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379: Product strategy is changing. Are you ready? – with Ron Adner, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

A classic test for strategy is, “Do you know what you need to do and what you need to not do?” Mainstream strategy includes Porter’s five forces, low cost differentiation, and Clay Christensen’s work on being more sensitive to substitute threats. Take the automotive industry. Tesla is different.

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When going fast is not the same as going somewhere

The Product Coalition

Most recently, Tesla took the automotive industry by storm with their flawless design, superior on- and offline user experience and also their approach to manufacturing. an A/B test to improve conversion or a new feature, maybe. Today, most autonomous product development teams work hard to improve their product?—?an

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Product Positioning for Product Managers

Department of Product

Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen coexist in the same automotive market as global brands with unique products as a portfolio within VW Group. Z” is positioned to establish significant price differential with “Y”. A 10x step up is the objective to test more detailed Objectives. This is the result of unique product positioning.

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How (Industrial) Hardware Is Different from (B2B) Software

Mironov Consulting

Think about automotive assembly line infrastructure. Let alone having Purchasing select our test automation tool vendor based on lowest price. And we continuous user-test our early concepts. after testing that no current user will lose data (via fully automated regression testing!)

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Dear Strategy: 077 Determining a Product’s True Value Proposition

Dear Strategy

An example of this strategy can be seen in the automotive industry where dealers aren’t necessarily making a lot of money on the cars, but they are making a nice profit on the associated services, financing, extended warranties, etc.

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Unlocking the Power of the Blue Ocean Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide for SaaS Businesses [2023]

Userpilot

It focuses on differentiation and low cost simultaneously to break the value-cost tradeoff. The business world has seen numerous examples of blue ocean strategies delivering exceptional results over the past century across a range of industries from automotive to entertainment. What Are the Benefits of the Blue Ocean Strategy?

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Unlocking the Power of the Blue Ocean Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide for SaaS Businesses [2023]

Userpilot

It focuses on differentiation and low cost simultaneously to break the value-cost tradeoff. The business world has seen numerous examples of blue ocean strategies delivering exceptional results over the past century across a range of industries from automotive to entertainment. What Are the Benefits of the Blue Ocean Strategy?