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Startups need dual theories on distribution and product/market fit. One is not enough

Andrew Chen

99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. (I’m I’m ignoring deep tech and foundational AI research companies, for the sake of this conversation). Hmm… If you find yourself at this moment, then you are already in a bad place.

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Key Mobile Strategies for Travel Apps During the Reopening Process

Alchemer Mobile

While travel looks like it will remain relatively unpopular in the first half of 2021 due to COVID concerns, travel brands are gearing up for a surge of travelers in the second half of the year. The way consumers interact with brands through their mobile devices has fundamentally changed – forever.

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Product in Practice: Adopting the Discovery Habits is An Iterative Process

Product Talk

The idea was that her trio would test out the concepts from Continuous Discovery Habits and then guide the broader product organization at Going to adopt the habits. I really just love focusing on keeping the customer at the forefront of building great, impactful solutions,” says Kelsey.

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Let’s Abandon Customers and Users

Mironov Consulting

As a product manager, I think it’s my obligation to bring clarity and precision to discussions… so talking generically about customers or users can be exasperating. So let’s abandon the words ‘customer’ and ‘user’ entirely, and be more explicit about who/what we mean. See personas 4 and 7.”

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Two Development Team Configurations I Lobby Against

Mironov Consulting

 (I mostly see this proposed by technical leaders who come from non-revenue development organizations – those building software for internal use by companies in another business such as banking or airlines). become a professional services/custom consulting company.  We can accidentally (but rapidly!)

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Product in Practice: Finding the Best Way to Communicate with Different Stakeholders

Product Talk

Her continuous discovery journey hasn’t just been about interviewing customers or prototyping to test assumptions. Prospects kept asking for a customer-journey-builder feature that Airship didn’t have. They wanted to sell what their customers were asking for. There are multiple layers of customers and consumers.

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5 Tech Trends in 2019 We Need to Consider as a Design Team

UX Studio: Product Management

Technology today has started to unfold around us to change our lives for good, and it’s vital for UX Designers to keep up-to-date with the latest digital trends in the industry. Fintech, Healthtech, Edtech – what sort of tech is used within them? Fintech, Healthtech, Edtech – what sort of tech is used within them?