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Peter Thiel's Anti-Lean Manifesto

Sachin Rekhi

The Lean Startup methodology, first described in 2008 by Eric Ries, has taken the startup world by storm. His 2011 book, The Lean Startup , has become a New York Times best seller, selling millions of copies to aspirational entrepreneurs. A bad plan is better than no plan." Origin of Lean Thinking. Plans Matter.

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Product Failure is An Opportunity

The Product Coalition

Pivoting done well means the team doesn’t lose direction and can build on the insights for new product development. The product team discovered that visitors mostly used the video upload feature and stripped down all other features over time. The game “Glitch” was the first product launched in 2011.

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Why The Product Demo Is a Dangerous Selling Tool

The Product Coalition

Many startups feel that the only thing preventing them from selling their product is a great demo. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels When I joined eBay back in 2011, the largest group on the Israeli R&D center was actually a content operations group. The superpower became a weakness. The truth is quite different.

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Drata’s CEO Adam Markowitz on creating a culture of cyber security

Intercom, Inc.

After working on NASA’s Space Shuttle Main Engine, he went on to develop Portfolium, a social networking platform that allows students and graduates to showcase skills beyond the traditional resume to potential employers. Portfolium was eventually acquired, but the team behind it never stopped thinking about a better way to do it.

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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. At UX studio, we work with rising startups and established enterprises worldwide. It offers product strategy, design, and development services.

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My AMA on NextBigWhat

Arpit Rai

Feature Development: For B2C products, you’re likely to only develop those features that affect a majority of your customers. It can sometimes be a bit different in B2B where even if 20% of your customers strongly desire a feature, it is likely that you will consider developing this feature. back in 2011–12. Probably not.

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Customer retention is the new conversion

Intercom, Inc.

We developed all these tips and tricks that would help us optimize what happens when they land. Intercom has grown like a weed since I’ve been involved, which is August 15, 2011, our incorporation date. Meanwhile you have your product team working on some awesome stuff that users are never going to bump into.