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Why Netflix didn’t follow the regular Gold, Silver styled subscription plan names from the beginning

NextBigWhat

It is quite natural for any company to follow the industry trend of naming pricing plans – after all, use the nomenclature what others are using, as customers (we hope) understand these nomenclatures quite well. And you have to spend ad money/attention educating consumer on what the name of the plans mean. Simple, right?

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The Product Strategy and the Product Life Cycle

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] A Brief Introduction to the Product Lifecycle Model As its name suggests, the product lifecycle model describes how a product develops over time. To enter growth, Apple offered third-party apps and started selling the product in their stores and online shop—to name just a few of the changes.

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Let’s Talk About Faster Horses

The Product Coalition

He died in 1947, and the first appearance of the faster horses quote attributed to Ford was in 2001. In 1999, however, a cruise ship designer named John McNeece wanted to give an example of why it’s problematic to ask customers what they want. He didn’t say Ford said it, but he speculated what could have been such an answer.

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Paying It Forward

Mironov Consulting

I remember major tech downturns in 1985, 1992, 2001 and 2008.  Especially  Especially 2001.  I  I quit my third startup on Sept 1st, 2001, in a very hot tech moment.  For the first time, I was asking for help rather than offering it, which was new and strange and deeply humbling for a name-brand MBA.  But

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Todd Russell Hill 1967 – 2001

DevelopmentCorporate

He passed away on September 11, 2001, when the Towers fell. Todd was never recovered and his name is inscribed on panel S-46 of the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Todd was never recovered and his name is inscribed on panel S-46 of the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Todd Hill was an account executive with QRS Corporation.

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Product Manager vs. Product Owner

Melissa Perri

It was all the same work I had been doing before, but now it had a different name. I liked this name. Scrum came on the scene just before the Agile Manifesto was written in 2001. I went on being called a Business Analyst as I worked at banks and other financial services companies. It introduced the concept of a Product Owner.

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357: 5 steps for prioritizing product features – with Kareem Mayan

Product Innovation Educators

Helping us is someone who’s been prioritizing customer feedback professionally since 2001. His name is Kareem Mayan, and he is a co-founder at? Helping us is someone who’s been prioritizing customer feedback professionally since 2001. His name is Kareem Mayan, and he is a co-founder at?Savio,