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Nov 8, 2021 · Product Management

Designing Multi-Service Homepages: Balancing Business Demands & User Efficiency

The article explores how to reconcile business requests for added homepage features with users' desire for streamlined experiences by classifying user types, prioritizing information per scenario, and proposing design solutions such as top‑tab structures, flexible components, and an integrated operations center, illustrated with the 58.com case study.

UI componentsUser experiencehomepage design
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Designing Multi-Service Homepages: Balancing Business Demands & User Efficiency
DataFunTalk
DataFunTalk
Oct 25, 2021 · Big Data

Building a Multi‑Dimensional Analysis System at Baixin Bank: Practices and Insights

This article details Baixin Bank’s multi‑dimensional analysis framework, covering the bank’s business model, data accuracy, completeness and usability requirements, the design of indicator and analysis systems, ladder‑style service concepts, user‑product‑enterprise scenario modeling, and the implementation of self‑service data products and governance processes.

BIBankingData Governance
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Building a Multi‑Dimensional Analysis System at Baixin Bank: Practices and Insights
21CTO
21CTO
Oct 21, 2021 · Product Management

How to Dodge the Most Common Software Development Mistakes

This article outlines frequent software development errors—such as misunderstanding the product, ignoring assumptions, poor communication, and siloed teams—and offers practical advice on product context, collaborative practices, and agile processes to help teams deliver successful projects.

agilecommon pitfallsproduct-management
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How to Dodge the Most Common Software Development Mistakes
Full-Stack Internet Architecture
Full-Stack Internet Architecture
Oct 19, 2021 · Fundamentals

Understanding Full‑Stack Engineers: Definitions, Types, History, and How to Become One

This article explains what a full‑stack engineer is, outlines the various classifications such as technical, product‑oriented, and product‑operations roles, reviews the industry’s evolution and demand, and provides practical guidance on positioning, learning plans, and career development for aspiring full‑stack professionals.

Career DevelopmentSoftware Engineeringfull-stack
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Understanding Full‑Stack Engineers: Definitions, Types, History, and How to Become One
21CTO
21CTO
Oct 4, 2021 · Product Management

What Lessons Do China’s “Steve Jobs” Disciples Teach About Product Success?

The article examines how Chinese tech founders Lei Jun, Luo Yonghao and Jia Yueting idolized Steve Jobs, adopted his marketing, software‑first, and “reality‑distortion” tactics, achieved early breakthroughs, then faced dramatic setbacks, illustrating broader shifts in China’s product‑management landscape.

Chinese entrepreneurshipJia YuetingLei Jun
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What Lessons Do China’s “Steve Jobs” Disciples Teach About Product Success?
58UXD
58UXD
Sep 30, 2021 · Product Management

How to Build a Product That Resonates Deeply with Users: A Value‑Driven Design Framework

This article explains how to create products that feel intimate and exciting to users by defining a brand personality, constructing a three‑layer value system, dissecting user perception and cognition, and applying experience‑focused strategies illustrated with real recruitment‑app examples.

Product DesignUser experiencebrand personality
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How to Build a Product That Resonates Deeply with Users: A Value‑Driven Design Framework
JD.com Experience Design Center
JD.com Experience Design Center
Sep 28, 2021 · Product Management

How A/B Testing Boosted Click‑Through Rates Across Five Design Elements

This report details a series of over twenty A/B tests conducted across multiple product divisions, revealing how targeted design tweaks—such as contrasting guide buttons, fresh promotional visuals, prominent coupon styling, focused product ads, and interactive floor modules—significantly improve user click‑through rates and conversion.

A/B testingUX designconversion optimization
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How A/B Testing Boosted Click‑Through Rates Across Five Design Elements
58UXD
58UXD
Sep 15, 2021 · Product Management

How a Smart Workbench Can Boost B2B Customer Service Efficiency

This article explains how a well‑designed workbench for a B2B customer service system can standardise workflows, improve task completion for both frontline agents and supervisors, and enhance overall service quality through user‑centred research, flexible architecture, and thoughtful visual communication.

UI/UXcustomer-servicedesign principles
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How a Smart Workbench Can Boost B2B Customer Service Efficiency
JD.com Experience Design Center
JD.com Experience Design Center
Sep 13, 2021 · Product Management

How to Design Engaging E‑Commerce Mini‑Games on WeChat: Strategies & Tips

This article explores why WeChat mini‑programs are ideal for e‑commerce gamification, outlines the core game mechanics and empowerment modules, explains the main‑package/sub‑package architecture and size limits, and offers practical design recommendations while highlighting features to avoid.

WeChat mini-programgame designgamification
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How to Design Engaging E‑Commerce Mini‑Games on WeChat: Strategies & Tips
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Sep 8, 2021 · Product Management

Why Engineers Must Adopt Product Thinking—and How to Strengthen It

This article explains what product thinking is, why technical professionals need it to bridge gaps with product teams, illustrates common misunderstandings with real warehouse‑management examples, and offers concrete mind‑set shifts and practical steps for engineers to develop stronger product sense.

