Cust Dev (Customer Development)

A structured approach to understanding customer needs and values, validating product ideas, and ensuring that a product aligns with market demand. It involves conducting interviews, surveys, and other forms of research to gather feedback from potential customers.

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Growth (growth management)

The strategic planning and execution aimed at increasing a firm's user base, revenue, or market share. This often involves a blend of marketing, product development, and data analytics. For instance, a social media platform may employ growth management by running A/B tests on new features, analyzing metrics like user engagement, and then scaling the successful features to the entire user base to boost growth.

UX (User Experience)

User Experience (UX) refers to the overall experience a user has with a product, encompassing all aspects of the user's interaction with the product, from its design and functionality to its ease of use. For example, a UX designer may conduct user testing to identify usability issues and improve the overall user experience of an app.

Product management

Product management in tech companies involves guiding the development and market success of a software or hardware product. It encompasses tasks like market research, feature prioritization, and coordination between engineering, design, and marketing teams. In a cybersecurity firm, for example , a product manager might identify a need for an advanced firewall feature, work with engineers to develop it, and collaborate with marketing for its launch.

Research and development

Research and Development (R&D) is the process of creating or improving technology products. It involves stages like conceptualization, prototyping, and testing. In a software firm, R&D might involve identifying user needs, developing a new app feature, and conducting usability tests before release.

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As part of my role at Time Research & Innovation, I Ied creation of World Health Aid (WHA), a multilingual real-time health advice platform designed to support disadvantaged individuals. WHA is a comprehensive solution that facilitates telemedicine services, bridging the gap between healthcare providers and underserved populations. It combines live patient and clinician-facing decision support systems, offering a range of paid and free services, including self-diagnosis screening through video and voice chat, multilingual instant translation, voice-command symptom search, real-time messaging, and secure record keeping.
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