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Peter Thiel's Anti-Lean Manifesto

Sachin Rekhi

His 2011 book, The Lean Startup , has become a New York Times best seller, selling millions of copies to aspirational entrepreneurs. And every major business school now offers an innovation class that leverages the business model canvas and other lean principles for developing a new product idea. A bad plan is better than no plan."

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The ultimate guide to willingness-to-pay

Lenny Rachitsky

It can drive enormous sustained growth (quickly) and often takes very little product work, yet is rarely prioritized or even discussed within product teams. Why are so few product teams testing their pricing? Their analysis builds on a compelling 2019 WTP field study and an in-depth comparison from 2011. Strava had bumps.

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Five Berlin Design Studios to Work With in 2021

UX Studio: Product Management

Apart from working with established brands and startups, we assess the expertise of various companies and create our independent rating list of trustworthy design companies. As a design studio that often works with international companies, we’ve developed a remote collaboration process that lets us work effectively with our clients.

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Growth, Funding, Pivotal Moments and the Evolution of Adzerk to Kevel

Business of Software Conference

So, this was focused on software developers, specifically, for dotnet software developers, this very small ad network, I ran those ad networks for a couple years, and realized that that was a terrible business. And I was a software developer before. In 2011 we raised money. The Good and the Bad of Taking Money.

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Co-Located vs. Remote/Distributed Teams: What Works and Why

The Product Coalition

Do co-located teams truly perform better? But having experienced both poorly performing, co-located teams as well as high performing distributed teams, I wanted to take a closer look at some of the research as well as experiences of others. The team members are a critical part of the overall success of distributed teams.

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Product Management History: The Nineties, The Noughties, and Beyond

The Product Coalition

Neil McElroy from Procter & Gamble (the man who also helped found NASA by the way) is often pegged as the man behind modern Product Management after he wrote a now-famous 3-page company memo on the principles of brand management in the 1930s. There was a gap between development and tech which needed to be filled.

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Unlocking the Power of the Blue Ocean Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide for SaaS Businesses [2023]

Userpilot

The focus is on developing new demand and reconstructing market landscapes to make rivals obsolete. Imitation is difficult due to new capabilities and branding. First-mover advantage – Being first in an untapped market provides advantages in branding, pricing power, proprietary assets, and cost.