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When going fast is not the same as going somewhere

The Product Coalition

Companies like Gillette, a P&G acquisition in 2005, integrated into P&G’s reinforcing rods and maintained a sustainable competitive advantages in their market. Porter differentiates between merely running in the same direction, s imple consistency, and working together to create synergy effects, reinforcement.

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Business Development vs. Product Management

The Product Guy

Ladislav focuses on user centric product development, especially on brand, usability and revenue product challenges. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Dustin Levy Director of Product Management, Gentex Corporation.

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The Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 – a16z’s 68 page analysis (Guest essay by Li Jin)

Andrew Chen

After this analysis, I’m looking for really differentiated verticals of audio. Many apps for listening to podcasts, but little differentiation or loyalty. From our research, users seldom feel passionately — either positively or negatively — about the podcast app they’re using. but may not directly sound like podcasting.

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Product Strategies for Non-Strategists

The Product Guy

Ladislav focuses on user centric product development, especially on brand, usability and revenue product challenges. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Dustin Levy Director of Product Management, Gentex Corporation.

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Rapid Prototyping for Product Managers

The Product Guy

Ladislav focuses on user centric product development, especially on brand, usability and revenue product challenges. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Dustin Levy Director of Product Management, Gentex Corporation.

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What 14 startup investors and advisors taught us about chasing (and finding) product-market fit

Mixpanel

There’s a reason, after all, that Y Combinator chose the slogan “make something people want” shortly after they were founded in 2005. For SaaS companies, investor and entrepreneur Elad Gil likes when he sees major brands finding and using a product organically. It makes sense intuitively. And a keyword here is organic.

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The Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 – a16z’s 68 page analysis

Andrew Chen

After this analysis, I’m looking for really differentiated verticals of audio. Many apps for listening to podcasts, but little differentiation or loyalty. From our research, users seldom feel passionately — either positively or negatively — about the podcast app they’re using. but may not directly sound like podcasting.