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A Decade of Unofficial Learning

The Product Coalition

While my college memories from 2009 were punctuated with the hum of videotape lectures, a new dawn was on the horizon, heralded by platforms like Coursera. Through Coursera, I unearthed best practices, methodologies, and pedagogical strategies, curating my classes shaped by a decade of learning.

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The Evolution of WhatsApp

The Product Coalition

The Beginning: Redefining Communication WhatsApp’s journey began in 2009 when two former Yahoo employees, Brian Acton and Jan Koum , envisioned a platform that would provide a simple and reliable way for people to stay connected. On February 24, 2009, Koum completed the development of the iOS application and established “WhatsApp Inc.”

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Breaking into Japan: The Sweet Success of Kit Kat’s Market Entry

freshtrax

The journey of Kit Kat in Japan is a fascinating tale of cultural adaptation, innovative marketing strategies, and a bit of serendipity. This coincidence became a cornerstone for Kit Kat’s marketing strategy in Japan, turning the chocolate bar into a symbol of good luck.

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What Is A SaaS Product Growth Strategy? [Examples Included]

Userpilot

Is a SaaS product growth strategy essential to a modern business’s survival? What SaaS product growth strategies can you implement to get there? That's exactly what we'll cover in this article: what is a SaaS product growth strategy and what are the main growth strategy types. Table of Contents. Conclusion.

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Lessons from 1,000+ YC startups: Pivoting, resilience, avoiding tar pit ideas, more | Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator, Managing Director)

Lenny Rachitsky

Prior to YC, he was the co-founder and CEO of imeem (acquired by MySpace in 2009) and the co-founder and CEO of App.net. If your venture struggles and innovative strategies are exhausted, consider pivoting. But if there are still untapped ideas, persevere and try them first.

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Why We Fail: What I Learned From 5 Years with Friends, Netflix’s Social Strategy

Mind the Product

I write a lot about product strategy, and use Netflix as an example so that others can learn from the company’s success and failure. I often highlight that half of Netflix’s high-level product strategies fail in order to help product leaders to understand how hard it is to launch and grow startups.

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393: Tech-driven vs. market-driven innovation – with John Cooley, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

He founded Nanoramic in 2009 and now serves as the Chief of Products and Innovation. I co-founded the company with another MIT grad student, and we were coming out of the 2008-2009 recession when a lot of stimulus funding went to clean energy applications and technology development. In 2009, supercapacitor technology was very popular.