The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It can be a full-blown CPO responsibility or a CTO who runs both product and technology. These founders have many great qualities, but many times prior product experience isn’t one of them. If they can’t be the professional mentor of the product manager, what is it that they should be doing?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2020

In my opinion, this is absolutely key for a product team. There’s no standard academic path for product people. This is especially true when your product team is composed of different roles such as product management, product marketing, and product design. Here are my 4 key takeaways: 1.

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Andrew Chen

JANUARY 9, 2020

Magic metrics indicating a startup probably has product/market fit. 5) market-by-market (or logo-by-logo, if SaaS) comparison where denser/older networks have higher engagement over time (network effects). The Head/Heart/Hands framework. 1) cohort retention curves that flatten (stickiness). 3) viral factor >0.5

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Andrew Chen

JANUARY 9, 2020

Magic metrics indicating a startup probably has product/market fit. 5) market-by-market (or logo-by-logo, if SaaS) comparison where denser/older networks have higher engagement over time (network effects). The Head/Heart/Hands framework. 1) cohort retention curves that flatten (stickiness). 3) viral factor >0.5

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