The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Being a Product Manager at an Early Stage Startup In my previous article , I reflected on a few things that I would tell myself if I could travel back in time and the concept of “three waves of changes.” In this post, I want to talk about the three most important lessons I have learned so far as a Product Manager at a startup.

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Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Mind the Product returns to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 16-17 and promises to be one of our best product conferences yet, with a leadership forum, more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. Conference Tickets. Christina Wodtke, Author and Lecturer.

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Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 1, 2021

My book aims to change that, systematically laying out concepts for startups and folks launching new products to consider. Marketplace startups often provide these opportunities to this group. Jahan Khanna, cofounder/CTO of Sidecar spoke of its origin: It was obvious that letting anyone sign up to a driver would be a big deal.

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Andrew Chen

AUGUST 8, 2022

Yes, the most famous early implementation of referral programs came from Dropbox, which inspired a generation of startups — particularly YCombinator-backed startups — to experiment with similar ideas. Big bang launch at a tech conference. Why did this make sense for them? … but then failing!

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