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Startup marketing: strategies for year one

Intercom, Inc.

The most important tasks for any early stage startup are to write code and talk to users. Founding a startup is a lot like this. In the very early days of Intercom the marketing hat fell on my head, but I’d be doing marketing a disservice (and 2011 Des a disservice) if I said that’s what I thought I was doing.

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A Decade of Product Management

Melissa Perri

Founders realizing they can't do it all on their own, that Product Management is a career, and an important skill for the executive team. -- 2011: "You are crazy for joining a startup, Melissa. Product, and especially product in startups, is now the hot job. -- 2014: "We don't need Product Management help, we need design help.

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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 truth is quite different. And that was the problem. But that’s not how it begins.

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The 5 Most Trusted Mobile App Development Companies in Poland for 2021

The Product Coalition

Are you searching for the tech and design partner you can trust while building your mobile app together? As a consequence of this, the mobile app development industry is on the rise now. Probably, you look for a research-based recommendation of a reliable app development service provider too. It’s likely your mobile device.

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Lean Product Development: A Breakdown for Aspiring Product Managers

The Product Coalition

According to Eric Ries, the author of “The Lean Startup,” “Lean thinking defines value as providing benefit to the customer; anything else is waste.” Examples of Lean Product Development One example of lean product development is Toyota’s “just-in-time” manufacturing system. Use customer feedback to continuously improve your product.

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I’m done talking about MVP, let’s talk about real products

UX Planet

Managers see MVP as the cheapest and fastest solution to satisfy stakeholders. The Lean Startup messed everything up In the old days, the open-source community talked about RERO ( Release Early, Release Often ). It promoted frequently releasing software to get feedback and improve the product.

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Webinar: What to Do Before and After a Mobile App Launch to Improve Customer Experience

Alchemer Mobile

Getting your app up and running is only half the battle. Overstock has been around for a number of years, very successful in the e-commerce space, and had built a really successful app, but it had gotten long in the tooth. What comes next is equally as important. How do you determine what is and isn’t working?