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The Disproportionate Impact of Coaching on Startup Survival

Bain Public

It is a known fact that startups which are accompanied or coached, view their chances of success as being much higher compared to those that are not. of accompanied startups assess their chances of survival as strong, especially during the current uncertain climate. of startups rate their chances of survival as high, 13.5%

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How To Break Into Product Management—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MBAs from technical and engineering backgrounds will have an edge, so if that’s not you, you should focus on evidencing your abilities to be technical in those interviews. You often see entrepreneurs move into a product management role after their startup. Basically, the strategy is similar. What’s your take?

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An OKR Fable

Product Bookshelf

OKRs were brought from Intel to Google by John Doerr where the method gained popularity within the high tech and startup communities. The first part of Radical Focus is a story about a startup which sells tea. The story begins with the struggling founders meeting with their top advisor and board member who recommends OKRs.

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Don’t Miss These Speakers at #mtpcon San Francisco

Mind the Product

His startup career includes Tumbleweed, Timestamp, WildPackets, inCode, and many others. Christina has helped to grow companies like LinkedIn, Yahoo, Zynga, and the New York Times, as well as numerous startups throughout Silicon Valley. He has experienced IPO, acquisition, rapid growth, and crushing failure. Get your tickets.

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How To Break Into Product Management—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MBAs from technical and engineering backgrounds will have an edge, so if that’s not you, you should focus on evidencing your abilities to be technical in those interviews. You often see entrepreneurs move into a product management role after their startup. Basically, the strategy is similar. What’s your take?

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The Subscription Value Loop: A framework for growing consumer subscription businesses

Lenny Rachitsky

The framework is based on his experience advising dozens of consumer subscription businesses, as well as his analysis of over 30,000 consumer subscription apps (based on proprietary data provided by RevenueCat ) and interviews with leaders at dozens of top consumer subscription companies. Your tips have been invaluable.

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

” But I work in startups. 30 days is a long time at a startup, so I would dispute that you should wait and do nothing for 30 days. In a startup environment, the clock’s is ticking. They may talk your ear off about Kubernetes or some Erlang or a niche technical project. So, I would say listen for about a week.