Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Okay, let’s say you already have a clear strategy that users have validated. You’ve done customer development, and you have a set of features that were derived from validated hypotheses. Now it’s time to prioritize the features for the next release. So what is your prioritization criteria? A common mistake many of us make is to “take a stab” at […] The post How to Use a Scorecard to Prioritize Features first appeared on Daniel Elizalde.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Kim Scott, veteran of Google, Apple, Dropbox and Twitter, shares what she's learned — especially the importance of giving a damn.

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Product Culture

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in April 1975 (Source: Ford Library) At 6:15 am on October 6, 1973, Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to US President Nixon, was abruptly awoken by Joseph Sisco, his Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. According to Kissinger’s new book, Crisis, The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises , “As I forced myself awake, I heard Sisco’s gravelly voice insisting that Israel and two Arab co

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Tyner Blain

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

You’ve got some shiny new segmentation data about prospective customers; how much they earn, where they are located, how old they are. How does that help you make decisions about your product? You know this information, but you don’t really know your audience, or why they might become your customers. Customer Needs Are A Function of Intent.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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DISQO

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

When “The Lean Startup” author, Eric Ries, realized the value of validated learning, the easiest way for him to get in front of prospective customers was by building an initial version of his product, launching it, and evaluating the feedback. After all, his startup consisted primarily of engineers so building products was what they were good at, what they did quickly, and perhaps one of the only things they could do efficiently.

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Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Feature prioritization is one an essential responsibility of Product Management. All the work you do– customer development, internal horse-trading, market research, etc.–culminates with a list of prioritized features for the development team to build. And yet, if prioritization is so important, why is it so difficult to do? Why is there so much confusion around it?

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Arielle Jackson has experience crafting marketing campaigns at Google, Facebook and Square. This is her messaging toolbox.

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UserTesting

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

People don’t read. We strain over writing the perfect customer support emails, website copy, FAQs, and item descriptions, and they largely go unnoticed. People just don’t have the attention span. It wasn’t always this way. In 2000, the average person’s … The post 6 Ways to Keep Bad Copywriting from Killing Your Product appeared first on UserTesting Blog.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Demoing products is Rob Falcone's bread and butter. Now he wants to pass the wisdom of his experience along so others can demo better.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Molly Graham helped structure compensation at Facebook and now Quip. She's emerged with these rules for creating a fair, motivating system.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

According to First Round Partner Rob Hayes, there are only three things new founders need to focus on to succeed.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Ann Mehl and Jerry Colonna coach startups to communicate more clearly. These are the quick tips they've seen make a huge impact.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Steve Blank explains how entrepreneurs can use a tool called the Business Model Canvas to find the ideal co-founder for their startup.

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Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Caryn Marooney, Head of Technology Communications for Facebook, shares the PR secrets that help companies get great press.

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Technology 68

First Round Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

First Round Partner Bill Trenchard on how the best CEOs in tech get the most out of their time.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Julie Zhuo, Director of Product Design, shares Facebook's in-depth process for hiring talented designers step by step.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

There are three ways to dominate a market: product leadership, cost leadership or customer intimacy leadership. Here's how to achieve it.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

Data Visualization

First Round Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Carly Guthrie has run HR for major restaurant groups and startups. Here, she shares lessons for startups looking to hold onto their talent.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

“HELL YEAH WE'RE USING @SlackHQ AT WORK I. LOVE. SLACK.

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Strategy 89

First Round Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Stanford Business and Engineering Professor Bob Sutton shares the tactics startups can use to grow fast without fatally breaking.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Molly Graham joined Facebook at 400 employees and helped turn a culture of chaos into a streamlined organization. Here's how she did it.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

After 24 years climbing the corporate ladder, Scott Crabtree now focuses on data-driven approaches to what makes people happy at work.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Patty McCord drafted the foundational document on culture in Silicon Valley for Netflix. Here, she highlights the key takeaways.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Carly Guthrie has helped onboard new employees in startup offices and crowded restaurants. Here's what she learned from hard-won experience.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Startups can't succeed without the trust of their customers. Here, Urbansitter CEO Lynn Perkins shares how to bake trust into your product.

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Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

If you take what you're doing too seriously, you're likely to squeeze the life out of it. Here's a guide to letting your projects stay stupid and fun.

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First Round Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

TalentBin Founder Peter Kazanjy knows the qualities that make a good recruiter, and has a rubric for building out your hiring strategy.

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Strategy 52

First Round Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Anand Iyer, former Head of Product at Threadflip, on how marketplaces can build trust in order to build their businesses.

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