The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Product managers who work at startups have their work cut out for them. Nowadays, sharpening your startup product manager skills has become more of a priority than they have ever been. Based on startup statistics shared by Embroker , around 90% of startups fail.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JULY 7, 2024

is a legendary early-stage startup investor and a co-founder and partner at Floodgate. In his new book, Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future , co-authored with Peter Ziebelman, he discusses what he’s found separates startups and founders that break through and change the world from those that don’t.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 23, 2021

Pricing strategy can be one of the biggest challenges for product people, so we asked Founders Factory coach Fanni Fejes to share some of the lessons she teaches founders. The post Pricing Strategy for Product Dummies – Fanni Fejes on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product. Applying anchor pricing.

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Andrew Chen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s hard to be a product without a strong theory of distribution Here’s a common startup situation. 99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. A team busts their ass for months building the first version of their product.

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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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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 24, 2024

He is the CEO and founder of CRED, an Indian-based fintech startup valued at over $6 billion. Prior to CRED, he founded three other startups, including Freecharge, which he sold for over $400 million to Snapdeal. He has also been an advisor to India’s most influential organizations.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Startup Product managers are in charge of setting up the foundation for product management at a new company. That said, while startup product managers are in demand, many prospective professionals still have difficulty figuring out how to embark on this career path. percent for a corporation.

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Lenny Rachitsky

AUGUST 13, 2024

Gustaf Alströmer is a Group Partner at Y Combinator , where he has worked with over 600 startups. Folks were diverse, including former founders and people outside the technology industry, which contributed to better decision-making and a YC-like mindset. Many successful startup founders also learn how to code.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 5, 2024

With more than three decades of experience in the strategic consulting industry, Hamilton has advised over 200 companies—from burgeoning startups to Fortune 100 giants—on how to identify, build, and leverage their unique strategic powers. You should always be thinking about strategy, even before product-market fit.

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Andrew Chen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We target startups at the very earliest stages of development, often teams without products or metrics. These are universal, but for our sector of Games x Tech, we noted a few concrete problems: There’s not really a startup community within Games x Tech. And also, founders are founders. And things are always changing.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 13, 2020

How many startups will survive the COVID-19 economic crisis ? That’s why we are going to consider several current negative impacts of the global issue that have already touched industries. Startups that have started producing their products in China are at risk of experiencing considerable damages or disappear at all.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 14, 2019

In this Path to PM blog post, Sanaz and I discuss applying lean startup principles to media products. In my role, I met with management teams of small and large companies and learned about their growth and monetization strategies, revenue models and technology platforms. This is the reason most startups fail.

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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. Many startups struggle to carry the momentum of the initial growth spurt. . So, why do most startups struggle to scale? Growth is sacred for startups. It’s a phase that energizes the entire team.

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Dear Strategy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Dear Strategy: “Do startups or small businesses really have the time to develop formal strategies like you talk about on the show? Put more simply, a formal strategy is one that is written out. Analyze your competitors and industry. Refresh your strategy. Analyze your customers and market.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 1, 2020

Most of us in the startup community have embraced the principles of Lean product development and MVPs. Despite this, most startups still flatline or fail after their MVP has been released. Startups are complex, so there’s many factors at play. This is precisely why growth curves for most startups are flat forever.

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Bain Public’s associate product managers, Abigail Ramirez Villarroel and Tudor Gafiuc , attended the INDUSTRY: The Product Conference in Cleveland on September 20-21st, 2022. About INDUSTRY. About INDUSTRY's Fireside Chat. QUESTION 1: Do you think that company strategy and product strategy are the same?

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Over the years, I’ve learned a lot through both successes and failures, and these are my top 5 strategies in scaling SaaS businesses from $1M to $500M in revenue: Expand your market. Then apply Lean Startup Principles to hiring by putting people in the role. It turns out there is a lot more work to do. How do you keep growing?

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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. Upsell Strategy (upgrade, expand, replace) b. Win-Loss Analysis 2. User Retention c.

