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The Nintendo Switch Did Everything Right, Except for Just One Thing…

The Product Coalition

I grew up on all its handhelds and home consoles, starting with the original DS back in 2006. This is a pretty important tool for many who are vision-impaired. The most a vision-impaired user can do is simply learn the distinctive sounds the console makes when navigating around the menu. I’m a massive Switch fan.

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Product Failure is An Opportunity

The Product Coalition

The dating platform “YouTube” rebranded as a video website and sold in 2006 to Google for USD 1.6 The decision to pivot in 2006 came at the right time and allowed the team to fully focus on the Twitter product and all of its 5,000 users at the time. Does the product have an imbalanced cost benefit? and let it go.

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Making Meta | Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth (CTO)

Lenny Rachitsky

Boz joined Facebook in 2006 as their approximately 10th engineer, and in his 18-year tenure he built the original News Feed, Messenger, and Groups, as well as many early anti-abuse and infrastructure systems. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.

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Let’s Talk About Faster Horses

The Product Coalition

The quote is attributed to Ford himself for the first time in a letter sent to the UK publication Marketing Week in 2001: “Being market-led implies being led by the consumer — and consumers are bad at coming up with innovations (Henry Ford’s quote: “If I had asked my customers what they wanted they would have said a faster horse” springs to mind…).”

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Getting conversational: HubSpot’s CEO on a new species of disruptor

Intercom, Inc.

Brian says: Intercom’s SVP of Marketing Shane Murphy-Reuter recently caught up with Brian to talk about the importance of conversational relationships and how they can drive exponential business growth. Brian says: “My ‘aha’ was that it was impossible to market to a modern human, they were getting good at blocking it out.”.

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5 Costly Branding Mistakes

UX Planet

By Mary Moore, copywriter at Shakuro Branding holds the promise of propelling your venture to new heights, capturing hearts, and securing your place in the market. SELECT Branding Process by Shakuro Mistake #1: Neglecting market research Market research is the North Star of branding. Yet, it’s a double-edged sword.

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507: Navigating the second product problem – with Greg Coticchia

Product Innovation Educators

This move demonstrates the importance of innovation and risk-taking in maintaining market leadership. Netflix’s Pivot from DVD Rentals to Streaming This example showcases the value of anticipating market changes and adapting business models accordingly. He has served on numerous boards, both profit and nonprofit.