0
Skip to Content
Francesca Cortesi
Blog
All posts
Product in Practice
Talks & Interviews
Books Reviews
Product Leadership
Podcast
Talks
About
Work with me
Francesca Cortesi
Blog
All posts
Product in Practice
Talks & Interviews
Books Reviews
Product Leadership
Podcast
Talks
About
Work with me
Folder: Blog
Back
All posts
Product in Practice
Talks & Interviews
Books Reviews
Product Leadership
Podcast
Talks
About
Work with me
10 product concepts I see differently now
Product Development, Latest Francesca Cortesi 8/26/24 Product Development, Latest Francesca Cortesi 8/26/24

10 product concepts I see differently now

My shift in perspective, 10 years after reading Inspired for the first time

Read More
Customer-Focused vs. Disruption-Driven: Identifying Your Innovation Drivers
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 6/6/24 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 6/6/24

Customer-Focused vs. Disruption-Driven: Identifying Your Innovation Drivers

Identify what drives your innovation—solving customer problems or staying ahead of disruptions.

Read More
Setting a product organization up for success - Scandinavian Product Newsletter
Latest, Product Leadership, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 3/15/24 Latest, Product Leadership, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 3/15/24

Setting a product organization up for success - Scandinavian Product Newsletter

Excited to have joined Afonso Malo Franco in his "Product In Practice" series where he highlights the best product leaders in Scandinavia.

Read More
The Hemnet growth story - Property Portal Watch 2023
Latest, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 2/5/24 Latest, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 2/5/24

The Hemnet growth story - Property Portal Watch 2023

Join me as I dive into Hemnet’s extraordinary growth journey in this opening keynote.

Read More
Rethinking deadlines
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/27/24 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/27/24

Rethinking deadlines

Can deadlines be used as not just commitment tools but also as facilitators of creativity?

Read More
My main takeaways from Shoe Dog
Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 7/24/23 Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 7/24/23

My main takeaways from Shoe Dog

What can the fonder of Nike teach us about product development?

Read More
What kind of MVPs are we building?
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 6/18/23 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 6/18/23

What kind of MVPs are we building?

A reflection on the value of the MVP and if and how the product community should still be working with it.

Read More
4 overlooked product skills to focus on 2022
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/18/22 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/18/22

4 overlooked product skills to focus on 2022

Everyone talks about discovery, ability to prioritize, business acumen, as important skills to master for PMs. I believe that beyond that there are 4 areas that are fundamental to succeed with any product.

Read More
How can we be really inclusive in our product choices?
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 8/17/21 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 8/17/21

How can we be really inclusive in our product choices?

What do you choose for your product: speed of delivery or inclusiveness? And is there a way to have both?

Read More
The importance of failures - why mistakes are key for product excellence
Product Development, Product In Practice Francesca Cortesi 6/30/21 Product Development, Product In Practice Francesca Cortesi 6/30/21

The importance of failures - why mistakes are key for product excellence

Why mistakes are the key to success and how to teach your product organization to make them.

Read More
Nail it before you scale it: how to think about product-market fit
Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 5/25/21 Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 5/25/21

Nail it before you scale it: how to think about product-market fit

Some tips to think about when looking for product-market fit and avoid creating shiny products that nobody will use.

Read More
Quantity>Quality: a case for broadening your ideas and do not obsess with one
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 4/7/21 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 4/7/21

Quantity>Quality: a case for broadening your ideas and do not obsess with one

In product development is not about quantity or quality, is it about embracing that quantity will bring the quality of ideas you need.

Read More
Product strategy: Unlearning how to communicate in a remote setting
Product In Practice, Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 3/23/21 Product In Practice, Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 3/23/21

Product strategy: Unlearning how to communicate in a remote setting

I believe that when working on a product strategy one key element for its success is communication. But how do you do it when a global pandemic has changed the rules of the game? I summarized my unlearning approach in this post.

Read More
Why you shouldn’t dot voting to decide what to work on
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 2/23/21 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 2/23/21

Why you shouldn’t dot voting to decide what to work on

Dot voting is still great for some purposes, but not for prioritizing an idea to pursue. This is why you should consider stopping using it unless you are ready to accept that some dots are more equals than others.

Read More
The best tips from legendary sport coaches applied to product
Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 2/9/21 Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 2/9/21

The best tips from legendary sport coaches applied to product

What can product people learn from the most legendary sports coach out there? Watching The playbook, a new Netflix tv series, made me reflect on the rules to lead a successful team.

Bonus content: some extra series tip at the end, we all need some good entertainment time :)

Read More
Hemnet product development book club - fall/winter 2020
Books reviews, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/26/21 Books reviews, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/26/21

Hemnet product development book club - fall/winter 2020

At Hemnet we have a product development book club to talk about product development. This is what we have been reading this fall.

Read More
Product strategy: What to think about when thinking about product strategy
Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/12/21 Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/12/21

Product strategy: What to think about when thinking about product strategy

Product strategy should give you directions and the ability to zoom out. In the same way that you are able to get out of the forest by following the path, even if the only thing you see in front of your nose is a gigantic tree.

Read More
Let’s talk about impostor syndrome
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 12/21/20 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 12/21/20

Let’s talk about impostor syndrome

Like many other product people, I am often affected by impostor syndrome. While reading Empowered, the latest book by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones, I started to think about how I can actually act on it.

Read More
4 thoughts about innovation
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 12/16/20 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 12/16/20

4 thoughts about innovation

4 spot-on ideas to challenge our capability of innovating every day.

Read More
How we transformed Hemnet product development to make it the engine of our growth
Product Development, Product In Practice Francesca Cortesi 12/8/20 Product Development, Product In Practice Francesca Cortesi 12/8/20

How we transformed Hemnet product development to make it the engine of our growth

Q4 2020 marks one year since we started to work with a new product development process at Hemnet. I took some time to reflect on what I believe are some of the ingredients of our success.

Read More
Older Posts

About Work with me