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Slowing Down: Choosing Not to Set Goals for 2023

Product Talk

During the ‘08 recession, I was the CEO of a startup that saw our revenue go effectively to zero in a few short months. So What’s Next: Looking Ahead to 2023. Looking ahead to 2023, I’m prioritizing things like playing outside and other activities that recharge me. So 2023 will be a sabbatical year for me.

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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower - Product Management

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. What does the role demand? Exploring new technologies? It might be.

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Product Drive 2023 – How to Build Products Users Love

Userpilot

It’s 2023, and customers have options. The expert speakers at Product Drive 2023 will answer these and many more questions. The 2023 edition is the biggest so far, with 20 speakers and four categories. However, there has been an explosion in 2023, and you can’t escape incorporating AI into your processes.

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Saas Startups: An Upward Trend Booming in The Future

The Product Coalition

The reasons why Saas startups are recently making a huge wave to become the next trillion-dollar industry. Over the past years, investment in SaaS startups has been increasing steadily. Saas startups that provide software as a service have a good delivery model. Key Benefits of Saas — Must know for Saas Startups 1.

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The 2023 OpenView SaaS Benchmarks Report: Key Metrics for Early-Stage SaaS Companies

DevelopmentCorporate

The 2023 OpenView SaaS Benchmarks Report outlines seven key metrics for startups with ARR below $1M and between $1M and $5M to aid in growth and decision-making. The post The 2023 OpenView SaaS Benchmarks Report: Key Metrics for Early-Stage SaaS Companies first appeared on Development Corporate.

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Product Briefing – September 28, 2023

Department of Product

(Better by Design) Strategy – Startups using lean methodologies are less likely to engage in innovation Do lean startup methodologies result in innovation? But, this model means startups fail to adopt longer term, innovative, strategic bets that can’t be tested quickly. Enter your email to receive your briefing.

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Product Briefing – November 2, 2023

Department of Product

Other products worth checking out this week include a new customer support startup called Plain. US tech salaries are at a 5 year low, decreasing 9% from $141,000 to $129,000 from 2022 to mid-2023. Other product news in brief Google has committed to investing $2 billion to AI startup and OpenAI rival Anthropic.