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The Evolution of WhatsApp

The Product Coalition

They wanted to create an app that would allow users to send text messages, images, videos, and other media, without the need for expensive SMS plans. This vision led to the creation of WhatsApp , which quickly gained popularity for its ease of use and ad-free environment. In June 2009, Apple introduced the push notifications.

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Guru’s Rick Nucci on using automation to scale your customer experience

Intercom, Inc.

Some think customers will see the advent of AI as a welcome way to get self-help quickly and get back to their task. Others worry that AI will worsen the customer experience as more and more companies use it to save costs. He joined me for a conversation on tackling issues that come up as you scale your customer experience.

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Taking a Product from Conception to Delivery

Mind the Product

In this talk I gave at ProductTank Singapore towards the end of 2016, I parsed the steps required to take a product from conception to delivery, with a strong slant toward the business of products. You have limited time, money, and human power. Identify Your Ideal Customer. Remember, you get to choose your customers.

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For Black Ops, a few chatbots created a reputation. Listening to customers made it a business.

Mixpanel

His plan, as he recounted to us was “to build a hybrid agency that would leverage technology to build mobile and web experiences for customers.”. But it wasn’t until a call from an Australian customer in April 2016 that the agency’s way forward became clear. I remember looking over and the whole team’s eyes just lit up.

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

Mind the Product

Initially JustGiving supported only registered charities on its website, but the founders’ vision was to support all good causes. We ran through various exercises in the first week to give us direction, including user journey mapping , product in a box , and the speedboat game. The initial vision was to. Build a community.

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Finding Product-Market Fit – Expert Advice From Prowly’s CEO Joanna Drabent

Userpilot

Hint: it starts with user feedback. Joanna founded and ran the Kolko PR agency from 2010 to 2016 where she noticed there was a need to automate the PR processes and there was no tool on the market to make that possible. Before co-founding Prowly, Joanna founded and ran Kolko PR agency from 2010 to 2016.

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Applied Lean Startup: How to Master Simplicity and Velocity in Business

The Product Coalition

Nimble young businesses, who live by the Lean Startup approach of building, measuring, and learning, move from nothing to a product customers love in what appears, from an established company perspective at least, virtually no time. Startups practice the lean methodology to avoid spending time on things that won’t deliver value.