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Top 10 Japanese Startups

freshtrax

This makes it a hot spot for startups in Japan because of how much potential there is to grow there. In 2018, the total amount of VC investments was more than $3.5 These investments stimulate entrepreneurship in Japan causing the Japanese startup scene to be hotter than ever before. Top 10 Largest Japanese Companies in 2018.

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Empathy & vision–and other innovation observations for product managers Apr 20, 2018

Product Innovation Educators

Empathy and vision advice from product VP. She responded with the need to have a clear product vision but to lean on empathy and flexibility. Innovation labs are often used by larger organizations in an effort to “act more like a startup.” Also, laughter should be part of the job. Consider… (1) Customer Retention. (2)

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The Evolution of WhatsApp

The Product Coalition

This vision led to the creation of WhatsApp , which quickly gained popularity for its ease of use and ad-free environment. 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. in California.

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A Force For Good: How We're Giving Back To Pre-Seed Canadian Startups

Bain Public

At Bain Public, we’re proud to offer free one-on-one sessions, discounted rates and lead pro-bono partnership efforts, donating company time to provide product-driven startups with expert advice and coaching about product management. In giving back, we’ve established a way to positively impact the Canadian startup ecosystem.

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How to pivot your way to product/market fit & other 0-1 lessons — Rupa Health CEO Tara Viswanathan

The Review by First Round

Tara started Rupa Health in early 2018, but the product vision today looks very different from what she first built. For the first half of our interview, we pay particular attention to her lessons in finding the elusive startup holy grail of product/market fit.

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Top Data Labeling Tools for Machine Learning Projects

The Product Coalition

Computer Vision Annotation Tool (CVAT) The Computer Vision Annotation Tool (CVAT) is a web-based tool for annotating digital images and videos. Although the tool itself requires some time to learn and master, CVAT boasts a wide range of features for labeling computer vision data. However, there are a few drawbacks to using CVAT.

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The new Mixpanel.com: How to marry design with the right tech stack

Mixpanel

As part of the engineering team that helped push our new site into the world, I’d love to walk you through it—with a special focus on the way we married a great design vision with the right tech stack to bring it to life. The Mixpanel homepage circa 2018. This is the new look and feel that we wound up with How did we get there?