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Why Do Most Startups Struggle to Scale?

Modus Create

If you’ve ever worked in a successful early-stage startup, you must be familiar with the euphoria of the first signs of growth. It’s one thing to validate your idea in the market. Many startups struggle to carry the momentum of the initial growth spurt. . So, why do most startups struggle to scale? Until it isn’t. .

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Who is Lenny Rachitsky: Background, Newsletter, Podcast, and More

Userpilot

Renowned for his tenure on Airbnb’s product team, Lenny’s professional journey truly began in 2010 when he served as the CEO of a budding startup named “Localmind.” “Localmind” experienced steady growth until Airbnb made an acquisition offer in 2012, which Lenny accepted.

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The Outstanding Speakers at #mtpcon San Francisco 2019

Mind the Product

Michael Sippey, VP Product at Medium. Michael leads product and design at Medium, which he joined when it acquired his startup Talkshow Industries. He has a storied career across enterprise and consumer products, and has been a product manager since the pre-internet era in the early 90s. See you in July!

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Women Succeeding in the World of Product Management

Product Management Unpacked

These female professionals define the future of technology, product and what it means to be a woman in product management. Marissa Mayer led development of many of Google’s most recognizable products, including Google Maps, Google Earth, Gmail, AdWords, and Google’s site.

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How JustGiving Crowdfunding Went From an Idea to £100m in Five Years

Mind the Product

In 2012, when I was working as part of the JustGiving team responsible for innovative products and disruptive business models, we decided to test how people could raise money for non-charitable good causes. 2012 – the Inception. The MVP in 2012 (and the world’s first fully responsive crowdfunding website).

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Reflections on leadership, culture, & growth | Kieran O’Neill | BoS Online Europe 2020

Business of Software Conference

He’s co-founder/CEO of his fourth startup, Thread. million customers before being acquired in 2012. Fresh talks on entrepreneurship, product, marketing, leadership, hiring, and more dropping each week. He was then CEO and co-founder of Playfire, the largest social network for gamers, which he grew to 1.5 Video below.

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Why Most Companies Fail At Moving Up or Down Market

Brian Balfour

The difference between these two are not the common mantras of build a great product, product market fit is the only thing that matters, or growth hacking. CAC spectrum and how your product and product tiers need to align on this spectrum. Marketo Their market is the enterprise. I went through the ARPU ?