Akmal Nasimov’s Post

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Director of Product Management at Bloomberg Industry Group! Excited about this new challenge! 🚀

I recently completed the Product-led Growth course by Reforge. This intensive 4-week course covered key strategies and frameworks for implementing a successful PLG model. Special thanks to Hila Qu 曲卉 for doing such a fantastic job leading our cohort. Some of the key lessons I learned: - The importance of focusing on product-qualified leads (PQLs) vs marketing-qualified leads (MQLs). PQLs experience your product firsthand before engaging with sales. 💡 - Driving adoption and activation through effective onboarding, in-product messaging, pricing, and user lifecycle campaigns. Measuring and optimizing activation rates is critical. 📈 - Leveraging pricing and packaging to convert activated users into paying customers. Using pricing as an activation tool, not just a monetization lever💰 - Measure PLG metrics like sign-ups, activation rates, conversion rates, revenue per customer, and retention rates. Connect these back to business objectives. 📊 - Think holistically across the customer journey - acquisition, activation, engagement, monetization. Optimize the entire flywheel. 🔁 #ProductLedGrowth #PLG #SaaS #CustomerSuccess #Activation #Onboarding #PricingStrategy #Monetization #Retention #GrowthMarketing #SubscriptionBusiness #RevenueGrowth #ProductManagement #GoToMarket

I am thrilled to share that our incredible team has been hard at work developing a game-changing solution for tax professionals: Compliance Tracker, as a part of our Bloomberg Tax Research platform. 🎉 🚀 📢 https://lnkd.in/eQCCZqwi Tax compliance tracking is a challenging and time-consuming activity that presents a unique set of problems to the tax and accounting community. The manual tracking and gathering of tax deadlines and forms often result in a cumbersome and error-prone process. But fret no more! With Bloomberg Tax Research Compliance Tracker, we are transforming the way tax professionals manage their filing obligations. 💡 This is an innovative solution that automates the tedious and time-intensive aspects of tracking and gathering federal and state tax deadlines and forms. No longer will tax professionals have to spend countless hours sifting through Excel trackers or navigating complex websites to stay on top of their filings. Our cutting-edge approach streamlines the entire process, saving tax professionals precious time, increasing accuracy, and providing additional opportunities to focus on strategic initiatives. 🎯 🎯 I want to express my gratitude to the entire team that worked behind the scenes to make this launch a reality. Each team member has contributed their unique expertise, and I am incredibly proud of the collaborative spirit and focus that has driven us forward. 🙌 👏 If you're interested in learning more about Bloomberg Compliance Tracker, feel free to reach out. I'd love to connect with you! #TaxProfessionals #Automation #ProductLaunch #Innovation #Teamwork

As Product Managers, we constantly strive to deliver exceptional products that meet the needs of our customers. 🎯 💪 We diligently gather feedback, analyze data, and iterate on features to enhance the functional outcomes of our solutions. But let's not forget that our customers' experiences go beyond the realm of functionality alone. Today, I want to share the importance of considering emotional and social outcomes during the discovery process. 💡 Thanks to Wes Bush for nudging us to think in that direction by describing the 3 main reasons why people buy products in his wonderful book! 🙌 During a recent discovery session with a customer, my team had an enlightening conversation that truly emphasized the significance of understanding these outcomes. As we delved into the impact of our product on her daily routine, we took a step further and asked her, "How do you feel about our product?" ❓ To my surprise, she shared that using our solution made her feel elated! 👏 👏 👏 It wasn't just about the functional benefits or the practical aspects of the product; it was the emotional connection she experienced while interacting with it. In fact, she even mentioned that adopting our tool might earn her a well-deserved promotion at her organization. 🎉 😍 This eye-opening moment reinforced the notion that our customers' experiences encompass more than just checkboxes on a feature list. By acknowledging and addressing their emotional and social outcomes, we can create truly remarkable products that make a tangible difference in their lives and careers. 👥 👑 ✨ #productmanagement #productled #productmanagers #emotionaloutcomes #usercentric #productdiscovery

This was an incredibly useful Reforge program. Highly recommend to any PM. #reforge #product #productmanagers

This was my first Reforge program and it didn't disappoint. The best part about this course is that while intense it actually simplified a lot of complex concepts for me very effectively. The theory is also grounded by the real stories of well-known PM thought leaders who share their knowledge through live sessions and answer audience questions in real-time. Definitely recommend checking it out for your teams although it does come at a fairly hefty cost. #reforge #productdevelopment #productdata

Almost 4 years ago, I joined Bloomberg Industry Group to share my experience building world-class software to solve the most challenging problems for tax and accounting professionals. Over the years, I developed deep respect and empathy for the entire tax and accounting community and tried my best to address their underserved needs through well-designed, tax-aware, and scalable software solutions that we strive to create at my company. This week, I was honored to have been selected for the 2022 "20 under 40" top influencer award by CPA Practice Advisor for "leading the way in developing the constantly evolving technology and firm processes that allow practitioners to be more productive, efficient and profitable" and I feel both humbled and grateful for this recognition. As always nobody gets anywhere alone and I want to thank my PM team Anna Pleshakova, Alina Ticknor, and Adrian Wilson who have been so critical to anything I do for our customers. I would also like to thank our leader Evan Croen for creating such a great work environment and his leadership that guides us every day. Finally, a special shout out to Courtney Hacker for always being on top of things for me and my team! https://lnkd.in/dw4APaHG #team #technology #leadership

If you are a #ProductManager looking for a new opportunity to work within a dynamic, cross-functional team, check out the link below and apply to join my team.  https://lnkd.in/dc_gjyyt