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Lessons from 1,000+ YC startups: Pivoting, resilience, avoiding tar pit ideas, more | Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator, Managing Director)

Lenny Rachitsky

If your venture struggles and innovative strategies are exhausted, consider pivoting. Companies like Brex and Segment thrived after significant pivots that drew on founders’ prior experiences and insights gained from initial concepts. But if there are still untapped ideas, persevere and try them first.

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429: Innovation practices of the best companies – with Sally Kay

Product Innovation Educators

The award started in 1988, and in 2004 the OCI committee was asked to write a chapter for the PDMA Handbook of New Product Development about the OCI award. Innovation strategy is critical. One of their key tactics was to develop an innovation strategy. 9:40] What are key innovation practices that winners have in common?

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6 Things I Learned About PLG and Customer Success

Gainsight

Yet, one cohort of CS leaders exists that I’ve found to truly be special snowflakes: Customer Success teams in companies that employ Product-led Growth strategies. Indeed, since Gitlab is so transparent, you can see their approach , including how they leverage Gainsight , in their online handbook. . Here are the top 6 insights: 1.