The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

Vertical Integration for Startups In the past couple of years, I have worked with multiple startups in an advisory capacity and this has provided an opportunity to think about strategy in innovative ways. I apply this lens to a startup that develops solutions in the health-tech market. Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 30, 2022

By building a strong business tech stack for your startup – covering everything from incorporation to growing long-lasting customer relationships – you can not only win back time and establish best practices, but create a solid foundation for your business to grow. Ready to take your startup to the next level?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This action not only creates new, frequently recurring revenue streams, but it also raises the value for enterprises. Horizontal SaaS has been around considerably longer than Vertical SaaS, has a larger market, and is more difficult to saturate. A guide to vertical strategy implementation for SaaS startups: Tips included 1.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Observations of a B2C startup product manager working in enterprise. A startup, finding its feet and learning how to stand, should by certain logic be less wise, less capable and less developed than its older, wiser counterparts. I once heard an anecdote about a very young child being told a story about a very old man.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 8, 2020

And the challenge is a lot harder in an enterprise context, where the buyer and the user aren’t necessarily one and the same person. Many businesses struggle to strike a balance between freemium’s light-touch customer engagement with the more involved enterprise sales process. Crowning the customer. Shortening the sales cycle.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

Finally, “ Building for Business: Product Management in Enterprise Software ” is a truly B2B-focused Product Management book, written by Blair Reeves (Salesforce) and Benjamin Gaines (Adobe) for “all the ones who aren’t part of the Silicon Valley startup bread”. But why is working in enterprise software now different?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 9, 2020

A pattern I’ve seen 4 or 5 times seems worth describing, since other folks may be experiencing it: a very early-stage B2B/enterprise company brings on a full sales team before finding product/market fit. First, let’s recapping the basics of why we hire enterprise sales teams and what they do. “Always Be Closing!”

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 24, 2022

Case Category: Market sizing & Estimation, Goals & Measures Case Type: Investor pitch by a startup planning to launch smartwatches in India ?? Apart from bringing TAM, SAM, SOM, also get the growth projection for 2–4 years and demonstrate the strategic roadmap while covering the marketing strategy.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 16, 2021

Here we provide a brief overview of the best app developers for startups for 2021. From day one, most startups are concerned with the question “How to find the best technology partner.” To make things easier for you, we have compiled a list of the best app development companies with immense expertise in working with startups.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

TL; DR: How to Make Agile Work in Fast-Growing Startups For years, I worked in several Berlin-based, fast-growing startups in my capacity as Scrum Master, agile coach, and Product Owner. work in a fast-growing startup. Also, let me introduce you to the anti-patterns agile startups shall avoid at all costs. ??

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The reality was, though, that Covid had impacted marketing budgets across all industries, most of the time in a drastic way. The big issue was that in the context of very low budget, the extra data was just a nice-to-have for marketing teams. Very quickly, we were able to build a significant lead flow (up to 350k ARR by end of April).

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Userpilot

MAY 13, 2024

Is your team struggling to determine the return on investment (ROI) of product marketing strategies? Or are you looking for ways to improve the performance of your marketing campaigns? In either case, marketing analytics tools can come to your rescue. That, in turn, helps optimize your marketing strategies and budget allocation.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 18, 2024

They possess an unwavering conviction in their startup’s potential, even in the face of daunting obstacles. Understanding the distinction between a genuinely innovative startup idea and one that merely garners initial enthusiasm can save founders time, resources, and energy in the long run, steering them toward more promising ventures.

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 4, 2020

A pattern I’ve seen 4 or 5 times seems worth describing, since other folks may be experiencing it: a very early-stage B2B/enterprise company brings on a full sales team before finding product/market fit. First, let’s recapping the basics of why we hire enterprise sales teams and what they do.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 14, 2019

Not surprisingly, when you’re looking for customer validation for B2B products, there simply aren’t as many datapoints to draw from in enterprise product management as there are for consumer products. The following are some tips and tricks I’ve learned working on B2B products at Google and Rubrik, a startup in the cloud data management space.

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Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Breaking Into Enterprise Customers at Shopify. Shopify Plus was launched in 2014 to offer large & hypergrowth businesses a customizable enterprise platform without the cost of existing options. I can’t help thinking this is a way of experimenting in the greatest tradition of the Lean Startup. What do they want?

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DevelopmentCorporate

MAY 9, 2024

In the realm of venture capital, it's pivotal for startups, particularly those led by enterprise software product managers, to be transaction-ready to attract seed and Series A investments effectively. This readiness involves a meticulous preparation focusing on product robustness, market validation, and sound financial planning.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2023

Yet I’ve read relatively little about the key question: when should a startup even try to take the PLG route? Why NOT to PLG I’ll start off by saying that even though we went with PLG, I still don’t think it’s the best choice for most startups: First of all, it’s not a good fit for many companies and products. To PLG later?

