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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Product Management Unpacked

AUGUST 21, 2020

With this in mind, company culture, resources and the specific demands of different roles probably play a big part in your decision to take a product management position at a company. When it comes to product management roles in startups vs. large enterprises, there tend to be a few key differences. Product Management at a Startup .

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

Not every company has seen all these changes, but by and large I think it's been a positive push forward and I'm proud of where we've come from and where we have gotten to. -- 2014: "I do not need Product Managers, I can run my company myself,I have the strategy." We've come a long way but we still have far to go. What is Product Management?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Should pre-PMF startups look like this in the end? About 80% of startups don’t find product-market fit. So you might wonder if a pre-product market fit startup should look like this! This explains why some old ideas we investigated at the very beginning resurfaced with some small tweaks later on. What do you think?

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The Product Guy

DECEMBER 15, 2019

He co-founded a Machine Learning technology startup and served as CPO / VP of Product at intu plc (FTSE 100), Selligent Marketing Cloud, Epica.ai Drew has 20 years of experience working with companies, from startups to Fortune 500s, to help conceive of and build digital products to succeed in the marketplace.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

During our careers, we noticed specific issues that re-occur between CEOs and their CPO/VP product in early-stage startups. Early-stage startups are characterized by their fast-paced and dynamic nature, with teams working tirelessly to bring their products to market, validate their assumptions, and gain customer traction.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2023

touches on what startups should and shouldn’t do when striving for product-market fit. Perhaps that’s why Enzo Avigo, CEO of June , reportedly recommends several “dos” and “don’ts” on LinkedIn on how startups can navigate their journey towards product-market fit. But these methods don’t work well for startups. CEO of June.so

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Userpilot

AUGUST 12, 2024

They may abandon the page if the messaging and positioning are confusing or contradictory. Anthony Pierri knows this, and after helping over 200 businesses improve their homepage, he’s hosting the talk “ How to Rewrite Your Homepage With Sharper Positioning & Messaging ” on October 8th. What is positioning?

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

How to stand out as an applicant for a product management position We are talking with Erika Klics. Erika is a former Head of Talent for tech companies who became a Job Search Strategist for startup and scaleup Directors, VPs, and department Heads for Product Management and other functions in tech.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

She positioned herself at the intersection of different functions, collecting input from business stakeholders to define problems, then transmitting requirements to development teams to create solutions.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Perceptual Mapping is perhaps one of my favourite competitive analysis and Product Positioning tools. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 20, 2025

Key results should be measurable outcomes that tells the team whether they are making positive progress, like “200 people sign up for the demo after reading the blog post.” John Doerr’s startup companies would even write their OKRs in the bathroom for everyone to see.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2022

Nimble young businesses, who live by the Lean Startup approach of building, measuring, and learning, move from nothing to a product customers love in what appears, from an established company perspective at least, virtually no time. Startups practice the lean methodology to avoid spending time on things that won’t deliver value.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 11, 2024

They came up with the outcome Passioneers are engaged and positive and clear on their role and responsibilities based on the feedback survey and quiz related to Continuous Discovery Habits. While theyre still testing this process, so far the feedback has been very positive. Adapt discovery to your specific situation.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2020

Melissa begins by describing how there are over 11,000 open Head of Product positions available in the EU today – one of which could be yours. How can you position yourself well now for a future as a product leader, and, once you get the job, what do you do?

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Around 2013, a serial entrepreneur named Mark Randall sold his startup to Adobe and joined Adobe. He realized innovation in a big corporation such as Adobe looks very different from innovation in a startup. Around 2013, a serial entrepreneur named Mark Randall sold his startup to Adobe and joined Adobe.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. . Keywords: Agile , Product, Project, Startup. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. Check out this week’s newest, below…. Director/Sr.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 5, 2024

It’s free, available to everyone, and if you can pull off a great launch, Product Hunt can change your startup’s growth trajectory. However, the little-known truth is that of the thousands of startup founders who try their hand at Product Hunt each week, very few see any impact. One name kept coming up: Leo Bosuener.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 18, 2025

Your startup may be producing the best PMs ever—we just won’t know this yet. A big thank-you to Live Data Technologies ( Jason Saltzman and Ethan Elias ) for sharing this data with us and for helping with the analysis. Caveats: We are looking only at companies that have enough data (i.e.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 23, 2019

Some aspect of the above story is often seen playing out within many companies and startups alike everywhere. As the Lean Startup methodology suggests, build-measure-learn. She works to bring ideas to life by building innovative products in the B2B2C and B2C world that positively influence people’s behavior on a societal scale.

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The Product Guy

JULY 18, 2019

At startups or growth stage companies, a “Product Manager” is responsible for identifying what needs to be built and then executing on building the product. By performing an honest personal inventory of your skills, experience and interests, you will be in a better position to choose the career path that best suits you.

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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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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 7, 2022

Some organizations have the culture of startups while others are based on command and control. Employee engagement means employees are psychologically committed to making a positive contribution at work. Some organizations have the culture of startups while others are based on command and control. Self-management. .

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment.

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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 Guy

MARCH 26, 2020

While startups need to move fast, getting everyone on board with the decisions that are being made is crucial to actually execute fast. This created a positive feedback loop, when more of their ideas were used, more ideas would be suggested and the more proactive they would become by contributing and brainstorming solutions.

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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 became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company.

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UX Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It outlines the value the users will derive and the positive behavioral change they may experience. Lean UX canvas is particularly effective in startup environments where speed, collaboration, and learning are paramount. This section helps you clarify how your product or service creates value for your customer segments.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 22, 2024

Larger companies often have several portfolios; early-stage startups, in contrast, usually have a singleton one—it consists of just one offering. Once you have established an effective product strategizing approach —which often is challenging enough—you’ll be in a great position to transfer your learnings onto the portfolio level.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

However, if you are a startup to execute such an idea, here’s what you want to know about all-in-one product challenges for B2B offerings. I understand the excitement of B2B startups offering “Swiss knife” software. If you’re a startup with limited resources, it’s a big bite to build a valuable solution for multiple personas.

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Innovatemap

MARCH 23, 2025

Startups today are proving they can scale without relying on an endless fundraising cycle. The Innovatemap team partnered with Correy Faciane from Scope Ventures, Mike Cardamone from Forum Ventures and Sarah Ganzenmuller from rediem to offer insights and advice for high-growth tech startup founders.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 19, 2020

As an engineer, UX designer, product manager, and startup advisor for more than 20 years, VP of Product at the Business Talent Group Laura Klein has seen it all , and written the books to prove it: UX for Lean Startups and Build Better Products. Laura Klein on improving chemistry in product teams.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Startup funding was relatively easy to raise. Due to the growing tendency of backing technology businesses, a software startup could raise millions of dollars of funding in their earliest stages of development. This entire chain of changes and new approaches empowered the lean startup era.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This is Season Two of Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on moving from startup to scale-up. Yvonne has taken a data-driven approach to international expansion, successfully avoiding the traps that have ensnared other startups. Listen to the full episode or check out Yvonne’s key takeaways below.

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