How To Make Better Product Decisions

The remarkable thing about your mental life is that you are rarely ever stumped.” - Daniel Kahneman

We all make countless product decisions each and every day. Regardless of how much confidence we have, how can we truly know if they are good ones? How can we know when we can go with our gut vs. needing to do more research? How can we avoid the common pitfalls that lead to so many unneeded products? This will be a fun romp through decision research and how it can be applied to building great products.

Teresa Torres, Vice President of Products, AfterCollege

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/9/c/c/event_165819372.jpegTeresa is in charge of product development and management at AfterCollege. She was previously CEO of Affinity Circles, which creates trusted social networks for universities and associations. Teresa has also been a product consultant and coach who has worked with early-stage companies helping them translate their big ideas into great products.

Her focus is on helping product managers be better at what they do by sharing knowledge, building know-how, and refining practice.

Teresa graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. degree in Symbolic Systems. She is a big sports fan, plays ice hockey, run marathons, and loves to snowboard.

Teresa's blog: http://teresatorres.com/producttalk (http://bit.ly/ZVUcL3)

Listen! Teresa discussed Best Practices To Ensure That User Stories Communicate The "Why" Behind The Requirement with Roger Cauvin & Cindy on #ProdMgmtTalk http://bit.ly/SHYwnm

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http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/3/6/c/event_244804972.jpegAbout AfterCollege

AfterCollege is the largest online career network for college students and recent graduates that connects new job seekers with the best entry-level opportunities to suit their skills and education through alumni, faculty and other networks.

Co-founded by Roberto Angulo in 1999 at Stanford University, AfterCollege gives new job seekers a competitive advantage by tapping into valuable professional networks with a patented (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?u=%2Fnetahtml%2Fsrchnum.htm&Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&r=1&l=50&f=G&d=PALL&s1=7213019.PN.&OS=PN/7213019&RS=PN/7213019) job search algorithm and career-building tools to help land that all-important first job. The free service has already connected more than three million users at 2,300 colleges and universities and 16,000 academic departments with over two hundred thousand entry-level jobs and internships at more than 20,000 top U.S. employers. https://www.aftercollege.com/

Agenda:

6:30 - 7:00 Arrive, Sign in: Food & Beer

---------Use White Board to Post Topics, Questions, Jobs & Seekers

7:00 - 7:15 Welcome from Cindy

7:15 - 7:30 Un-conference format: vote on white board suggestions

7:30 ~ 9:00 Presentation by Teresa Torres, VP Products, AfterCollege followed by Q&A

9:00 - 9:15 1 minute pitches: positions available/who is seeking

---------Use form to share http://bit.ly/MBrLs4

9:15 - end Networking

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