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freshtrax

JULY 16, 2019

This makes it a hot spot for startups in Japan because of how much potential there is to grow there. These investments stimulate entrepreneurship in Japan causing the Japanese startup scene to be hotter than ever before. Curious to know which innovative startups are successful in Japan? Market Capitalization. SanBio Ltd.

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Roy Madden

JANUARY 29, 2021

We are looking for a VP Marketing with a proven track record of driving growth in an early stage B2B SaaS environment. You will be responsible for developing and executing the Feedly marketing strategy. Establish data-oriented practices to optimize performance and continually improve the efficiency and impact of marketing channels.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 13, 2020

How many startups will survive the COVID-19 economic crisis ? Startups that have started producing their products in China are at risk of experiencing considerable damages or disappear at all. Enterprises are actively thinking about how to find alternative suppliers. How will it look like?—?the And what’s most important?—?what

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Modus Create

JULY 2, 2021

If you’ve ever worked in a successful early-stage startup, you must be familiar with the euphoria of the first signs of growth. It’s one thing to validate your idea in the market. Many startups struggle to carry the momentum of the initial growth spurt. . So, why do most startups struggle to scale? Until it isn’t. .

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Marketing your SaaS is a complex task involving many roles, one being a growth marketer. But you may be thinking, what exactly is the role of a growth marketer, and how do they help grow your product ? In contrast, traditional marketing managers primarily concentrate on classic marketing campaigns for customer acquisition.

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Modus Create

JUNE 7, 2022

With new offerings from both startups and established competitors crowding the market space every day, you need to operate efficiently to maximize profit margins and increase market share. The post Application Modernization Guide for Enterprises appeared first on Modus Create.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

The role of a Product Owner/Manager/Strategist is to help startups capture and transform customer insights into full product experiences that in turn increase customer satisfaction, loyalty, retention, and the business values.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 21, 2018

Chatbots push salespeople and marketers past the physical limitations of being human: our need to sleep, our loathe of repetitive tasks, our inability to multitask conversations. Enterprise bot. Enterprise Bot – move high-value customers faster through the funnel. Out of office bot. Pricing page. Competition bot. Level: Easy.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 8, 2017

Enterprise software is in the middle of a design-led revolution. Intuitive interfaces have entered our enterprise lives, much more striking in similarity to their consumer app cousins. Enterprise product management, however, is a mindset change. is enterprise product management a glorified title for project management?

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In the early stages of most SaaS startups’ lives, the CEO or founder often acts as the initial head of sales. Define your marketing personas. To do this it is necessary to create marketing personas that represent your ideal prospect or match your ideal customer profile. How do they describe the category?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Have you ever wondered why a Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy is required when you launch a product or service? The EDC is an autonomous body that promotes the cultivation of startups and entrepreneurial ideas. During my time in the EDC, I participated in startup brainstorming sessions. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy?

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Andrew Chen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

It brings together all the growth levers: Viral growth, performance advertising, consumer growth techniques – but also inbound marketing, enterprise sales, etc., There’s a spectrum that goes from Atlassian (all self-serve, no enterprise sales team) all the way to a traditional enterprise company like Oracle.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2022

Recently one of the founders of a hot startup asked me, “How do we know if we should add new value props for existing customers or continue to invest in existing ones? The initial phases 2 and 3 (the time between startups raising Series A to raising Series B) play a massive role in achieving the 2T3D growth dream.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 3, 2020

A Freshly-Minted Startup Here to Redefine Social Media Management More than three decades ago, becoming an entrepreneur was not for everyone. Whether you are a freelancer, a home-bird entrepreneur, an enterprise, or a budding start-up, the need for a strong social media presence is inevitable, for obvious reasons. Meet Ubercircle?—?A

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Userpilot

APRIL 8, 2022

Product market fit, often just called product/market or “P/M” is one of the most important Lean Startup concepts. There is a lot of information out there about why it’s important for having a successful product and grow your business, but finding out how to achieve product-market fit can still feel elusive.

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NextBigWhat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In the last few weeks, I have spoken to 38 SAAS founders and if I have to sum up SAAS advice from all, it will be: Sell to Enterprises. Mid-market? That's for losers. What about monday.com? There are some points that need to be highlighted :

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Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 25, 2024

Moore’s work is focused on the market dynamics surrounding disruptive innovations, and how one overcomes the challenge of transitioning from serving early adopters to the mainstream. Crossing the chasm requires selling to “pragmatist customers” who, unlike early adopters, will not buy on the basis of a vision.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 18, 2021

Product marketing can be tricky to define. It’s not sales, it’s not product management , and it’s not “traditional” marketing either. In this article, we’ll demystify product marketing for product managers. What is Product Marketing’s Job? Product Marketing Is About Strategy, Not Tactics.

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