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The Evolution of WhatsApp

The Product Coalition

Sequoia, on the other hand, reaped significant rewards when Facebook acquired WhatsApp for a staggering $22 billion in 2014. This translated to a return on investment of over 2,700 times, solidifying Sequoia’s reputation for identifying and backing promising tech startups with the potential for explosive growth.

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10 years of UX studio

UX Studio

2014: Product design course As knowledge sharing was a driving force across the team from the early days, we started our Product Design course early on. We facilitated 13 courses in a row, one in each semester starting in 2014 Autumn, up until the Pandemic interrupted our nice sequence in 2020.

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489: Product Portfolio Management: Third of Seven Knowledge Areas of Product Mastery – with Chad McAllister, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

Since 2014, each episode dissects the art and science of product management, exploring the seven research-backed knowledge areas for product mastery. With 30+ years of professional experience in product and leadership roles across large and small organizations and dynamic startups, he now devotes time to teaching and helping others improve.