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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower - Product Management

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. What does the role demand? Exploring new technologies? It might be.

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Product Drive 2023 – How to Build Products Users Love

Userpilot

It’s 2023, and customers have options. The expert speakers at Product Drive 2023 will answer these and many more questions. The 2023 edition is the biggest so far, with 20 speakers and four categories. However, there has been an explosion in 2023, and you can’t escape incorporating AI into your processes.

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Product Briefing – September 28, 2023

Department of Product

(Better by Design) Strategy – Startups using lean methodologies are less likely to engage in innovation Do lean startup methodologies result in innovation? But, this model means startups fail to adopt longer term, innovative, strategic bets that can’t be tested quickly. Enter your email to receive your briefing.

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Product Briefing – October 12, 2023

Department of Product

The founder of spreadsheet startup Equals says the answer for his product is a firm no. Space OS, from Berlin-based startup Deta, thinks there’s a better way to run your desktop’s operating system. The Department of Product Briefing ←All newsletter briefings Hi product people ?, Rich Holmes here.

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PreSeed Fundraising Trends Q3 2023

DevelopmentCorporate

I consult with a lot of early-stage SaaS startups. Some recent data from CBInsights, Pitchbook, and DocSend provide great qualitative and quantitative insights into what has changed in 2023. Some recent data from CBInsights, Pitchbook, and DocSend provide great qualitative and quantitative insights into what has changed in 2023.

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Product Briefing – November 9, 2023

Department of Product

We’ve seen some examples of humorous takes on the 404 page in the past but a new startup thinks there’s a better use for them. Plus: YouTube’s major release, a new way to manage your calendar, the Web Technologies Report 2023 Product Briefing – October 12, 2023 Freemium fallacies, Shopify AR, Space OS.

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Product Briefing – September 21, 2023

Department of Product

As larger companies roll out similar features, though, it’s becoming more difficult for startups to compete. – Rich P.S. admissions for the Web Technologies program 2023 with Square’s Product Lead, close next week. Essential reads for product teams The latest from the Department of Product Substack ?