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Why we need Product Management, with Rich Mironov

BrainMates

They want the message. It was a differentiator and a distinguisher, but that was in the 80’s and that’s over. Not a differentiator. I’ve been working at Agile since maybe 2005. They want the high level. They want the benefits. They don’t actually care at all about the features. It was above average.

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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. Also, you will find the customers that you paid for may not be good quality customers, or that you’re not making something differentiated enough.” It makes sense intuitively.

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

Andrew Chen

You can follow and message Li on Twitter if you have thoughts about the piece. After this analysis, I’m looking for really differentiated verticals of audio. Many apps for listening to podcasts, but little differentiation or loyalty. See below for a long-form analysis everything we’ve observed in the podcasting industry.