Career DevelopmentSoftware Engineeringcommunication
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Why Engineers Must Adopt Product Thinking—and How to Strengthen It
DevOps
DevOps
Aug 24, 2021 · Product Management

Understanding the INVEST Criteria for Writing Good User Stories

The article explains the INVEST acronym—Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small/Size Appropriate, and Testable—as a practical framework for crafting effective user stories in agile product development, illustrating each principle with real‑world examples and highlighting common pitfalls.

INVESTproduct-managementuser stories
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Understanding the INVEST Criteria for Writing Good User Stories
Volcano Engine Developer Services
Volcano Engine Developer Services
Aug 19, 2021 · Product Management

Mastering A/B Testing: Architecture, Best Practices, and Real-World Insights

This article explains why A/B testing is essential, defines the methodology, details Volcano Engine's multi‑layer A/B testing architecture, outlines client and server experiment flows, shares statistical analysis practices, best‑practice guidelines, future trends, and answers common questions.

A/B testingData-drivenexperiment design
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Mastering A/B Testing: Architecture, Best Practices, and Real-World Insights
58UXD
58UXD
Aug 17, 2021 · Product Management

How Brand Design Fuels Community Content Success at 58 Tongcheng

This article examines how 58 Tongcheng’s tribe community leverages brand‑centric visual design, logo creation, and series‑based content operations to engage users, bridge designers, product managers, and third‑party partners, and turn fragmented online attention into lasting community value.

Community Buildingbrand designproduct-management
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How Brand Design Fuels Community Content Success at 58 Tongcheng
Baidu MEUX
Baidu MEUX
Aug 11, 2021 · Product Management

How to Build a Robust B2B Evaluation Framework for Mini‑Program Platforms

This article explains why post‑COVID mini‑program platforms need a dedicated B2B assessment system, outlines the three‑layer evaluation model, describes metric design, sampling strategies, and result analysis, and shows how the insights guide platform growth and merchant success.

B2B evaluationUser experiencemini-program
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How to Build a Robust B2B Evaluation Framework for Mini‑Program Platforms
FunTester
FunTester
Aug 9, 2021 · Fundamentals

Curated Reading List of Over 100 Classic Books Across Technology, Product, Operations, Management, and More

The author shares a comprehensive, categorized reading list of more than one hundred classic books covering technology, product, operations, management, cognition, finance, and humanities, explaining why extensive reading boosts personal and professional growth and offering brief recommendation reasons for each title.

Booksproduct-managementreading list
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Curated Reading List of Over 100 Classic Books Across Technology, Product, Operations, Management, and More
21CTO
21CTO
Jul 26, 2021 · Product Management

Mastering High-Stakes Decisions: Coinbase’s Proven Framework for Teams

This article shares the decision‑making framework pioneered by Coinbase’s founder, illustrating how high‑risk choices such as hiring, product road‑mapping, acquisitions, and naming can be tackled efficiently through clear parameters, structured discussion, and disciplined voting to accelerate growth and reduce costly indecision.

decision makingproduct-managementstartup
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Mastering High-Stakes Decisions: Coinbase’s Proven Framework for Teams
58UXD
58UXD
Jul 23, 2021 · Product Management

Boosting Team Collaboration: Designing an Efficient Calendar Feature for Internal Use

This article outlines how the Meishi internal office platform enhanced team collaboration by redesigning its calendar feature, detailing problem discovery, design principles of simplicity and flexibility, integrated functionalities with contacts, attendance, meeting rooms, and the agile, iterative development process that led to improved user experience.

Agile DevelopmentUX designcalendar feature
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Boosting Team Collaboration: Designing an Efficient Calendar Feature for Internal Use
58UXD
58UXD
Jul 22, 2021 · Product Management

How User Experience Management Fuels Growth: From NPS Basics to Fast‑Win Strategies

This article explains what user research and user experience entail, compares them with traditional market research, details the Net Promoter Score (NPS) methodology and its four customer categories, outlines measurement tools such as product walk‑throughs, and presents a complete UX management framework that balances quick wins with long‑term organizational success.

NPSUser experiencecustomer feedback
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How User Experience Management Fuels Growth: From NPS Basics to Fast‑Win Strategies
DevOps
DevOps
Jul 13, 2021 · Product Management

Agile Documentation: Writing Value‑Driven Docs

The article explains what documentation means in agile development, why completely abandoning docs is harmful, and how to create documentation that truly adds value by applying the 5W1H framework, timing, stakeholder focus, and lean practices within Scrum teams.

5W1H@ValueDocumentation
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Agile Documentation: Writing Value‑Driven Docs
21CTO
21CTO
Jul 8, 2021 · Product Management

What Can Tsinghua Graduates Learn from Meituan’s Founder? Three Surprising Career Rules

In a 2017 speech at Tsinghua, Meituan founder Wang Xing shares three unconventional pieces of advice—don’t underestimate yourself, don’t overestimate yourself, and don’t overestimate others—while urging graduates to adopt a customer‑centric mindset and aim for world‑class companies.

