have an outsize impact” Rio Akasaka A fantastic example of a successful product showcasing the effect of accessibility is Google Maps. With clever design and simple questions, Google Maps helped people with disabilities report and log points of interests that are accessible by wheelchairs. This approach became so popular that the questions extended to other areas, eventually creating a slew of contributions from the “mainstream users” in all areas of location based information gathering and rating. 4. Fail quickly (but measure) Customers don’t get any value until you launch the product. Value has to be measurable and revenue is only one measure of value related to product success. As from Shopify indicated: Or not build more of it at all. Chris Long “If you don’t measure value, how can you build more of it?”. Failure is an incredibly useful form of value. in your product, team or organization. The faster you hit the wall, the faster you’ll know what needs fixing Measuring the value of your team’s culture and measuring product value are surprisingly similar. The key difference is in . In order to build more of that value, you have to know what is it that you measure. If we look at the value of a team culture, we have to take into account what that culture supports and disagrees with in order to measure the value achieved over time. Team culture delivers value through mutual collaboration and transparency. metrics and feedback from the users (whether customers of team members) is obtained. Seemingly, value is measured over time in all cases. Change doesn’t produce value until the outcome is felt How often we’ll measure value, depends on our productivity. The goal is to grow value slowly and incrementally. Embrace small experiments, no matter how risky they are, . Strive for continuous improvement, not perfection, in respect of either your product development, team culture or organisational restructure. the goal is to improve not succeed 5. Embrace challenge Surround yourself with challenging tasks, but more importantly with challenging people. The feeling after conquering both is indescribable. Pushing yourself to the limits, especially in uncomfortable environments, helps you discover your hidden capabilities. as from Audible said at PMF 2017. “Product management is about building relationships” Rebekah Mueller Product management is about building relationships Conflicts, blame, personality clashes and promoting competition are all toxic for working environment. Bring on the wisdom and persistence to embrace challenging situations and people involved. Challenge yourself to deal with challenging folks and you would be surprised with an outcome for sure! 6. Improve your vibe Product Manager’s value can be measured by strong and healthy relationships holding the team together. suggests Krassi Hristova from Snapchat. Help colleagues grow their own influence. You are all in it together and don’t underestimate famous three musketeers motto. Your leadership directly impacts the product, the team and the overall organization’s success. Be kind and make everybody feel good and respected after working with you. “Make your influence and impact felt” Product Manager’s value can be measured by strong and healthy relationships holding the team together. Don’t forget to . Give recognition to every small win you and a team make. Spreading good vibes in working environment earns you trust and respect in a long run. Don’t hesitate to . Let it be heard as celebrate achievements make a fuss over everything nothing comes without an effort. Back to reality… Successful teams shape and build successful products, but it’s not that simple as it sounds. Human behavior seems , but it’s in a real working environment. easy to understand hard to master In closing, … successful product managers Measure, prioritize and use data Understand and share feelings of others Value extreme users Risk failures and learn from them Aren’t afraid of challenging tasks & people Build relationships How will you shape your leadership presence in the future? Think human wise and execute! Thank you for staying tuned. If you liked the article, please give it an applause and fill my 💚 with joy :)

6 Proven Ideas That Will Make You a More Successful PM

It sometimes feels like I have two product managers in my head. The Visionary Product Manager: If we’re going to make something lovable, we need to handcraft every detail. Great products don’t feel like a compromise. The Practical Product Manager: What are all these bells and whistles? If we can’t figure out how to cut scope, our competitors will beat us or we’ll never launch anything at all. I spend bad days flip-flipping between these two perspectives. I have good news: innovation and practicality need not be enemies. By changing the conversation to revolve around what’s important, you can satisfy both sides. Things are going to get cut — your job is to make sure that the core value survives, uncompromised. You don’t have time to handcraft every detail — your job is to focus extra attention where it is most vital. What follows are some ways to think about where to invest your effort. Goal Rank Lens “Why?” is the hardest, best question to ask yourself as a product manager. Why are you building this product? What is it trying to accomplish in the world? These are not user stories — this should be about what the product , not what it . Your iPhone a wide range of functionality, but it your connection to the world around you. is does does is Make a list of goals, and force yourself to rank them. Then grab your list of feature ideas and consider each feature relative to each goal. Does it help with the goal? Hurt? If you don’t know, it may be time to do some research (or see The Lens below). Learning After this exercise, I feel like I’ve hacked my way through undergrowth with a machete: exhausted, but with a clear path forward. Invest in the features that address your most important