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Startups need dual theories on distribution and product/market fit. One is not enough

Andrew Chen

It’s hard to be a product without a strong theory of distribution Here’s a common startup situation. A team busts their ass for months building the first version of their product. Now a big question emerges — how do you get the first people to use your product? It’s almost done.

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The Startup Brand Fallacy: Why brand marketing is mostly useless for consumer startups

Andrew Chen

Brand marketing is mostly useless for consumer startups. Startups build a great brand by being successful, finding product market fit and scaling traction, etc. Early startups should opt out of all of this. and think that’s what caused their success: Great brand. The basics.

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An Organic Farm Startup Onboarding Strategy

The Product Coalition

I recently led a workshop for an organic tech farm startup that wanted to set its foot online for selling organic food to B2B customers. What are those 8 dimensions for startup onboarding strategy? it is the same as a car manufacture ally with software startup working on AI tech to develop autonomous eclectic car AI-based apps.

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Small Cosmetic Brand Product Managers Are Changing The Business

The Accidental Product Manager

New beauty brands have shown up in the market being driven by millennial buyers who buy more cosmetics and skin care than any other demographic. These brands have seen huge growth over the past few years, grabbing market share from the big, established names. The Challenge Ahead For Cosmetic Product Managers.

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After building hundreds of startup brands, Arielle Jackson shares 6 early marketing missteps to avoid

The Review by First Round

For the past 7 years, she’s helped hundreds of companies build their positioning and brands from the ground up, both as our Marketing Expert in Residence here at First Round and in her own consulting work. The course runs in February and applications close on Jan 28th – find out more and apply here. Read This First.

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Strategic Debt Is the Silent Killer of Startups

The Product Coalition

Startups also have a silent killer. Still, because startup life is so hectic — it might feel like business as usual. Note: everything I say here is true for mature product companies as well. The reason I’m talking here primarily about startups is that they are much more volatile than larger companies.

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How Product-Market Fit Really Works (Part 2)

The Product Coalition

The journey to product-market fit might seem random, but it actually has a well defined high-level structure. Here is part two of the guide that will help you find your way to product-market fit. But I have put that aside, accepted her kind offer to join for free, took a brand new notebook, and set out to learn.