Jim Berardone
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
3K followers
500+ connections
About
I help to transform engineers into product managers and tech innovation leaders. I…
Articles by Jim
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Need Strategic Customer Conversations? Here's How to Fix That
Need Strategic Customer Conversations? Here's How to Fix That
By Jim Berardone
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7 Strategies to Benchmark SaaS Customers to Success
7 Strategies to Benchmark SaaS Customers to Success
By Jim Berardone
Activity
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Successful innovation takes a village! Throwback to 2018, one of our first launches with The Clorox Company, where we uncovered significant insights.…
Successful innovation takes a village! Throwback to 2018, one of our first launches with The Clorox Company, where we uncovered significant insights.…
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Google Pittsburgh is looking for more great product managers! If you are currently based in Pittsburgh or open to relocating to this awesome city…
Google Pittsburgh is looking for more great product managers! If you are currently based in Pittsburgh or open to relocating to this awesome city…
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Day 1 & 2 at MSE! Who is excited for the year 🙌🏻
Day 1 & 2 at MSE! Who is excited for the year 🙌🏻
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Business Mentor
AlphaLab Gear
- 6 years
Economic Empowerment
National hardware and robotics startup accelerator providing investment and mentorship to entrepreneurs. Served as Advisory Board Member to Adrich (smart consumption analytics platform for CPG brands), PieceMaker Technologies (in-store, 3D printer solutions for retailers), as a mentor to PathVu (measurement technology and mapping for sidewalk walkability) and as a mentor to HiberSense (smart room management technology.)
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Organizing Team, Sponsorships
ProductCamp Pittsburgh
- 1 year
Education
ProductCamp is a free, volunteer-run un-conference where product people gather to share tips, best practices and their experience.
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Leadership Team
PulseLocal Pittsburgh
- 3 years
Education
Pittsburgh chapter of Pulse, a community of Customer Success professionals supported by Gainsight, providing opportunities to meet, share and learn from the experiences of others.
Publications
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10 Steps to Implementing B2B Product Management: The CEO Playbook
My e-book offers an unprecedented, no-holds-barred look at how CEOs should be instituting the product management function—and reveals the reasons why they get it wrong. Whereas the bulk of the other product management resources are directed to product managers of B2C products, this brief e-book uniquely addresses the needs of the CEO when introducing product management in their B2B company. I examine how B2B business models have a profound impact on the product management…
My e-book offers an unprecedented, no-holds-barred look at how CEOs should be instituting the product management function—and reveals the reasons why they get it wrong. Whereas the bulk of the other product management resources are directed to product managers of B2C products, this brief e-book uniquely addresses the needs of the CEO when introducing product management in their B2B company. I examine how B2B business models have a profound impact on the product management function.
Kindle and Audiobook versions are available using the "See Publication" link below.
A PDF version is available here:
http://www.jimberardone.com/resources/10-steps-to-implementing-b2b-product-management-the-ceo-playbook/ -
Teaching and Learning Summit, poster session
Carnegie Mellon University
Delivered poster session as part of a showcase of innovative and effective teaching for Carnegie Mellon University's Teaching and Learning Summit. My session explained the learner-centric principles I used to develop and teach a course for master's students with engineering backgrounds: "Strategic Marketing and Product Management for Technological Innovations."
Honors & Awards
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Top 100 Customer Success Strategist
MindTouch
Recognized by MindTouch in for contributions to thought leadership in customer success
https://enlightenedcustomer.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/top25_100_cs_2017.pdf
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🌟 Reflecting on my internship Journey at Amazon 🌟 As I wrap up an incredible internship at Amazon, I’m reminded of how deeply the Leadership…
🌟 Reflecting on my internship Journey at Amazon 🌟 As I wrap up an incredible internship at Amazon, I’m reminded of how deeply the Leadership…
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It's a core thesis of mine that a company’s price point shapes the organization itself, including some fundamental C-level conflicts... An…
It's a core thesis of mine that a company’s price point shapes the organization itself, including some fundamental C-level conflicts... An…
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My team is hiring! https://lnkd.in/eq3mzRqg
My team is hiring! https://lnkd.in/eq3mzRqg
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I am excited to share my article that was just published in MIT Sloan Management Review. I discuss an important theme for the future of professional…
I am excited to share my article that was just published in MIT Sloan Management Review. I discuss an important theme for the future of professional…
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