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How to break into Silicon Valley

Andrew Chen

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. In 2007 this was cutting edge at a time when product success was often measured by vanity metrics such as the total registrations for a product.

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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. but nothing around how to measure it.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

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Pirate Metrics For Product-Led SaaS-How Does The AARRR Framework Look Like In SaaS

Userpilot

Invented in 2007 by Dave McClure, pirate metrics is a framework that is still used by businesses to measure and optimize customer interaction across their lifecycle. Step 3 to implement pirate metrics in your SaaS: use a product adoption tool and A/B test in-product experiences to drive those metrics up. What are Pirate Metrics?

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Gibson Biddle – Wicked Hard Decisions at Netflix

Mind the Product

Then in 2007, Netflix launched their streaming platform. Gib explains that most decisions that were made throughout their journey were not difficult, as they were able to A/B test most things. At the time, Netflix was a small startup. In 2002, Netflix went public. Partnering with Hardware Manufacturers.

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Monolithic vs Microservices from Product Manager Perspective

The Product Coalition

Even though the interdependency part would mean greater requirement of precise testing since every building blocks are expected to have different behaviour. Scope of Team Responsibility On the early phase of startup, usually one team would be in charge on end-to-end process. If your company still have manual testing method.

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How to Use Incremental Innovation to Build and Grow SaaS Products

Userpilot

In-app surveys , usability and prototype testing , or user interviews and focus groups can help you understand your customers’ requirements. Riskiest Assumption Testing (RAT) and Fake Door Testing are good ways of validating ideas before you commit to developing them. Test assumptions before building.