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Dave Boyce: Do Things That Don’t Scale, Then Do Things That Scale.

The Product Coalition

It’s quite a lot of think about, especially for startups that are on limited time with a limited budget. Dave Boyce In his LinkedIn post, Dave talks about two approaches product businesses can use, so they can perform their product development and testing activities with confidence: Do things that don’t scale, then do things that scale.

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How To Find 100+ Free Beta Users for Beta Testing In 2023

Usersnap

Are you ready to take your product from concept to triumph through effective beta testing? The journey from idea to success hinges on the crucial stage of beta testing. But for startups, the challenge of finding 100 willing beta users can feel like an insurmountable obstacle. Let’s dive in and discover the path to success!

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What 14 startup investors and advisors taught us about chasing (and finding) product-market fit

Mixpanel

It’s been a long-held notion in startup circles that lack of product-market fit will doom even the scrappiest of teams to fail. And beyond the anecdotal, an often-cited 2019 study CB Insights found that “no market need” was the leading reason most startups don’t succeed. ” Credit: The Lean Startup Playbook. In short, yes.

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The Difference Between Startup PMs & Big Corporation PMs

The Product Coalition

While all Product Managers are tasked with providing delightful solutions for customers, there are distinct differences between the work of PMs in startups compared to PMs in larger, more established businesses. The two main differentiating factors within these roles fall under the challenges faced, and the decision making process.

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Product Failure: Why New SaaS Products Fail and How to Avoid it

Userpilot

SaaS companies often struggle to identify user problems worth solving, differentiate their products, and get the pricing right. Over 90% of SaaS startups fail, only 35% get past the 10-year mark, and only 40% of these ever become profitable. What are the top challenges in launching a new SaaS startup?

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Customer Development Process 101- The Product Manager Guide

Userpilot

It was developed by Steve Blank and popularized by Eric Ries in The Lean Startup. In the Customer Discovery phase, the team identifies problems, comes up with solutions, tests them, and assesses their potential to generate revenue. The method gained a lot of recognition after the publication of The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.

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Why is the Minimum Delightful Product The Way To Go When Building Software Products

Userpilot

A minimum delightful product is a variation of the minimum viable product (MVP) (popularized by Eric Ries in his book, ‘The Lean Startup’ ). Another helpful tactic to drive delight is to lean into differentiation : what do you do differently from the competition? Continue to test the strength of your product-market fit.