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10 technical strategies to avoid when scaling your startup (and 5 to embrace)

Intercom, Inc.

From premature optimization to over-engineering solutions for your product, it’s easy to get caught up in making technology decisions that slow you down instead of speeding you up. So when it comes to building your technical strategy, you need to assess each component in relation to what success will look like for your business.

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523: #1 change to make OKRs work for you – with Ben Lamorte

Product Innovation Educators

Here’s how the two approaches differ: Aspect Traditional MBOs OKRs Compensation Link Directly tied to bonuses Deliberately separated from compensation Goal Structure Combined goals and metrics Separated objectives from measurable results Review Cycle Usually annual More frequent (e.g.,

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Balancing Product Vision with Market Realities: Exclusive TPG Live Recap

The Product Guy

Shift from fixed yearly planning to rolling quarterly reviews to allow flexibility in roadmap decisions. Translate technical details into user-friendly language using real-world analogies. Whats Next for Patreon Members Your support enables us to keep delivering valuable, community-driven events.

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How To Partner With Technology Suppliers

The Product Coalition

Having worked on a number of large technology programmes involving the selection and management of strategic suppliers, I wanted to share my perspectives from the ‘buy side’ on how to build effective partnerships. Don’t think of strategic alignment as a one time event. They offer value beyond ‘contracted services’ (e.g.

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Is Your Product Analytics Broken? How to Actually Act on the Data You Collect

Userpilot

It also draws out the process by requiring time-consuming agreement on needs and strict protocols, like QA reviews. Often due to analysis paralysis , overwhelming amounts of information, or a lack of clear insights that drive product decisions. Think about Apu, the ever-diligent Kwik-E-Mart owner. But why bother fixing it?

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12 Best NPS Software and Survey Tools to Consider

Userpilot

It is tailored for product teams who need to send NPS surveys inside their app and analyze it without technical expertise. 3 Delighted for e-commerce, tech, and non-profit teams Creating NPS surveys with Delighted. So they make it easier to send these surveys and get more responses.

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Stakeholder Involvement in The Scrum Events

The Product Coalition

Represented by the Product Owner and actively engaged with the Scrum Team at Sprint Review.” Scrum only defines five events namely, The Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective. The Scrum Guide Sprint Review?—? The Sprint Review happens at the end of the Sprint timebox.

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