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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

They possess an unwavering conviction in their startup’s potential, even in the face of daunting obstacles. Understanding the distinction between a genuinely innovative startup idea and one that merely garners initial enthusiasm can save founders time, resources, and energy in the long run, steering them toward more promising ventures.

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Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical Integration for Startups

The Product Coalition

Vertical Integration for Startups In the past couple of years, I have worked with multiple startups in an advisory capacity and this has provided an opportunity to think about strategy in innovative ways. I apply this lens to a startup that develops solutions in the health-tech market. Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical

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Lean Startup in Large Corporations: Navigating Between Innovation and Pragmatism

The Product Coalition

However, with the growing need for innovation and agility, many of these companies are looking at methodologies like Lean Startup to help them adapt and thrive in turbulent waters. In this scenario, trying to implement the Lean Startup methodology might be like suggesting that “shortcut” to the ocean liner.

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A Solo Designer’s Journey in a Fast-Growing Startup

UX Planet

From design-team-of-thirty to design-team-of-one Over the past two years, I have been a design-team-of-one at a fast-growing startup, and the experience has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. In a startup environment, where resources are often limited, collaboration becomes not just a preference but a necessity.

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Scaling to the Masses - Fit Your Product for a Larger User Base

Speaker: Dustin Smith, Sr. Product Manager, Incubator

Whether you're running a small startup or trying to get your idea to take off in a large corporation, you'll need the right tools and perspective to scale your product. If a product can't withstand a growing user base and diverse team, it'll never leave the think tank.

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Case Study: Basecamp’s Shape Up From a Product Manager’s Perspective

The Product Coalition

Growing challenges But as the company grew from a startup up to scaleup, it became increasingly more difficult to get to the same pace of shipping new features as before. a document that explains the functionality from the user’s perspective combined with technical possibilities and business goals. Difficult but great.

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Can Lean Product Management Help Startups Build Strong Products?

The Product Coalition

In fact, the biggest advantage that you can leverage from a startup perspective is Lean product management (‘Lean’ or ‘LPM’). In this article, we will look at what Lean product management is, how it can help you and how it can help your startup build great products that your customers love. In the startup context.

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