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What is Good Product Strategy?

Melissa Perri

When I replay this scene in my head, I can hear the CTO very audibly yelling (slash pleading) with our product team. This didn’t sit well with the CTO because in reality he didn’t want a strategy, he wanted a plan. “What is your Product Strategy? YOU NEED A STRATEGY.” He was on edge. BUT we still had to test our ideas.

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Bootstrapping to 20 Million Users | Mat Clayton | BoS Europe 2019

Business of Software Conference

million funding from a little known investor in 2018. You will leave with ideas you can use to get more from small teams, how you can use data to inform your product development decisions and some of the critical considerations you should consider when the time comes to find an investor that can bring value beyond capital.

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How Executives can Empower Great Design

Modus Create

In 2018, McKinsey published their Business Value of Design report summarizing how organizations with higher Design Index scores saw a correlation with higher revenue growth and, for the top quartile, higher returns to shareholders. About 90% of companies in their 2018 research aren’t fully realizing the full potential of their design teams.

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With Jetpack, Android Development Has Leapfrogged iOS

Atomic Spin PM

Over the past six years, I’ve done a lot of iOS development (and written a lot about iOS ). But as a software consultant, I need to be flexible, and I’ve done my fair share of Android development as well. Google I/O vs. WWDC 2018. WWDC in 2018 was a big disappointment for me. Jetpack Changes Things.

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Return of the Speakers // #BoS2018

Business of Software Conference

Business of Software Conference USA 2018 is under 2 weeks away. Having worked across the IT, Real Estate, and Healthcare industries, Mikey is now the CTO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas. Bob founded The Re-Wired Group, which helps clients learn how to innovate and improve product development practices. 1 // Mikey Trafton.

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Innovate or Die: Using Technology to Avoid the Retail Graveyard

The Product Coalition

by Sergey Kizyan, CTO, Intetics Oh, how the mighty have fallen. That exceeds the total number for all of 2018. One of the main reasons so many retail companies are in a death spiral is because they’ve been slow to adopt new technologies. Toys-R-Us, Radio Shack, Payless Shoes?—?all all once considered industry gargantuans?—?now

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The Startup Lifecycle: How To Win At Each Stage

The Product Coalition

by Sergey Kizayn, CTO, Intetics. According to Crunchbase , there were 3,002 startups launched globally in 2018. A 2018 report by CBInsights zeroed in on the top 20 reasons for startup failure­. You need to hire a team, obtain office space, and start creating a buzz about your company. It’s time to build your product.