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My main takeaways from Loved
Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 8/16/22 Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 8/16/22

My main takeaways from Loved

Product marketing is not only a role but a mindset that needs to be adopted by product teams. You need a strategy to define how people are going to know, use, and talk about your product.

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Hemnet product development book club - spring-summer 2022
Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 7/18/22 Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 7/18/22

Hemnet product development book club - spring-summer 2022

Learning from the best. This is what we have been reading and discussing this spring.

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(Tech) trends and more from Almedalen week 2022
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 7/7/22 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 7/7/22

(Tech) trends and more from Almedalen week 2022

Where are Sweden and its tech heading? Here are some trends I picked up during the Almedalen week.

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The importance of discovering solutions beyond opportunities - Our learnings with the Opportunity Solution tree
Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 5/10/22 Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 5/10/22

The importance of discovering solutions beyond opportunities - Our learnings with the Opportunity Solution tree

Working with Teresa Torres' opportunity solution tree, one key learning for me has been that creating the space for discovering solutions is at least as important as creating the space to discover opportunities.

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On workplace expectations in a  polarized world
Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 3/29/22 Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 3/29/22

On workplace expectations in a polarized world

What do you do when polarized views affect the expectations of the workplace and ways of working?

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Product Tank Stockholm - Has covid Changed Product Management?
Product In Practice, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 3/15/22 Product In Practice, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 3/15/22

Product Tank Stockholm - Has covid Changed Product Management?

Listen to me talking about how the pandemic innovated the way we work at Hemnet to get the best from both physical distance and collaboration.

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My main takeaways from The cold start problem
Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 2/22/22 Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 2/22/22

My main takeaways from The cold start problem

In The Cold Start Problem, Andrew Chen unpacks the dynamics of networked products. He provided me with concrete frameworks and food for thoughts. Here are my takeaways.

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Defining a customer-focused product strategy - PMF Europe 2021
Latest, Product In Practice, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 2/1/22 Latest, Product In Practice, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 2/1/22

Defining a customer-focused product strategy - PMF Europe 2021

Watch me talk about the importance of product strategy and give some concrete tips for a remote roll-out.

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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.

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Remote ways of working: Asynchronous ideation
Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 12/7/21 Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 12/7/21

Remote ways of working: Asynchronous ideation

We value diversity in so many ways in product development, yet the most common practice is still to put everyone in the same ”ideation box”. If it sounds really wrong, it is because it is. Here is how we changed how we ideate thanks to the constraints of remote work.

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Motivated reasoning: what it is and why you should talk about it with your product teams
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 11/23/21 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 11/23/21

Motivated reasoning: what it is and why you should talk about it with your product teams

While reading about motivated reasoning and the fact that we see the world as we want it to be and not how it is, I couldn’t help but wonder: Could group dynamics in strong and independent product teams feed tribalism that leads us to bias product decisions?

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About Focus
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 11/2/21 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 11/2/21

About Focus

Focus is about saying no to good opportunities, not to bad ones. But how do you actually put that in practice?

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About frameworks and when to use them
Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 9/7/21 Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 9/7/21

About frameworks and when to use them

I reflected on frameworks and summarize what worked well and what didn’t for us. Because the key is to not fall in love with one but to mix them all.


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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?

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Concrete tips to make remote meetings work
Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 7/27/21 Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 7/27/21

Concrete tips to make remote meetings work

478 days after we started to work fully remote, it is interesting to reflect on how physical distance has transformed our meeting habits in the Hemnet product organization.

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Hemnet product development book club - spring/summer 2021
Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 7/7/21 Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 7/7/21

Hemnet product development book club - spring/summer 2021

Reading and sharing thoughts on product development is one way we feed our product culture at Hemnet. This is what we have been reading this spring.

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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.

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Podcast premiere - "The digital twenties" with Killander & Björk
Latest, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 6/21/21 Latest, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 6/21/21

Podcast premiere - "The digital twenties" with Killander & Björk

Podcast premiere! I spoke with Killander & Bjork about product development, philosophy, hybrid work, and the new expectations we have on our homes post-pandemic.

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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.

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My main takeaways from Empowered
Latest, Books reviews, Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 5/5/21 Latest, Books reviews, Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 5/5/21

My main takeaways from Empowered

In Empowered Marty Cagan and Chris Jones describe the characteristics of product leaders of the most successful organizations in the world. Their description of product leadership is both fantastic and daunting to me. Here are my takeaways

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