The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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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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Mind the Product

MARCH 23, 2017

We’re delighted to announce our first three speakers, who will share their unique insights on building products in SaaS, how to be more creative and innovative, and how to change enterprise culture; Tickets are on sale now! The post Innovation, SaaS, and Enterprise: Announcing the First Three Speakers for #mtpcon London!

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

About The Product Mentor. The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People. View the live stream….

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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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Mind the Product

JULY 9, 2019

After leaving the Navy and working on nuclear submarines, Dan Olsen embarked on a career that has spanned enterprises and start-ups, consulting, speaking, writing, and running the Lean Product & Lean UX meetup. He joined us to talk about product/market fit: what it is, how to know when you have it, and how to achieve it.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

About The Product Mentor. The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People. View the live stream….

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

We’re kicking off a new venture with an enterprise tech product at its core. I’m eager to see the founding team we’ve put together succeed, so I’ve put together a list of books that contain the ideas that I’ve found most useful for a new product venture at this stage (getting from 0.1 Lean Startup by Eric Ries?—?Build,

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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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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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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Startup funding was relatively easy to raise. Enterprises such as Qualcomm and Cisco lost some portion of their market share, while Amazon and eBay had declines in their company valuations. Aftermath The decade after the dot-com crash was known as a period of limited cash investment and skepticism towards technology startups.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The classic example sees a company move from niche startup to mainstream scale-up, but it can also see companies hone their product-market fit by focusing on a more specialized, and yet more lucrative, user base. Enterprise Level ($100,000 +). Paid marketing activity will be important here, as will brand equity.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2023

There’s lots of writing about Product Led Growth (PLG). Yet I’ve read relatively little about the key question: when should a startup even try to take the PLG route? Specifically, if you’re planning on enterprise contracts of $10k+ a year, those are almost impossible to do with PLG. And I’ve heard many misconceptions about it.

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Andrew Chen

JANUARY 9, 2020

Fascinating discussion about what it’s like for a serial entrepreneur to raise money, operate a startup, lessons learned, etc. Why startups are hard – the math of venture capital tells the story. Why startups are hard – the math of venture capital tells the story. Is your startup idea already taken?

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Unify data and simplify partner integrations with enterprise-class security and reliability. Developers can remove the pains associated with constantly incorporating new SDKs into an app and focus on delivering products that transform the customer experience. Mobile in-app feedback tools & solutions. Apptentive.

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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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Mind the Product

JANUARY 28, 2019

They go from planning one product to the next, foregoing the opportunity to establish fundamental product instincts, which only develop after managing the same product for an extended period of time. My article “ 10 Hacks of Customer-Centric Enterprise Product Managers ” dives into this deeper.

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Product Management Unpacked

AUGUST 15, 2019

Greg Coticchia, the executive director of Carnegie Mellon University’s new Master of Science in Product Management program, was recently a guest on The Pitchwerks Podcast , a weekly audio show hosted by Scot MacTaggart that talks about sales, marketing and startups. Those who sell the product – marketing and sales.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 4, 2019

But as it started selling more and more into the enterprise, it staffed up with a deep and strong one. But when it came to selling Dropbox Enterprise, it added several. It’s become apparent that for hypergrowth SaaS startups today, there are two distinct phases. How to bring formal sales into a growing startup.

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Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck). How startups die from their addiction to paid marketing. It’s so easy to get your product jumpstarted by buying ads to drive users, and hey, the LTVs and CAC ratios are working! What’s next for marketplace startups?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 24, 2021

Photo by Ono Kosuki from Pexels OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a useful tool for goal setting and team alignment, and in recent years they have gone from being used primarily in quantitative parts of the organization (namely sales and marketing) to being very popular in product and technology as well.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Do you want to make your brand stand out from the competition in the modern digital market? Today, businesses starting from small startups to large enterprises create 2D animated commercials and explainer videos to boost their marketing campaigns. 2D animation video production is an exciting and super-creative process.

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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. Please do shoot a message in case you need any help!

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2021

Which product analytics tools should you be using? And what type of analytics really matters for a product marketing manager? Some analytic tools are confusing, some are difficult to use, and some are downright irritating, making it hard to access the product growth insights you need. How many analytics tools do you need?

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 20, 2016

He wrote the step-by-step guide for implementing Lean startup practices, titled Running Lean , created the Lean Canvas tool, and blogs regularly about these topics at www.leanstack.com. Now he has a new book about applying Lean Startup principles to go from new product concept to a product that is achieving predictable success with customers.

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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?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 28, 2019

What No One Tells You About Being a Product Manager at an Early Stage Startup Over a year ago, I asked around, searched for books or articles, went to several talks but found very little advice on being a product manager at an early-stage startup. Finally, make sure to focus on the highest value product initiatives.

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Sachin Rekhi

APRIL 12, 2020

In Silicon Valley, we've become well-versed in the importance of finding product/market fit as the most important early pursuit for any new product or startup. Beyond product/market fit, it turns out business strategy really does matter.

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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? Ignoring Competition.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 25, 2019

If you’re reading this, you might be familiar with Paul Graham’s famous article “ Startup=Growth ,” where he lays out the difference between traditional businesses and startups. Paul Graham puts it like this: “A startup is a company designed to grow fast”. Another key question is whether your product can serve both markets.

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Amplitude

MARCH 1, 2018

Startup founders and product leaders are building the future. Building startups is hard and getting harder. However, customer expectations on the value and level of service a software product should offer them are very high today. Finding Product Market Fit. Go Product! 90% Scholarship.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

About The Product Mentor. The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People. View the live stream….

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

About The Product Mentor. The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People. View the live stream….

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

This is Season Two of Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on moving from startup to scale-up. Product, marketing, and sales are table stakes for growth. In that process, the whole sales, marketing, products, go-to-market, commercial model is going to change. Invest in the five stars for growing your market.

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Mixpanel

MAY 17, 2021

We sat down with the angel investor, startup founder, and business author to get his valuable thoughts on what it takes to hit the road to SaaS success in today’s changing world, including how to land on the best company metrics to watch at various growth stages and how to lean on your company story before you’ve got anything to measure.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 17, 2021

A Growth PM focuses on all aspects of an already launched product to improve either customer retention, revenue or product market fit. If a PM lies in this quadrant, the product manager could be a PM for a specialty piece of enterprise software or a specialty use of a piece of enterprise software(For eg.

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Amplitude

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Finding product-market fit is hard. It’s the most important job for any team at an early stage startup. To help support these teams, we are offering a 12 month scholarship to Amplitude’s growth plan for all seed-stage startups that qualify. The best product experience wins. Here’s how to apply.

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