EntrepreneurshipMeituancareer advice
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What Can Tsinghua Graduates Learn from Meituan’s Founder? Three Surprising Career Rules
21CTO
21CTO
Jun 30, 2021 · Product Management

How Rich Barton Built Expedia, Zillow, and Glassdoor: Lessons for Product Leaders

Rich Barton, a former Microsoft executive, launched three groundbreaking platforms—Expedia, Zillow, and Glassdoor—by identifying market gaps, creating data-driven services, and mastering product‑market fit, offering entrepreneurs and product managers key insights into scaling tech businesses, handling competition, and turning information into profit.

Business CaseEntrepreneurshipplatform business
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How Rich Barton Built Expedia, Zillow, and Glassdoor: Lessons for Product Leaders
DevOps
DevOps
Jun 30, 2021 · Product Management

Applying the MoSCoW Method to Prioritize Sprint Backlog in Agile Development

This article explains how Agile teams can use the MoSCoW prioritization technique to sort Sprint Backlog items, detailing the meaning of each MoSCoW category, the roles of Product Owners and Scrum Masters, and handling special cases such as skill mismatches and evolving user needs.

MoSCoWSprint Backlogproduct-management
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Applying the MoSCoW Method to Prioritize Sprint Backlog in Agile Development
58UXD
58UXD
Jun 24, 2021 · Product Management

How a Gamified “Dream Shop” Boosts User Retention on Ganji.com

The article explains how Ganji.com's "Dream Shop" user growth system uses gamified, story‑driven design, modular architecture, visual diversity, motion effects, and a complete consumption loop to increase user engagement, retention, and product value for blue‑collar workers.

Product DesignUser Retentiondesign system
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How a Gamified “Dream Shop” Boosts User Retention on Ganji.com
21CTO
21CTO
Jun 15, 2021 · R&D Management

How to Prioritize High‑Impact Work: Lessons from Five Years at Amazon

The article shares a senior Amazon scientist’s five‑year career reflections, introducing a value‑formula that measures societal impact, advising engineers to align technology with product value, focus on long‑term high‑impact tasks, and cultivate leadership and management skills for sustainable growth.

Career DevelopmentSoftware Engineeringproduct-management
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How to Prioritize High‑Impact Work: Lessons from Five Years at Amazon
JD.com Experience Design Center
JD.com Experience Design Center
Jun 3, 2021 · Product Management

Why Blind Box Marketing Hooks Users: Unpacking Addiction Mechanics and Growth Strategies

This article traces the historical roots of blind‑box marketing, dissects its addictive psychological and behavioral mechanisms, compares them with traditional red‑packet growth tactics, and outlines how these insights were applied to design a low‑cost, high‑engagement interactive promotion for JD International.

Growth HackingMarketingbehavioral economics
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Why Blind Box Marketing Hooks Users: Unpacking Addiction Mechanics and Growth Strategies
Alibaba Terminal Technology
Alibaba Terminal Technology
Jun 3, 2021 · Product Management

How Thinking Differently Accelerated My First Year at Alibaba: Lessons for PMs

In this reflective piece, the author shares how deliberate thinking, balancing technology with business, maintaining stable performance, fostering transparent team incentives, and practicing proactive risk communication and technical judgment transformed a year of rapid growth at Alibaba into actionable lessons for product managers.

AlibabaCareer Growthproduct-management
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How Thinking Differently Accelerated My First Year at Alibaba: Lessons for PMs
流利说 Design Team
流利说 Design Team
May 26, 2021 · Product Management

Turning Simple Check‑In Features into Powerful Growth Engines at Liulishuo

This case study reveals how Liulishuo’s design and product teams leveraged check‑in gamification, friend‑invitation flows, and strategic banner placements—backed by rigorous A/B testing and data‑driven insights—to boost user engagement, optimize information‑flow ads, and improve overall product performance.

A/B testingGrowth Hackinginformation flow ads
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Turning Simple Check‑In Features into Powerful Growth Engines at Liulishuo
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
May 17, 2021 · Product Management

Master the Art of Strategic Planning: 4 Methods & 2 Mindsets to Boost Your Team’s Success

This article explains why every team member should master planning, outlines its three core benefits—focus, insight, and future direction—introduces two thinking modes (inductive and deductive) and presents four practical planning methods to make your roadmap clear, actionable, and results‑driven.

MethodologyPlanningTeam Alignment
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Master the Art of Strategic Planning: 4 Methods & 2 Mindsets to Boost Your Team’s Success
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
May 16, 2021 · Product Management

Product Manager Skills: Abstract Thinking and Designing Product Architecture Diagrams

This article explores how product managers can develop abstract thinking, understand the relationship between complexity and simplicity, and systematically create various types of product architecture diagrams to guide product direction, roadmap planning, and cross‑functional communication.

abstract thinkingarchitecture diagramdesign methodology
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Product Manager Skills: Abstract Thinking and Designing Product Architecture Diagrams
ByteDance Web Infra
ByteDance Web Infra
May 14, 2021 · Product Management

Decoding the No-Code/Low-Code Startup Landscape: 145 Notable Companies and Their Categories

This article surveys the rapidly growing no-code and low-code ecosystem, explaining the concepts, distinguishing between no-code and low-code, and presenting a curated list of 145 startups across categories such as website builders, mobile app creators, internal tools, workflow automation, data platforms, finance, payments, commerce, analytics, and form builders.

