What Can India’s Paytm Mobile Payment System Teach Product Managers?

Paytm is trying to take the place of cash in India

I live in the U.S. When I want to buy something, I have roughly four different options for how I can pay for it: cash, a check, credit cards, or PayPal. In India, they have traditionally only had one option: cash. In the past few years, the global credit card companies have started to arrive … Read more

Could Your Next Chair Come From Amazon?

Could Amazon become the next big furniture seller?

At some point in time we all have the need to get some furniture. When this happens to you, what do you do? Where do you go to get furniture? If you are like a lot of us there is probably some local store that runs a million ads on TV or in the newspaper … Read more

Product Managers Attempt To Solve The Toy Problem

Product managers attempt to get customers to shop for toys all year long

Product managers for stores that sell toys have an interesting problem on their hands. Sure, when Christmas swings around, their stores are going to be filled with parents who are searching for the next hot toy for their children this year. However, once Christmas has come and gone, just exactly how are the product managers … Read more