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EMBA Class of 2016 B Orientation
EMBA Class of 2016 B Orientation Orientation Highlights The pleasant pre-monsoon weather at IPL’s Koramangala campus welcomed the latest batch of EMBA students. It was

Andy Bechtolsheim on Innovation
Andy Bechtolsheim on Innovation Andy Bechtolsheim, one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems and a Stanford Engineering Hero gave a talk today at Stanford on

Leadership Lessons from Moneyball
Leadership Lessons from Moneyball Moneyball is one of my favorite movies to learn leadership lessons . It is the story of Oakland A’s GM, Billy Beane’s, innovative

The Girl Effect
The Girl Effect The Girl Effect Here are some statistics that should make everyone pause: ● Today, more than 600 million girls live in the

So you’re a Product Manager now. What’s next?
So you’re a Product Manager now. What’s next? Professors Pinkesh Shah and Rahul Abhyankar wrote back to Ajay George (EMBA class of 2015-A), who recently

Learnings from a Newly Minted Product Manager
Learnings from a Newly Minted Product Manager Recently, IPL alumnus Ajay George (EMBA class of 2015-A) transitioned from Infosys to Satmetrix as a Product Manager.

New Product Idea –A Watch for Blind People…Almost
New Product Idea –A Watch for Blind People…Almost New Product Idea–A Watch for Blind People…Almost One of the participants in my course on Customer Connect

What Job Do You Hire the Apple Watch For?
What Job Do You Hire the Apple Watch For? What Job Do You Hire the Apple Watch For? After the recent Apple keynote, a friend

Product Managers and Startups
Product Managers and Startups Marty Cagan describes in his book “Inspired”, the job of the product manager as “to discover a product that is valuable,

Product Management for Michelangelo
Product Management for Michelangelo Product Management for Michelangelo Michelangelo di LodovicoBuonarrotiSimoni more popularly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and

Are Product Managers Future Entrepreneurs?
Are Product Managers Future Entrepreneurs? Are Product Managers Future Entrepreneurs? Prof. Rahul Abhyankar, Director of ICPM Programs at the Institute of Product Leadership summarized it

“Old habit die hard” in Agile World
“Old habit die hard” in Agile World Old habit die hard” in Agile World Once a heavy smoker and drunker is advice by the doctor

C.A.S.E for having Product Managers in India
C.A.S.E for having Product Managers in India C.A.S.E for having Product Managers in India As part of our 2nd Annual Product Professionals Baseline Research we

6 Essential Product Concepts EMBA Students Learn During the Weekends and Implement On Monday
6 Essential Product Concepts EMBA Students Learn During the Weekends and Implement On Monday The Executive MBA (EMBA) program offered by the Institute of Product

Incubators Foster Innovation
Incubators Foster Innovation “Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” – Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter

3 Reasons Why EMBA is the Best Mid-Career Move
3 Reasons Why Executive MBA Program is the Best Mid-Career Move “Make In India”. “Startup India”. Phrases like these are quite the buzzwords in media nowadays.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A BIG DATA PRODUCT MANAGER
What Does It Mean To Be a Data Product Manager Last week while driving to a meeting, I had an epiphany. Those familiar with the

What Distinguishes the Top 1% Product Managers from the Top 10%?
What Distinguishes the Top 1% Product Managers from the Top 10%? I came across this question on Quora and it got me thinking. It’s useful

How to build the right features that your customers will love?
How to build the right features that your customers will love? Remember your product is not a Swiss Army Knife, unless you are building one.

IPL Awarded for Best Innovative University of Industry Interface in India
IPL Awarded for Best Innovative University of Industry Interface in India Institute of Product Leadership has been rewarded with the ‘Best Innovative University of Industry

Good Product Manager Bad Product Manager
Good Product Manager Bad Product Manager Good Manager Bad Manager A product manager is arguably the most important cog in the lifecycle of the product,