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• Building Digital Products: Kindle Edition on Amazon

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

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

  Build Something with Upside Travel Product Manager Alex Mitchell

• 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...

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• Top 10 Latin American 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…

• Make Your Top Influencers Your Top Priority! | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Your top influencers on social media can make or break your business. Figure out how to engage them! Author: Alex Mitchell

• Upside: Team and Careers
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• 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

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  Alex Mitchell. + Follow. Something went wrong. Please try your request again later. OK. Alex is passionate about creating and growing powerful web and mobile ...

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

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• 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…

• Our Team | Upside

  Upside Travel: Alex Mitchell

• Product Manager as Designer - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  Many startups I’ve worked for had a designer on every or every-other product engineering team and the relationship between those two team members was critical to successful development. Designers and…

• 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 ...

• 4-Step Guide To Personal Branding for Business Owners | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

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• 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…

• Top 10 European 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 European Startups. Each of these posts explores the unique…

• Ask Me Anything: Vista Print's Alex Mitchell - MVP Conf 2015

  Ask Me Anything: Vista Print's Alex Mitchell. Ballroom. Alex Mitchell ... Print's Alex Mitchell. An open Q&A with Webs/Vista Print Product Manager, Alex Mitchell.

• Get Found Online: Local Search and Your Small Business | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

  Optimize your Local Search profile to get found online! Author: Alex Mitchell

• How to Make Your Business a Local Search All-Star - SEO Tips

  Easy steps you can take to make your business a local search all star. Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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!

• 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?

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• Good Product Manager / Great Product Manager | by Alex Mitchell | Aug, 2020 | Medium

  Although there are certainly parts of the blog post that are out-of-date today, much of the spirit of the post holds up. In fact, I often still recommend it when I put together lists of top blog…

• 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…

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

  The 10 YC Companies (S17) I’d Invest In. Author: Alex Mitchell.

• Is It Time to Take Disruption into Our Own Hands? | P&N
• LookupPage | Alex Mitchell

  Alex Mitchell has taken control of his online presence by opening a LookUpPage . Join Alex Mitchell on LookUpPage - it’s quick, free and easy to use.

• 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…

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers

  Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers

• Top 10 Latin American 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 Latin American Startups. Each of these posts explores the unique…

• Top 10 Chrome Extensions for Small Businesses

  Author: Alex Mitchell

• 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

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• Travel to See Your Team(s)

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

• An Uber Journey in 3 Parts

  In the Spring of 2017, we added Uber as a travel option to the Upside product. Previous to this launch, we had sold only flight + hotel packages. It was a big step for us, but, like many ideas at Upside it began with a small test.

• 10 Bold Technology Predictions for the Next 10 Years

  10 Bold Technology Predictions for the Next 10 Years. Author: Alex Mitchell

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• The 5 Commandments of New User Onboarding

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

• Hackathons are better than [insert your favorite holiday]

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

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• Find Time For Your Side Hustle | The Modern Product Manager

  I've heard every excuse why you're too "busy" for a side hustle. Here's how to find at least 10 hours/week. Author: Alex Mitchell

• The Top 10 Newsletters for Product Managers | by Alex Mitchell | Aug, 2020 | Medium

  Over the past 16 editions, we’ve seen more than a 5x growth in subscribers and have covered topics ranging from Interviewing During a Pandemic to Activating Your Creativity to Creating Optionality…

• 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…

• 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…

• Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2017

  Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2017

• 5 Ways to Improve Customer Experience

  5 Ways to Improve Customer Experience (and Keep Customers Coming Back). 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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• On My Shelf with Alex Mitchell — CPO at ICX Media ... - Medium

  Jul 11, 2019 — Building Digital Products. The Ultimate Handbook for Product Owners by Alex Mitchell. Why it's great for new PM's. Where The Product Book ...

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• You’re a Workaholic. It’s Time To Focus. - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  However, I’ve recently recognized that I’ve gone far, far too wide with testing new channels, new distribution, new content creation ideas, and it’s now time to focus. I’m writing this post to share…

• Product Manager Summit

  Product Manager Summit. Speaker: Alex Mitchell

• Here’s How to Find Time For Your Side Hustle - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  There are so many reasons I’ve heard people say to explain why they don’t have time to start working on a side hustle. I think I may have heard them all. And many of them are very, very valid. While…

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

• Top 10 Crowdfunding Campaigns | EMPOWRR

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• My Most Challenging Product Launch: My First Book

  My Most Challenging Product Launch: My First Book. Author: Alex Mitchell

• Medium | Alex Mitchell
• 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.

• 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…

• 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…

• 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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• Introducing Webs Local Search: Get Your Business Listed Today!

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• What’s a Rolling Fund and Why Are They So HOT Right Now?🔥🔥🔥 | by Alex Mitchell | Sep, 2020 | Medium

  A “Rolling Fund” is a new type of investment vehicle that allows its managers to invest at their discretion in opportunities on behalf of investors (often referred to as “limited partners”). Rolling…

• Building Digital Products - Growth Hackers

  Building Digital Products - Growth Hackers - 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.

• Building Digital Products

  Building Digital Products is designed for the new product owner who feels in way over their head, the experienced product owner looking to step up his or her game, and the expert product owner who understands that there is always more to learn.

• 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…

• My Favorite (Free) Coworking Place - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  My favorite co-working spot is free, is yours? Author: Alex Mitchell

• Disrupting Yourself: How to Succeed in the New Economy: Alex Mitchell, Melissa Marin, Craig Zingerline, Avinash Bajaj: 9781712469224: Amazon.com: Books

  Disrupting Yourself: How to Succeed in the New Economy [Alex Mitchell, Melissa Marin, Craig Zingerline, Avinash Bajaj] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. We are living in a time of massive, unbelievable, and relentless change. To put it ...

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

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

• 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…

• 4 Step Testing: Have You Optimized Your Website Today? | Marketing Mojo for Small Business

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• The Best Pandemic-Era Blog Posts from Product Managers | by Alex Mitchell | Jan, 2021 | Medium

  Even though 2020 is now (thankfully!) behind us, there is a lot that we as Product Managers can learn from a year that changed so much, challenged so many of our beliefs, changed our ways of working…

• Alex Mitchell's profile on Product Hunt

  See what kind of products Alex Mitchell (Product Manager, Pagemodo/Vistaprint) likes.

• Transitioning from Individual Contributor to Manager - Hatchpad
• 5 Things I Learned on the Vistaprint RV

  5 Things I Learned on the Vistaprint RV

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• Spring Cleaning for Your Product

  Spring Cleaning for Your Product. Author: Alex Mitchell

• Go and Build Something (Physical)!

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

• Top 10 Corona-Economy Startups to Watch in 2020 - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  By popular demand, I’m releasing another edition of my “Top 10 Startups to Watch in 2020”. This time I’ll be focusing on Corona-Economy Startups. This list is of startups that are poised to succeed…

• 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

• How to Host the Perfect *Virtual / Remote* Game Night

  My wife and I are the kind of friends you have who are always planning dinner parties, weekend group getaways, ski trips, game nights, and more. We (well, mostly my wife) are always thinking about…

• Products I Can’t Live Without #3: Figma - Alex Mitchell - Medium

  Recently, I wrote about Fullstory and Calendly as two of my favorite products and two products I would be very sad to live without. Today, I wanted to write about my absolute favorite design…

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• 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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• 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…

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