AutomationNo-codeWeb Development
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Decoding the No-Code/Low-Code Startup Landscape: 145 Notable Companies and Their Categories
Alibaba Terminal Technology
Alibaba Terminal Technology
May 12, 2021 · Frontend Development

How I Bridged Frontend and Business in 2020: Lessons from Alibaba's Content Creator Platform

In 2020 I reflected on my role as a front‑end engineer working with a mixed‑tech team on Alibaba's Xianyu content creator business, detailing how I built the team, set goals, made data‑driven decisions, and delivered front‑end innovations such as a rule engine, Flutter expansion, backend tooling, and container strategy.

FlutterGrowth EngineeringTeam Building
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How I Bridged Frontend and Business in 2020: Lessons from Alibaba's Content Creator Platform
21CTO
21CTO
May 11, 2021 · Product Management

Mastering Strategic Planning: 4 Proven Methods to Boost Team Success

This article explains why planning is essential for every team, outlines two core thinking modes—inductive and deductive—and shares four practical planning methods (similar‑thinking, dimensional‑thinking, reduction‑thinking, and specialization) to help practitioners create focused, actionable, and measurable roadmaps.

MethodologyPlanningR&D
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Mastering Strategic Planning: 4 Proven Methods to Boost Team Success
Java Architect Essentials
Java Architect Essentials
May 10, 2021 · Industry Insights

How Much Does a Small App Really Cost in Shenzhen? A Detailed Breakdown

This article breaks down the full cost of building a modest mobile app in Shenzhen, covering team salaries, social insurance, office rent, equipment, domain and server fees, and outlines the development stages from product planning to launch, arriving at an approximate total of one million yuan for the first version.

Mobile DevelopmentShenzhenapp cost
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How Much Does a Small App Really Cost in Shenzhen? A Detailed Breakdown
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Apr 29, 2021 · Frontend Development

Revamping Xianyu’s Creator Platform: Front‑End Wins and FY21 Insights

In FY21 I led the Xianyu creator ecosystem as technical PM, building a cross‑functional team, defining goals, and making data‑driven decisions while delivering front‑end innovations such as a rule‑engine CEP, Flutter expansion, backend admin tools, and container strategy, ultimately boosting creator growth and platform value.

Business AnalyticsTeam Buildingfrontend
0 likes · 11 min read
Revamping Xianyu’s Creator Platform: Front‑End Wins and FY21 Insights
58UXD
58UXD
Apr 28, 2021 · Product Management

Turning Holiday Traffic into High‑Value Users: 58 Rental’s Layered Operation Strategy

This article examines how 58 Rental leverages diverse traffic sources during its Spring Festival campaign by segmenting users, aligning responsibilities with rewards, and designing clear, incentive‑driven scenarios—including games, VR experiences, and live streams—to maximize conversion and efficiently allocate limited resources.

User Segmentationbehavior analysisoperation strategy
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Turning Holiday Traffic into High‑Value Users: 58 Rental’s Layered Operation Strategy
58UXD
58UXD
Apr 23, 2021 · Product Management

How Real‑Person Visuals Boost User Engagement in Local Service Platforms

This case study examines how analyzing user demographics, business goals, and operational activities led to a redesign of a local service platform using real‑person imagery, scene composition, and interactive elements, ultimately improving perceived authenticity, service clarity, and promotional impact for users.

Case StudyUX designUser Research
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How Real‑Person Visuals Boost User Engagement in Local Service Platforms
macrozheng
macrozheng
Apr 18, 2021 · Product Management

How Bilibili Evolved from a Niche Anime Site to a Multibillion‑Dollar Media Platform

Bilibili’s journey from a small anime‑focused community to a diversified, publicly listed media powerhouse illustrates how strategic leadership, content expansion, and innovative monetization transformed a niche platform into a multibillion‑dollar enterprise serving millions of Chinese youth.

BilibiliBusiness GrowthChinese tech
0 likes · 13 min read
How Bilibili Evolved from a Niche Anime Site to a Multibillion‑Dollar Media Platform
21CTO
21CTO
Apr 17, 2021 · Product Management

Choosing Your Next Employer: Match Your Career to the Company’s Growth Stage

When deciding on your next job, consider the company's development stage—product exploration, product‑market fit, growth, or scale—and align it with your own career phase, skills, and risk tolerance to maximize impact and long‑term success.

Career Developmentcareer advicecompany growth
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Choosing Your Next Employer: Match Your Career to the Company’s Growth Stage
Alibaba Terminal Technology
Alibaba Terminal Technology
Apr 13, 2021 · Product Management

What Drives Low‑Code Success? 5 Years of Front‑End Innovation and Market Insight

This article shares a five‑year journey of building a low‑code front‑end platform, explains the concept and key industry definitions, analyses market size and leader classifications, and discusses product strategy, service‑ization, code conversion, pandemic‑driven use cases, and future directions for low‑code adoption.

