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How to Build Mobile Apps Customers Really Want

Alchemer Mobile

“The average app loses 77 percent of its DAUs (Daily Average Users) within the first three days after the install” according to research conducted in late 2018 by Andreessen Horowitz general partner Andrew Chen and mobile intelligence startup Quettra. Develop real personas that reflect your customers. Know Thy Customer—and Thy Enemy.

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9 essential sales steps you need to grow your SaaS startup

Intercom, Inc.

In the early stages of most SaaS startups’ lives, the CEO or founder often acts as the initial head of sales. It is important that these friendly connections represent the target persona market you have outlined, as otherwise, the feedback loop is likely to be weak. Iterate the product based on feedback.

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455: Stop making these mistakes when trying to get your next product job – with Erika Klics

Product Innovation Educators

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. When it comes to PM leadership roles, hiring teams would share the same small handful of reasons for rejecting candidates.

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Validate Your Idea: The Proven 5-Step Method For Product Success + Free Canvas

The Product Coalition

As product managers, it’s our job to develop solutions that solve real problems for our customers and create value for the business. Chances are, it might have been because the team wasn’t using the hypothesis-driven approach correctly. But with so many potential ideas to pursue, how do you know which ones are worth pursuing?

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365: Innovation accounting metrics to improve product management – with Esther Gons

Product Innovation Educators

Innovation accounting for teams, managers, and strategy – for product managers. the development of new business models. She has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and mentored several hundred startups. Eric Ries coined the term innovation accounting in his book Lean Startup. Esther is the CEO of?GroundControl,

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Best Userpilot Alternatives in 2021 – By Use Case and Persona

Userpilot

If you’re an early-stage startup on a very tight budget (under $100 per month) the options for you include: Intercom, Userguiding and Product Fruits. Userguiding and Product Fruits offer more features, but have very clonky and buggy UX and UI, which makes them feel ‘half-baked’ and offers a poor user experience. ease of use.

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Inspiring Strong Product Leaders: A Conversation with Petra Wille

Product Talk

While I tend to focus on helping teams, Petra’s work centers around helping product leaders—the people who manage product managers. She has a big focus on people development, helping product managers and product leaders get better at their craft. I decided to join a smaller startup, which was a company called XING. Tweet This.