Andrew Chen
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
It’s hard to be a product without a strong theory of distribution Here’s a common startup situation. 99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. Who wants to buy ads against the same audiences as major credit card or airlines?
Basel Fakhoury
MAY 17, 2018
So instead of jumping head first into building a new product, we committed to a full range of user research to systematically test our most promising ideas. We figured 3 weeks would be enough to choose among ideas, but we ultimately spent 3 (super nerve-wracking) months testing 8–10 different product concepts.
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The Product Guy
JULY 4, 2019
At Hewitt, I was a Business Analyst on the TWA (Trans World Airlines) and Nalco Team. As Product Manager for a scrappy startup, I led agile sprints, collaborated with leadership and engineers, created user stories, and managed Jira. Once the project was complete, my team and I discussed the lessons learned.
Radical Product
MARCH 19, 2021
The focus on being big meant it was built as a hub for airlines ignoring the fact that no major airline was willing to make Berlin its hub. Test your vision with customers: A good vision galvanizes not just your team, but also your customers. Ironically, a BHAG was a barrier to building a good product.
Product Innovation Educators
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
The idea was that large companies are slower than startups, and he compared the team that built the Macintosh computer to pirates because they were working on a breakthrough technology. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:46] 1:46] Tell us about the title of your book, Pirates in the Navy.
Pragmatic Marketing
MAY 23, 2017
” Those of us who have read The Lean Startup by Eric Ries or gone through Pragmatic Marketing certifications know that fully understanding your customers and solving their needs is paramount to product success. The product is similar to that of other airlines: a plane, seats, overhead bins.
DISQO
JUNE 18, 2019
Most companies, whether it’s a Fortune 100 organization or a 50-person startup, are faced with the same problem: How do you account for what your customer wants, today and tomorrow? Thor shared a story of a recent test run on the Alpha platform, which gauged the most common poor experiences that customers have with companies.
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