My 25+ favourite product launches in June 2021
I really like product launches and I always get inspired when looking at all sorts of product launches to derive experiences for the products I am currently working on. I actually think competitor research and staying up to date with the newest developments or trends in the product space is an important aspect in the work of a product manager.
Recently, I started to do this in a more structured way and created some lists with the product launches that were particularly inspiring for me for various reasons. I think the ideas and comments about the launches I describe can also be inspiring for everyone else and thus I might just share this list and maybe even create some discussions around it.
Have a look at the May 2021 Edition, too!
The products here are in no particular order. However, if you are interested in the categorised Airtable list that can be sorted and copied, I am happy to share this with you. However, as I am building an audience it would be great if you could also follow me on LinkedIn and Medium in order to support me in exchange ;-).
1. 60+ Startup Job Boards
60+ places to post your open startup roles.
A nice collection of startup jobs. It is still not that easy to find a good overview for startups anywhere, especially for very young companies. List like this are always worth to have a look at, especially when entering the job market.
2. Mockly
Create simple yet beautiful ebook mockups for your next Gumroad or Product Hunt launch
Creating product packs and ebook mockups is such a pain. I fully see the potential for a tool that does only this. Something you absolutely need for product hunt launches.
3. Zero to Marketing
Short case studies that help you get better at marketing.
I really like marketing case studies and i think every marketer should try to create some of them on his or her own. Zero to Marketing can give inspiration and help to compile them.
4. My Personal Growth
Receive anonymous feedback to grow as a manager. Generate your personal link to track your personal growth.
I am always super interested in tools that facilitate asking for feedback from co-workers and external partners. Really nice idea.
5. Product Ops Podcast
Product Ops is set to be the backbone of product led growth within organisations yet there is still much to be learnt and shared in this space. Each week, Product Ops Podcast (POP) will bring you unique perspectives and actionable insights from people working in this function. We’ll dive into topics such as Getting Started, Hiring and how it compares to Product Management.
Product Ops and/or Revenue Ops are new functions in companies and it is exciting to watch how the communities around these new functions are developing. I think a position or function like this makes sense for many companies. Therefore, really nice to listen to this podcast to get a feeling for the scene.
6. Great Question
Build a panel of customers to interview, survey, or get feedback on a prototype. Make customer research a part of every sprint.
YC company of the W21 cohort. I know how much time it often takes to make customer research a real habit and integrate it in your product development process. This tool aims to solve exactly this.
7. Rocketlane
Collaborative customer onboarding platform. Accelerate time-to-value. Provide a delightful, collaborative experience for your customers.
Onboarding is super complicated for some products, no matter how much energy you put into it. Just like many tools aim to solve user churn, this tool helps to improve user onboarding.
8. BeneTalk
We help people who stutter find joy in speaking. Manage pressure. Reduce tension. Communicate your way.
I really like tools like this that are aiming to solve very specific challenges for users. I really hope we can use technology in this way to help people lead a better and healthier life.
9. Inlytics LinkedIn Analytics
Optimise Content Performance therefore grow your Influence.
Content organisation and content performance measuring on LinkedIn is very challenging. This tool tries to help out there and it even has a free version that allows you to schedule posts.
10. Twitter Bot Without Code
Build a Twitter Bot with ZERO lines of code completely using nocode tools 🎉
I love this. Share your curated links and content with an audience all completed automated. Very cool idea.
11. Learn by AngelList
Making sense of venture capital.
Nice compilation of VC content, nicely categorised. Really worth to have a look at.
12. Top Directories to Submit Your Startup
It took us 80+ hours to comb through 2,000+ startup resources and bring you the fullest list of websites where you can submit your startup to date.
Read on to find out why we’ve decided to conduct such in-depth research and how it can take your business to the next level.” There are tons of pages that you can use for free to promote your idea or your startup. It is purely effort based and you need no money to do any of that. This list can actually help you to save a lot of time and get you free users.
13. The Product Folks
Join the World’s Most Passionate Product Community. The Product Folks is a volunteer-driven community of Product Managers and enthusiasts who are passionate about making an impact and help everyone grow together.
Product communities are of course always worth supporting. There are tons of interviews, events and tools for your everyday work.
14. Google Cemetery
Learn from Google’s +100 failures to build profitable businesses and scale acquired companies.
Yes, Google had many “failures”. I think this is still new for many people. Compiling this list a long with nice learnings is a very good idea.
15. compairbnb
Quickly compare airbnbs.
Airbnb is of course super nice to find good apartments but I also remember that it is sometimes really hard to compare different apartments. A tool like this could be really useful to book your next vacation.
16. Guess the Growth
Can you guess which startups made these growth tactics famous? Learn from examples and test your startup knowledge. Learn how famous startups rose to the top with this 5 minute pop quiz.
I always like quizzes like this and I used similar lead gen quizzes during my work. These ways of getting the attention of your potential users is very nice. That is why I also like Guess the Growth.
17. SEO Resources By Clientjoy
This SEO guide is a systematic action plan which you can implement to drive more traffic to your website and get in front of your customers. Clientjoy has curated this resource to help agencies and freelancers across the world drive meaningful organic traffic that converts to bottom-line results.
There are never enough SEO resources. Clientjoy specifically helps you with attracting users for you as a freelancer or as an agency. Very helpful also just for personal branding by the way.
18. Growth Skills Assessment Test
How do your skills stack up against the top growth professionals?
GoPractice is a very nice approach to learn state of the art product growth. Using a quiz like this gets the program more attention and is therefore and provides value for the user since they can really test their knowledge.
19. Really Good Push Notifications
The world’s best curated collection and resource for really good push notifications delivered to your inbox.
Nice idea! Everyone looks for the best emails for inspiration. Push notifications are equally important. Hence, this makes a lot of sense.
20. One Knight in Product
This is a podcast aimed at people involved in designing, managing, building or marketing products. I speak to thought leaders, authors, product leaders, practitioners and those just starting out. This is a chance to hear their stories and get some inspiration from their experience — to help you work more effectively, build better products, be a better leader and much more.
Another nice podcast around product management. Nice interviews with many interesting and very profiled product people.
21. Uni of Threads
Learn product management from 250+ curated Twitter threads.
There have been quite a couple of collections in this style. It really helps to get an idea what kind of tweets could go viral and you can use this either for your business or for personal branding.
22. NoCode Revolution
No matter what sort of problem you are struggling, no matter the size of your business, NoCode can help you. This page shows how widespread it is to develop software without writing code.
Super cool idea to show how many sites are launched using these no code tools. I did not check if they are accurate. Still waiting for the first really big no code product out there.
23. ThanAverage
Imagine you are in a room with 100 strangers, Imagine they’re similar to your peers and neighbours. Based solely on your own instinct, perceptions,
and self-reflection, answer the following questions.
Fun way to see how people classify themselves for various things.
24. Tachyon
Tachyon is a developer-first upload API for large files. We provide easy to use client libraries backed by a faster protocol and edge network to give you the fastest possible upload speeds for your customer’s biggest files.
Upload API. Very nice product. I still remember how many troubles we had when we let users upload picture in our mobile app. Maybe a tool like Tachyon can solve this actually. Definitely a pain point worth exploring.
25. Super Portfolio
Online Portfolio Maker. Super Portfolio. An easy way to make your portfolio website; bio, calendar, story, links, videos, projects, tool stack and many more in one place.
Portfolios are so key for so many reasons and especially not only for developers and designers. Every growth marketer and product manager should try to produce a nice portfolio nowadays. This tool can help you do it.
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