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How to Start a Bank from Scratch by Megan Caywood

Mind the Product

The banking industry changed significantly after the 2008 financial crisis. Starling’s principles are: Full stack bank – innovate on both the front-end user experience and back-end banking technology, as developing on both fronts enables greater differentiation. The Product Experience gap in Banking.

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Creating and Marketing Cybersecurity Products by Richard Reiner

Mind the Product

When he joined Enomaly in 2008, Richard found himself at a company that was at the forefront of cloud computing having created the category when it was still nascent. The solution required a pivot and a focus on their competitive differentiators as well as new geographical targets. Surviving in a Maturing Market at Enomaly.

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“Is your startup idea taken?” — and why we love X for Y startups

Andrew Chen

Nivi, half of the Venture Hacks blog, wrote back in 2008: The pitch is the perfect tool for fans who are spreading the word about your company. Third, it makes it easy for the people passionate about what you’re doing — your employees, investors, and customers — to spread the news about what you’re doing.

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23 Aug Webinar: 10 to 10 Million, Navigating Growth

Mironov Consulting

When business is booming, new challenges arise for getting features to market faster, scaling quickly, and differentiating your products from competitors. In 2008, he authored, “ The Art of Product Management, ” a highly regarded work in the product management space.

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Gamification In UX

UX Studio

Even though the term “gamification” made its appearance in 2008, it didn’t gain popularity until 2010. It combines Kanban methodology with the binary “done” and “not done” approach, making progress visible, and intermediate states differentiate tasks started from those not. What a buzzword, right?! Not really.

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Removing Friction Isn't Always Good

Product Solving

Until it all came tumbling down in 2008. Define your biggest differentiator, 3. What is your differentiator? Knowing what your biggest differentiator should help you find places that you want frictionless. You have to ignore some feedback to keep your differentiator perfect. so they thought. Think like your users.

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“Is your startup idea taken?” — and why we love X for Y startups

Andrew Chen

Nivi, half of the Venture Hacks blog, wrote back in 2008: The pitch is the perfect tool for fans who are spreading the word about your company. Third, it makes it easy for the people passionate about what you’re doing — your employees, investors, and customers — to spread the news about what you’re doing.