Digital TransformationMarket analysisfront-end development
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What Drives Low‑Code Success? 5 Years of Front‑End Innovation and Market Insight
58UXD
58UXD
Apr 7, 2021 · Product Management

How B‑Metric Simplifies Enterprise Product Experience Measurement

This article details the research, methodology, and practical application of the B‑Metric framework for measuring enterprise product experience, covering industry standards, model comparisons, product clustering, indicator design, weighting strategies, and a case study on a rank‑review system, while outlining future development directions.

b-metricexperience measurementproduct metrics
0 likes · 14 min read
How B‑Metric Simplifies Enterprise Product Experience Measurement
21CTO
21CTO
Apr 4, 2021 · Product Management

Why Huang Zheng Quit Pinduoduo: Business, Investment and Entrepreneurship Lessons

The article explores Huang Zheng's resignation from Pinduoduo, his personal journey from a modest upbringing to leading a tech giant, and distills his insights on product strategy, competition with Taobao, investment philosophy, and broader thoughts on supply‑demand dynamics and wealth transfer.

Business strategyEntrepreneurshipSupply Chain
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Why Huang Zheng Quit Pinduoduo: Business, Investment and Entrepreneurship Lessons
58UXD
58UXD
Apr 2, 2021 · Product Management

How 58 Aunt’s UX Redesign Boosted Service Efficiency and User Satisfaction

This case study examines how 58 Aunt’s platform leveraged user research, streamlined photo‑capture workflows, introduced incentive‑driven sign‑ins, and optimized push‑notification strategies to improve service quality, increase efficiency, and drive higher user engagement and repeat purchases.

Case StudyUser experiencemobile app
0 likes · 8 min read
How 58 Aunt’s UX Redesign Boosted Service Efficiency and User Satisfaction
DevOps
DevOps
Mar 25, 2021 · R&D Management

Understanding LeSS: Origin, Principles, Framework, and Implementation Strategies

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Large‑Scale Scrum (LeSS), covering its history, core principles, the LeSS and LeSS Huge frameworks, practical launch strategies, and a comparison with SAFe to help organizations adopt scalable agile practices.

Agile ScalingLarge-Scale Scrumless
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Understanding LeSS: Origin, Principles, Framework, and Implementation Strategies
DevOps
DevOps
Mar 4, 2021 · Product Management

Understanding the Customer Journey in Internet Consumer Finance

The article explains how digital transformation reshapes the customer journey in consumer finance, highlighting its definition, four key capabilities—automation, personalization, contextual interaction, and journey innovation—and outlining stages from acquisition to advocacy to guide firms in building comprehensive, data‑driven experiences.

Automationconsumer financecustomer journey
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Understanding the Customer Journey in Internet Consumer Finance
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Mar 2, 2021 · Product Management

Mastering AI Platform Product Management: 7 Practical Lessons from Ant Group

This article shares seven actionable insights—from demand management and platform design to verification, collaboration, branding, and growth challenges—drawn from Ant Group’s experience building AI‑driven platforms, illustrating how product managers can turn abstract methods into concrete, user‑centric solutions.

AI PlatformsUser Researchbranding
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Mastering AI Platform Product Management: 7 Practical Lessons from Ant Group
DataFunSummit
DataFunSummit
Feb 28, 2021 · Product Management

Analysis of Shein's Fast Fashion Business Model and Its Data‑Driven Competitive Advantages

The article examines Shein's rapid‑growth fast‑fashion model, highlighting its data‑driven product planning, ultra‑flexible supply chain, digitalization, and logistics capabilities, and discusses how these strengths create a scalable competitive edge and potential opportunities for domestic and international players.

Data‑DrivenE‑commerceFast Fashion
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Analysis of Shein's Fast Fashion Business Model and Its Data‑Driven Competitive Advantages
58UXD
58UXD
Feb 22, 2021 · Product Management

How 58.com Turned Chinese New Year Into a Gamified Recruitment Boost

The 2021 Chinese New Year "Salary‑Boost" campaign on 58.com combined festive storytelling, game‑like mechanics, and targeted reward design to engage job seekers, accelerate employer connections, and showcase how gamified product management can turn holiday marketing into measurable recruitment success.

design strategygamificationholiday marketing
0 likes · 8 min read
How 58.com Turned Chinese New Year Into a Gamified Recruitment Boost
21CTO
21CTO
Feb 20, 2021 · Product Management

How Kevin Systrom Turned a Simple Photo Filter Idea into Instagram’s $1B Success

The article recounts Kevin Systrom’s journey from leaving Google to building Burbn, stripping it down to a photo‑filter app, launching Instagram, and the product‑management lessons—simplicity, MVP focus, strategic integration, and relentless experimentation—that helped the service reach a billion‑dollar valuation in just two years.

Kevin SystromMVPinstagram
0 likes · 12 min read
How Kevin Systrom Turned a Simple Photo Filter Idea into Instagram’s $1B Success
58UXD
58UXD
Feb 18, 2021 · Product Management

Designing a Service App That Wins Business and Users: 58 Home’s Aunt App Case Study

This article walks through a three‑stage design process—strategy, framework, and experience—using the 58 Home “Aunt” app as a case study, showing how deep product understanding, service standardization, and user‑focused design can satisfy both business goals and end‑user needs.