goals. If your features don’t address your goals, abandon them and find some new ones that do. Persona Lens Another strategy comes from the world of user empathy. If you’re lucky enough to have personas for your product, dust them off. If you don’t, consider taking a little time to create them. Then go through each persona one by one and ask yourself: what features are most important to this person? What features could she care less about? Is there anything she needs that we’re not giving her? Make a ranked feature list for each persona. Then use these lists as north stars. Double down on the top features for each persona, favoring the primary personas. If a feature doesn’t make any persona’s list, consider cutting it or scoping it down. Voila, empathy. Learning Lens Some products have so many unknowns that wading through features feels pointless. You’ll know this is happening when you try to ask yourself whether a feature accomplishes a goal and you get stuck. And then you get stuck again, and a third time. In this case, it helps to change your question from “How do we build good stuff?” to “How do we quickly figure out what’s good?” Using the learning lens involves another ranked list (I know — I’m kind of a list person). What questions are stressing you out and holding you back from making decisions? them from most to least urgent. Rank Now start with the top question and think about how you might answer it. Can you do some research? Can you talk to some users? Or can you build something cheap that will give you the insight you need? This may sound like I’ve given all the power to the “Practical” PM, reducing scope and launching something low quality. Give me a minute. You’re not launching a product — you’re running an experiment. Once your experiment answers your question, its purpose is complete. If it serves the new product well to build on top of that experiment, great. If not, you can throw your experiment away with good conscience — it’s a learning feature, not a user feature. And one MVP trap: The Effort Lens As a former engineer, I sometimes get frustrated with the squishy uncertainty of problem definition. The world of problem-solving looks so shiny in comparison. But using development effort to choose features is a trap that can get you in two ways. First, If you consider a list of features without a thoughtful lens, it feels natural to rank from easiest to hardest and start building from the top. But at best, these “low-hanging fruit” are incremental, unlovable changes. At worst, they clutter up the experience while ignoring real pain points. you can build the easiest solution to the wrong problem. Second, There are many interesting problems in the world, and solving them is satisfying, innovative, even noble work. But if you want to build something useful, you need to stay focused. By all means, make an easier juicer, but don’t worry about whether it can apply . you can build the most interesting solution to the wrong problem. 8,000 lbs of pressure Early ignorance about development effort lets your team imagine the ideal solution together. Then the act of building might surprise you. Faithfulness to that ideal solution sometimes inspires problem-solvers to find creative low-effort solutions. Just don’t choose features by effort, promise? Good. Go Forth and Fight Unfortunately, understanding what’s important is often not the end of the story. Stakeholders have pet features. People and resources need gathering and protection, and skeptics need convincing. But having clarity on what’s important will help you cut through the noise. My wish for you: may you quiet the fighting in your head and build something beautiful, timely, and with limited bells and whistles. Cheers. P.S. For the record, I’m not an expert at building great products or getting this balance right. Thank you to everyone who’s showed me one of these methods or stopped me on a particularly MVP-focused day and asked me “why?”. Here’s a gold star for making me better: 🌟.

Product Vision and MVP: A Toolkit

The field of web development is dynamic and continuously evolving, affected by technological advancements, user preferences, and industry needs. No wonder that web development trends are changing with time. Web developers have to adapt to the latest changes and new requirements to remain effective in their work. Specialized JavaScript libraries can facilitate this process. I selected several trending topics in web development in recent years and collected packs of useful JavaScript libraries related to them. Using these libraries, you will be able to implement highly requested functionalities much faster. AI and machine learning Today, it is hard to find someone in the IT world who knows nothing about the AI tool called ChatGPT. It is a vivid example of how the machine-learning approach works in practice. Despite the novelty of AI technologies and the potential risks associated with them, programmers are already actively using AI tools in their day-to-day activities. Participants of the latest Developer Survey from StackOverflow predict that AI tools will considerably impact various aspects of the development workflow. The State of Octoverse report talks about the striking growth of generative AI projects on GitHub that started in 2023, namely 65,000 projects, indicating a 248% year-over-year increase. Here is the list of useful JS libraries for AI web projects. TensorFlow.js is a WebGL-accelerated JavaScript library that brings machine-learning capabilities to the web. Using this tool, you can build, train, and deploy machine learning models right in web browsers or in the Node.js runtime. It supports deep learning, neural networks, and a variety of model architectures. Apart from that, TensorFlow.js enables you to run and retrain existing models. There are plenty of available models, modules, and datasets created by the TensorFlow community. TensorFlow.js ml5.js is a JS library that offers a