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

Andrew Chen

This is a really common format to describe startup ideas because it accomplishes a couple things all at once: First, it positions you against something successful. 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.

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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. The ‘Upgrade’ option in the top right implies its positivity and that it will reward the user through the simple use of the star icon. What a buzzword, right?! Not really.

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

Andrew Chen

This is a really common format to describe startup ideas because it accomplishes a couple things all at once: First, it positions you against something successful. 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.

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Customer Development Guide For Product Managers

The Product Coalition

Together with customer data, you have to scan the market opportunities, get to know your competitors, learn about the trends and so on, to determine your position when you hit the market with your product. It is tightly connected with the Lean Startup concept created by Eric Reis in 2008. Position your product.

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The Rise & Fall Of Enterprise Software | Bill Janeway, Warburg Pincus | BoS Europe 2018

Business of Software Conference

You could reach the promised land of positive cash flow from operations, liberation from the vagaries of the capital markets for only $20/30m – today $20m = $30m. But the for the poor startup it means a radical increase in the capital required to reach positive cash flow chart. So the first thing that’s changed.

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Behind Every Great Product

svpg

This solution clearly differentiated for the sales team, and also ensured quality search results, whether paid or organic. During 2008, American Idol was a cultural icon – watched by more than 25 million people twice a week, with a level of repeat engagement that was largely unrivaled.

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What Makes Amazon’s Product Strategy So Sticky?

ProductPlan

In 2008, millions shifted to billions with $19.1 For Amazon, speed is a critical competitive differentiator. It would help if you started with a positioning document. Its formula remains constant: A heavy dose of customer obsession, followed by competitive differentiation and data centricity. Work backward from there.