Case StudyDesignUser experience
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Designing a Service App That Wins Business and Users: 58 Home’s Aunt App Case Study
Continuous Delivery 2.0
Continuous Delivery 2.0
Feb 14, 2021 · Product Management

Case Study: Communication Gaps and Employee Turnover in a Fast‑Growing Internet Company

This article examines how unclear strategic communication, misaligned project priorities, and hierarchical silos led a high‑performing product manager to resign, and proposes regular all‑hands meetings and transparent strategy updates as practical solutions for improving retention and team alignment.

LeadershipManagementcommunication
0 likes · 5 min read
Case Study: Communication Gaps and Employee Turnover in a Fast‑Growing Internet Company
DataFunTalk
DataFunTalk
Feb 11, 2021 · Artificial Intelligence

How to Build Successful AI Products: Insights on AI Development, NLP, and Product Strategies

This article explores the current state of AI, the evolution of NLP and voice assistants, common pitfalls in AI product development, and practical product‑management methods—including user segmentation, metric design, and lifecycle planning—to help engineers and product managers deliver effective AI‑driven solutions.

AINLPUser experience
0 likes · 19 min read
How to Build Successful AI Products: Insights on AI Development, NLP, and Product Strategies
JD.com Experience Design Center
JD.com Experience Design Center
Feb 4, 2021 · Product Management

Master Competitive Analysis: From Strategy to Product Improvement

This article explains why competitive analysis matters beyond simple price comparison, outlines a goal‑oriented mindset, details how to conduct analysis at different product lifecycle stages, presents a multi‑layered analytical framework, and shows how to turn insights into concrete product improvements.

Competitive analysisFrameworkProduct Design
0 likes · 11 min read
Master Competitive Analysis: From Strategy to Product Improvement
58UXD
58UXD
Feb 2, 2021 · Product Management

How We Revamped a B2B Car Auction Platform to Boost Efficiency and Trust

This case study details how 58.com acquired Youxin Auction, identified service, cost, and efficiency pain points, and redesigned the mobile auction platform with systematic thinking, visual innovation, consistent interaction, and information restructuring to improve dealer trust and transaction volume.

B2B platformUX designproduct-management
0 likes · 7 min read
How We Revamped a B2B Car Auction Platform to Boost Efficiency and Trust
58UXD
58UXD
Feb 2, 2021 · Product Management

How Platformized Search Design Boosts Efficiency, Reusability, and Validation

This article explains how a platform‑wide approach to search design can improve matching efficiency, enable reusable components across multiple business lines, and provide data‑driven validation to continuously refine user experience within an enterprise setting.

PlatformizationUser experiencedesign reuse
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How Platformized Search Design Boosts Efficiency, Reusability, and Validation
58UXD
58UXD
Jan 29, 2021 · Product Management

How the QMD Model Transforms Design Quality at 58.com

This article introduces the QMD (Quality‑Metrics‑Driven) design quality model created by 58.com’s UX design center, explains its three‑layer structure, shows how it was embedded into product development, and shares practical lessons for organizations seeking systematic experience measurement and improvement.

QMD modelUX Metricsdesign quality
0 likes · 12 min read
How the QMD Model Transforms Design Quality at 58.com
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Jan 27, 2021 · Product Management

How Kevin Systrom Turned a Failing Check‑In App into Instagram’s $1B Success

This article recounts Kevin Systrom’s journey from a disillusioned Google product manager to the creator of Instagram, highlighting the pivotal decisions, minimalist product strategy, key lessons from his reading, and the four core reasons that propelled Instagram to a billion‑dollar valuation.

BurbnKevin Systrominstagram
0 likes · 12 min read
How Kevin Systrom Turned a Failing Check‑In App into Instagram’s $1B Success
Baidu MEUX
Baidu MEUX
Jan 25, 2021 · Product Management

How Baidu Tieba Boosted User Engagement with Emotion‑Driven Perception Design

This article details Baidu Tieba's systematic, emotion‑focused design process that builds a perception‑experience model, uncovers user perception states and touchpoints, defines key perception keywords, and implements concrete strategies for presence, companionship, and achievement, ultimately enhancing product differentiation and user satisfaction.

UX designUser Researchemotion-driven
0 likes · 10 min read
How Baidu Tieba Boosted User Engagement with Emotion‑Driven Perception Design
58UXD
58UXD
Jan 21, 2021 · Product Management

How a Modular Landing‑Page Builder Cut Development Time by 75%

This case study explains how a modular landing‑page construction tool streamlined the iteration process, reduced developer involvement, and saved weeks of effort by letting product and design teams assemble and fine‑tune pages independently, ultimately boosting efficiency and flexibility across dozens of page types.

