article thumbnail

Stellar Product Strategies for Early-stage Startups

The Product Coalition

Here are 4 steps any startups can follow to create a great product strategy: 1. Start by listening to customers and their problems. The first iPhone (2007) differentiated this way: 3. Airbnb wouldn’t be where it’s at if it had started with Airbnb experience, instead of bedrooms. Building a Frankenstein product.

article thumbnail

How to break into Silicon Valley

Andrew Chen

But I like to pretend) You’ll never regret spending time in SF If you work in tech, you’ll never regret spending 3-5 years in the Bay Area. This is advice I’ve been giving to people for years, and it’s shaped by my own experience — after all, I moved to the Bay Area in 2007 and it completely changed my life.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New Course: Finding Product/Market Fit

Sachin Rekhi

I've dedicated my entire career to five such hunts across the three startups I co-founded as well as the new products I built at LinkedIn and Microsoft. In 2007 I founded my first startup, Anywhere.FM, which developed a web music player that allowed you to upload your entire music collection to the web and then stream it from anywhere.

article thumbnail

The Only Leading Metric to Measure Product-Market Fit and How to Use It

The Product Coalition

Product-market fit (PMF) is a tricky thing for startups. It’s that sweet spot where the needs of your target market perfectly align with what your product is offering, and if you’re a product manager at an early startup, it’s your job to help your product find that fit. You’re hiring sales and customer support staff as fast as you can.

article thumbnail

The Best Custom Software Development Companies in Poland

The Product Coalition

The Most Trusted Custom Software Development Companies in Poland Are you looking for a reliable software development partner for your business? 99 / hr Headquarter: Warsaw Fireart Studio is one of the leading custom software development companies in Poland. The modern world is now built on software. Fireart Studio Min. Stepwise Min.

article thumbnail

User Funnel in SaaS: How To Optimize Each Stage and Drive More Conversions?

Userpilot

How can you stop losing customers in your user funnel and start getting to convert them faster? User funnel optimization is the key to improving your conversion rate. In this article, we’ll be discussing top strategies to optimize your user funnel, as well as 3 tools to help you do a funnel analysis to boost retention.

article thumbnail

Customer retention is the new conversion

Intercom, Inc.

Convincing potential users to sign up for your product isn’t easy. The latest batch of billion-dollar companies are built on high customer retention. They help their users be successful, and that means providing great onboarding. I’ve been working with my co-founders since 2007-2008. We’ll get there.”.