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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. He then further refined his concepts as a business strategy professor at Stanford University.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Strategy and enabling your team to solve problems makes the difference between a boss and an impactful leader. In this series, I look at what I wish I had known when I started as Head of Product… Summary Understanding strategy allows you to effectively delegate, motivate and align so you can move from a nice boss to an effective leader.

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Andrew Chen

JULY 25, 2022

Why you’ll need to rethink your user growth strategy. Downturns fundamentally rewrite the industry’s strategy (and expectations) for user growth. For startups, the bar for raising the next round just went way up, as many investors are waiting out the turbulent market. High growth and high burn are fine.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 21, 2024

Sometimes investing in deep tech requires truly innovative product management strategies and frameworks. Unlike conventional tech startups, deep tech ventures delve into cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnology, promising groundbreaking solutions to complex global challenges.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 27, 2021

How to differentiate and build a competitive advantage that you can sustain and defend over time Photo by Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels Creating your product strategy is hard work. You do not need to become a world leader brand or have the largest share in an entire industry. A winning mindset is crucial during the selection step.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It is a non-profit organization fuelled by ÉTS open to everyone and offers two support programs for startups: the Acceleration program (12 weeks), then the strongest potentials are selected to get into the Propulsion program (24 months). He is a pro in injecting strategies and tactics to monetize his client's businesses.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

It features known and respected speakers from the SaaS industry who share insights, strategies, and best practices to help product teams build and grow successful products. Practical strategies for overcoming common implementation challenges. Strategies for lean scaling and sustainable growth. 8 October, 2024, 6 PM BST.

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

. -- 2014: "I do not need Product Managers, I can run my company myself,I have the strategy." Founders realizing they can't do it all on their own, that Product Management is a career, and an important skill for the executive team. -- 2011: "You are crazy for joining a startup, Melissa. Product Strategy = Company Strategy in this case.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

If you're eager to learn more about Wes Bush's contributions to the PLG industry and how he kickstarted his career, you're in the right place. He began his career in demand generation at fast-growing, VC-backed startups, excelling at driving leads for sales teams. Let’s dive in. Who is Wes Bush?

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

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). I admit that in the past, I have been soured on “strategy” as a discipline.

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Userpilot

MAY 3, 2022

Pair that with in-app communication and you’ve got a pretty good marketing strategy. We’re going to teach you how to craft a marketing strategy made for the enterprise sales cycle so you can adapt your sales process. When your marketing strategy focuses on outbound, it’s not so clear.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 10, 2023

From understanding the different categories of metrics, to identifying the key metrics for your product, to implementing strategies for tracking and analyzing performance, this guide will give you the foundation you need to make data-driven decisions and drive product success.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations.

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Andrew Chen

JUNE 4, 2018

Many of the biggest implosions in recent history – especially ecommerce – have been due to startups getting addicted to paid marketing while fooling themselves on Customer Acqusition Costs. They executed the industry best practices at the time – go to trial-based pricing, hide the free option, optimize landing pages.

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freshtrax

APRIL 11, 2019

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , 20% of startups fail within their first year, 50% fail by their fifth year, and 70% are done by year 10. With so many pressing matters at the forefront of an entrepreneur’s mind, there are many reasons why a startup may fail. Vested is a startup helping small businesses find new employees.

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The Product Cafe

APRIL 6, 2023

💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, and more. Yet, I am the lifeblood of every startup. The Information has reported that the e-commerce industry is grappling with the expensive issue of returns, which have surged during the pandemic.

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Nulab

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Whether you’re an established company with a new product or a brand-new startup, knowing where you fit in the market is vital. Any good positioning strategy begins with plenty of research. Your positioning strategy is about finding your space in the market and focusing your efforts on making that space yours. Let’s get started!

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

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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Bain Public

JUNE 14, 2021

(Montréal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product of Bain Public joins Cédric Tawil, Director at Startup Grind Montreal , in a fireside chat discussing what the future of product management holds and how businesses can prepare for it. This fireside event is hosted by Cédric Tawil from Startup Grind Montreal.

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