simplified approach to integrating machine learning models and related features into web apps. It allows working with machine learning algorithms and models in the browser, building on top of TensorFlow.js. With ml5.js, you can benefit from pre-trained models for detecting human poses, generating text, styling an image with another, and much more. ml5.js is suitable for newcomers to machine learning. ml5.js Brain.js is another good option if you need to perform some simple tasks or prototype machine-learning models. It is a lightweight and user-friendly tool used for creating neural networks in JavaScript for browsers and Node.js. It has a modular implementation for easier extendability and uses GPU for calculations. Brain.js offers a range of neural network implementations since different neural nets can be trained for different purposes. It is possible to export and import trained models via a JSON format or as a function. Brain.js Synaptic is a JavaScript library for building neural networks and implementing machine learning algorithms in web browsers as well as in Node.js. It is notable for a generalized and architecture-free algorithm. This peculiarity makes this library suitable for creating and training any type of first-order or second-order neural network architectures. Synaptic.js comes with several pre-defined architectures (such as multilayer perceptrons, LSTM, etc.) and a trainer capable of training any given network. Synaptic.js Tracking.js is a good option in case you need to complement your web project with something from the realm of computer vision and real-time object tracking. Designed with a lightweight core (~7 KB) and an intuitive UI, this library equips you with computer vision algorithms and techniques that can be used in the browser environment. This library enables you to add great features to your app, such as real-time color tracking and face detection, thereby creating a more engaging and interactive user experience. Tracking.js Project management In the current economic and political disruptions, the integration of productivity software remains crucial for the success of today’s businesses. According to Statista, the revenue in the productivity software market is projected to reach 79.07 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In this software segment, we should point out the popularity of project management solutions. Most of the respondents in Capterra’s 2024 Tech Trends survey assume that their organizations are looking to increase spending on PM software in 2024. If you need a project management tool for your app but ready-made products do not meet your requirements, check out popular JavaScript libraries that will help you implement a custom solution. DHTMLX libraries for project management If you plan to build a modern project management app, you will most likely need some advanced functionalities such as a Gantt chart, scheduling calendar, Kanban board, to-do list, etc. DHTMLX provides for integrating these capabilities into your app with less time and effort. Each product comes with a solid feature set and ample opportunities for customization. For instance, as the DHTMLX team says, the Gantt component with auto-scheduling and critical path features enabled renders up to 6000 tasks in under a second without impacting the UI performance. Extensive APIs, detailed documentation, numerous demos, and live samples will help you get started faster and make the most of DHTMLX libraries. All these JavaScript products can be easily combined in a single app as a comprehensive project management solution. JavaScript UI components Socket.io Project management apps are frequently used by multiple users at the same time, therefore you will certainly need a reliable mechanism for implementing real-time collaboration features. is a JS library that enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication between a client and a server in apps. Based on the WebSocket protocol, it provides support for auto-reconnection, disconnection detection, multiplexing, arbitrary channels (rooms), etc. Therefore, Socket.io can be very helpful in delivering project management apps with real-time communication and data streaming. Socket.io Highcharts.js When managing data-rich projects, it can be hard to do without some visual media such as a KPI dashboard, risk matrix, etc. It is hard to find a JavaScript library with predefined solutions for such scenarios. Therefore, you will need a highly customizable library like . Developed on the basis of native browser technologies, this library presents a collection of interactive charts (bar, pie, spline, etc.) with ample customization options for integrating required visualizations into your app. Here, you can count on a considerable resource base and support from a vibrant community. Also, there is a new version of the Highcharts editor called Highsoft Lab - a special playground powered by ChatGPT, where you have an opportunity to experiment with various visualizations. Highcharts.js Markwhen A project timeline is a chronologically organized visual roadmap with all activities (tasks, milestones, deadlines, etc.) scheduled to be completed within a project. The tool allows you to build a cascading timeline by writing markdown-like text that is converted into a good-looking visualization. To enable you to conveniently switch between the text editor and the timeline view, the library includes the VSCode extension. It also comes with multiple useful features such as American/European date styles, real-time collaborative editing, recurring events, comments, tags & filters, markdown-style images, and much more. Markwhen Cybersecurity In a global digital environment characterized by an ever-growing number of cyberattacks, dev teams have to take serious measures to protect sensitive data. According to Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigation Report, web application attacks are involved in 26% of