UI/UXefficiencylanding page
0 likes · 9 min read
How a Modular Landing‑Page Builder Cut Development Time by 75%
21CTO
21CTO
Jan 19, 2021 · Product Management

WeChat’s Decade of Innovation: Zhang Xiaolong on Video Accounts, Live Streaming, and Product Simplicity

In a two‑hour WeChat Open Class talk, Zhang Xiaolong reflects on a decade of product evolution, explains the origin and growth of Video Accounts, shares insights on recommendation systems, live streaming, ID design, and the core principles of connection and simplicity that guide WeChat’s roadmap.

WeChatlive streamingproduct-management
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WeChat’s Decade of Innovation: Zhang Xiaolong on Video Accounts, Live Streaming, and Product Simplicity
21CTO
21CTO
Jan 17, 2021 · Product Management

Beyond Coding: 20+ Career Paths Every Software Engineer Should Consider

This article explores a wide range of alternative roles for programmers—from developer relations and product management to data science and freelancing—offering practical advice on how existing software development skills can be leveraged for new, rewarding career opportunities.

DevOpscareer transitionfreelancing
0 likes · 26 min read
Beyond Coding: 20+ Career Paths Every Software Engineer Should Consider
58UXD
58UXD
Jan 7, 2021 · Product Management

How Redesigning a Commercial Purchase Page Boosted Conversion and Repeat Purchases

This case study details how a thorough redesign of 58's commercial purchase page—grounded in user interviews, behavior‑model alignment, clearer discount presentation, real reviews, and A/B testing—significantly increased purchase conversion rates, revenue, and customer satisfaction while informing future product improvements.

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How Redesigning a Commercial Purchase Page Boosted Conversion and Repeat Purchases
Top Architect
Top Architect
Jan 4, 2021 · Fundamentals

Understanding Technical Debt: Causes, Impact, and Management

The article explains technical debt as the trade‑off of short‑term development convenience for long‑term cost, illustrates its effects through a content‑management system example, discusses design choices, responsibility, and Martin Fowler’s debt quadrants, and offers guidance on mitigating its impact.

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Understanding Technical Debt: Causes, Impact, and Management
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 30, 2020 · R&D Management

How the PODE Method Transforms R&D: Product, OKR, DevOps, and Empower

The PODE (Product + OKR + DevOps + Empower) framework, created by China Unicom’s Operations and Scheduling Center, restructures product teams, aligns objectives with measurable results, adopts DevOps practices, and empowers staff, dramatically improving collaboration, efficiency, and product quality across distributed teams.

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How the PODE Method Transforms R&D: Product, OKR, DevOps, and Empower
58UXD
58UXD
Dec 25, 2020 · Product Management

How A/B Testing Can Resolve Design Dilemmas and Boost Conversion

This article explains what A/B testing is, how designers can use it to resolve conflicting design choices, outlines a step‑by‑step workflow with real‑world examples, discusses its limitations, and shares key findings that improve product experience and conversion rates.

A/B testingProduct DesignUser experience
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How A/B Testing Can Resolve Design Dilemmas and Boost Conversion
JD.com Experience Design Center
JD.com Experience Design Center
Dec 21, 2020 · Product Management

Why Smart Information Design Transforms Backend UI Usability

This article explains the core principles of information design—proximity, dynamics, adaptation, emphasis, pre‑placement, direct access, minimal folding, and default guidance—and shows how applying them in backend interfaces improves visibility, efficiency, and user satisfaction.

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Why Smart Information Design Transforms Backend UI Usability
58UXD
58UXD
Dec 21, 2020 · Product Management

How 58.com Revamped Its Job Search Page with Personalized Recommendations

This case study details 58.com's full‑time recruitment page redesign, shifting from group‑based to individual‑focused personalization, introducing three recommendation zones, a feedback loop, and inclusive, fun UI elements to boost user engagement and application rates.

UX designblue-collarjob recruitment
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How 58.com Revamped Its Job Search Page with Personalized Recommendations
58UXD
58UXD
Dec 15, 2020 · Product Management

How to Make Operational Design Click with Users: A Step‑by‑Step Case Study

This article breaks down operational design into three key questions—design basis, user connection, and result validation—using real‑world case studies, visual analysis, and AB testing data to show how designers can create evidence‑driven, conversion‑focused experiences.

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How to Make Operational Design Click with Users: A Step‑by‑Step Case Study
58UXD
58UXD
Dec 11, 2020 · Product Management

How to Map B2B User Journeys with a 3‑D Role Panorama: A Design Framework

This article explores how B2B product teams can shift from basic functionality to user‑centric design by applying experience measurement models such as HEART‑GSM, TECH, and CES, building a three‑dimensional role panorama that visualizes tasks, handoff moments, and effort levels to uncover actionable design insights.

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How to Map B2B User Journeys with a 3‑D Role Panorama: A Design Framework
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
ITFLY8 Architecture Home
Dec 9, 2020 · Product Management

Mastering Fresh E‑Commerce Product Management: From Category Trees to SKU Strategies

This article provides a comprehensive guide to building and operating a fresh food e‑commerce platform, covering the design of basic category trees, attribute and brand libraries, product lifecycle management, SKU handling, series and combo products, and front‑end classification strategies.

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Mastering Fresh E‑Commerce Product Management: From Category Trees to SKU Strategies
58UXD
58UXD
Dec 8, 2020 · Product Management

How to “Lie Down and Win” in Product Design: Insights from Rental Live‑Streaming

This article recounts how a rental‑live‑streaming product turned pandemic challenges into growth, outlines a five‑point “lie‑down‑to‑win” methodology, and shares practical design and product‑management lessons for achieving rapid, sustainable success in fast‑changing markets.

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How to “Lie Down and Win” in Product Design: Insights from Rental Live‑Streaming
Xianyu Technology
Xianyu Technology
Dec 3, 2020 · Industry Insights

How Xianyu’s Wuyou Gou Solved Platform Gaps with a Tailored Architecture

This article examines the challenges faced by Xianyu's Wuyou Gou service when adapting Alibaba's middle‑platform capabilities to a mobile C2C environment and details the customized architecture, merchant onboarding, product publishing, guide flow, messaging, and transaction processes that enable a seamless, high‑trust shopping experience.

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How Xianyu’s Wuyou Gou Solved Platform Gaps with a Tailored Architecture
58UXD
58UXD
Dec 3, 2020 · Product Management

How 58心宠 Revamped Its Pet Marketplace UI for Better User Experience

This case study details how 58心宠, a pet trading platform, identified outdated design, inconsistent branding, and poor information hierarchy, then implemented visual and structural redesigns—including unified colors, larger typography, improved card layouts, and prioritized transaction flow—to enhance user experience and align with the parent company's ecosystem.

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How 58心宠 Revamped Its Pet Marketplace UI for Better User Experience
58UXD
58UXD
Dec 2, 2020 · Product Management

How Visual Design Boosts Info-Flow Ad Click‑Through Rates

This article explains how streamlined visual design—covering content creativity, color theory, and layout optimization—can significantly increase click‑through rates for information‑flow advertisements by aligning with user psychology and rapid attention spans.

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How Visual Design Boosts Info-Flow Ad Click‑Through Rates
21CTO
21CTO
Nov 27, 2020 · Product Management

How WeChat Grew from a Single Code Line to 1.2 Billion Users

This article chronicles the decade‑long evolution of WeChat from its modest 2010 codebase to a massive ecosystem with over 1.2 billion users, highlighting key product decisions, feature rollouts, and Zhang Xiaolong’s visionary product‑management approach.

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How WeChat Grew from a Single Code Line to 1.2 Billion Users
58UXD
58UXD
Nov 27, 2020 · Product Management

How Ganji Reinvented Its Recruitment Platform to Boost User Retention

Ganji transformed from a multi‑service portal into a focused recruitment platform by redesigning job matching, integrating messaging with job management, and building a blue‑collar social network, addressing key user‑loss points and extending the lifecycle of job seekers.

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How Ganji Reinvented Its Recruitment Platform to Boost User Retention
Yanxuan Tech Team
Yanxuan Tech Team
Nov 27, 2020 · Product Management

Designing Effective Decision‑Type Products: Core Principles and Practices

This article explains what decision‑type products are, outlines their evolution stages, and details the essential design roadmap—including domain modeling, data value extraction, process standardization, system integration, and building a sustainable decision‑feedback loop—to help product teams create automated, data‑driven solutions that continuously improve business outcomes.

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Designing Effective Decision‑Type Products: Core Principles and Practices
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Nov 24, 2020 · Product Management

Boost Team Consensus with User Story Mapping: A Practical Guide

This article explains how product managers can overcome inconsistent requirement understanding, rework, and delays by using user story mapping—a collaborative, visual framework that involves all stakeholders to achieve shared insight, identify pain points, and drive effective product design.

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Boost Team Consensus with User Story Mapping: A Practical Guide
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Nov 22, 2020 · Product Management

Bridging the Gap: How Product Managers Can Collaborate Effectively with Engineers

This article examines the often‑tense relationship between product managers and developers, identifies the main sources of friction from both sides, and offers a structured three‑step approach—including clear direction, rigorous use‑case work, and five communication techniques—to achieve sustainable, win‑win collaboration.

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Bridging the Gap: How Product Managers Can Collaborate Effectively with Engineers
58UXD
58UXD
Nov 20, 2020 · Product Management

How 58 City Partners Redesigned Their Social‑Sharing App for Diverse Users

This case study details how 58 City Partners transformed their WeChat‑based social‑sharing platform by defining four user personas, revamping visual design with efficiency, high‑profit, and fun cues, and upgrading key UI components to boost engagement and conversion across multiple city markets.

Case StudyUX designUser Segmentation
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How 58 City Partners Redesigned Their Social‑Sharing App for Diverse Users
58UXD
58UXD
Nov 20, 2020 · Product Management

Mastering Product Design: A 6‑Step Process from a Top Designer’s Journey

In this insightful session, Liu Yao shares his eight‑year design career across Flickr, Uber, Mobike and Duolingo, outlining a practical six‑step product development workflow—from demand discovery to launch—and offers actionable lessons for designers aiming to broaden their impact.

Case StudyProduct DesignUser experience
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Mastering Product Design: A 6‑Step Process from a Top Designer’s Journey