all breaches, ranking them second in attack patterns. Statista’s list of the main sources of web application critical vulnerabilities in 2023 includes SQL injections, cross-site scripting (XSS), and malicious file uploading. No wonder that dealing with these security concerns remains one of the main requirements in modern web applications. So it is nice to have some ready-made tools that can help strengthen the security of your app. DOMPurify is a DOM-only library used to sanitize and clean up HTML, especially user-generated content, thereby preventing XSS attacks. Written in JavaScript, this tool operates with a secure default but still provides a number of configuration options and hooks. When DOMPurify encounters a malicious HTML string, it will exclude everything that contains harmful HTML and return a string with safe HTML. DOMPurify XSS module This is dedicated to sanitizing suspicious HTML by filtering user input and eliminating the possibility of XSS attacks. The module helps control the usage of tags and their attributes following the predefined whitelist of allowed items. You can extend the module by adding custom rules or modifying the default behavior to suit the specific requirements of your app. For instance, you can customize the XSS filter or add custom whitelist rules. JS module Knex.js is an SQL query builder for Node.js that supports various database systems. While Knex.js itself is not specifically designed for security, it encourages the use of parameterized queries and can help prevent SQL injections by handling query generation securely. This tool also offers fluent query builder syntax, transaction support, execution of custom raw SQL, and query logging that can facilitate app security. Knex.js JsonWebToken is an implementation of JSON Web Tokens for Node.js. JSON Web Tokens operate as a self-contained means of transmitting information between parties (a web browser and a server). This library serves for creating (signing) and validating tokens used to authenticate and authorize users. JsonWebToken Retire.js Some JavaScript libraries can be very useful in the development process but, at the same time, contain vulnerabilities that may compromise app security. The library helps avoid such unpleasant situations. It is a scanning tool used to detect the usage of JavaScript libraries with known security issues. You can employ Retire.js in many ways: as a command line scanner, grunt plugin, gulp task, Chrome extension, Burp, and ZAP add-on. Retire.js Blockchain and cryptocurrency integration Today, blockchain may seem to be outshined by much-hyped AI technologies, but in fact, blockchain continues to evolve and be actively applied in various domains. Forecasts from Statista back up this point, saying that global blockchain technology revenues will experience massive growth in the coming years, with the market expected to climb to over 39 billion U.S. dollars in size by 2025. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are the most common use of blockchain technology. If you are interested in adding such functionalities to your app, the following libraries can help you. Web3.JS is a collection of libraries that enables you to connect and craft web apps within the Ethereum ecosystem. Using web3.js, you’ll be able to interact with smart contracts, listen for on-chain events, fetch data from the blockchain, simplify your code with built-in utilities, and much more. Moreover, you can extend the functional capabilities of web3.js with additional plugins. Web3.js Ethers.js is one more noteworthy tool designed to cover your needs in the Ethereum blockchain. It is commonly used to build decentralized apps (dapps), wallets (e.g. MetaMask), and other tools that require reading and writing to the blockchain. There is a playground tool that allows you to play around with the ethers.js API. Ethers.js CCXT is a JavaScript library that simplifies cryptocurrency exchange integration in web applications. It supports many popular cryptocurrency exchange markets and merchant APIs. The CCXT library also offers access to real-time market data for market analysis, price monitoring, and programming of trading bots. This library can help deliver trading platforms or market analysis tools. CCXT xrpl.js The library provides a handy toolkit for integrating XRP Ledger functionality into web projects. XRP Ledger is a decentralized public blockchain network focused on cross-border payments, smart contracts, and digital currencies. Using the xrpl.js library, you will be able to manage keys & create test credentials, submit transactions to the XRP Ledger, send requests to observe the ledger, subscribe to changes in the ledger, and more. The library also helps get access to numerous advanced features such as payment paths and channels, account settings, escrows, etc. xrpl.js bitcore-lib is a JavaScript library that comes with a reliable API that allows web apps to interact with the Bitcoin blockchain. This library is a part of the Bitcore platform, which features a complete infrastructure for delivering blockchain-based apps. Bitcore-lib supports addresses and key management, payment handling, scripting, and more. Some features, such as peer-to-peer networking, blockchain explorers, and mnemonics, are implemented as modules and can be installed separately. Bitcore-lib Wrapping up As you can see from the above, the web development community keeps pace with trending technologies in the IT world, providing useful JavaScript libraries, tools, and extensions in response to emerging needs. Therefore, web developers don’t need to build everything from scratch to enrich their web apps with increasingly popular functionalities. With libraries highlighted in this article, you have useful resources for enhancing security, incorporating AI capabilities, integrating blockchain technology, or building project management solutions on the web.

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