article thumbnail

Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical Integration for Startups

The Product Coalition

Vertical Integration for Startups In the past couple of years, I have worked with multiple startups in an advisory capacity and this has provided an opportunity to think about strategy in innovative ways. I apply this lens to a startup that develops solutions in the health-tech market. Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical

Startups 141
article thumbnail

Pre-Product Market Fit: Ten Great Books for Product People

The Product Coalition

Credit: Austin Distel Startups reading the wrong resources waste months with the wrong methods. How to write a user interview: “Lean startups” chapter 2 only (Eric Ries) The second most important thing is to understand how to ask questions. Competitive analysis: “Blue ocean” (Kim, Mauborgne) Don’t get stuck into consulting matrixes.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Unemployed Agilists: How to Move from a Staff Role to a Line Job, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

While managers can determine how different various developers, testers, UX, etc people are, very few managers can differentiate one agile coach from another. And if your company is a startup looking for funding? But I’ve consulted for a long time. Worse, many staff jobs are commodity positions.

article thumbnail

5 Costly Branding Mistakes

UX Planet

For startups and product owners, the stakes are high, and the path is treacherous. Market research for startup branding can be perceived as an unnecessary expense, especially when compared to product development or marketing activities that seem more directly linked to revenue generation. Yet, it’s a double-edged sword.

article thumbnail

10+ Resources to awaken your strategic brain

The Product Coalition

While it is not a book on strategy per se , the deep understanding of how you will create a differentiated value proposition is the basis for creating a strategy that focuses on generating it. Andrew Chen Not very active nowadays, but Andrew Chen has over 650 essays, slightly oriented to startups, marketing, and growth.

article thumbnail

Product Management at Startups vs. Enterprises

The Product Guy

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. He lives in London, currently working as Product Manager at Gumtree.com, an Ebay company, previously led product at international startups and large organisations.

article thumbnail

Driven by Purpose: The Secret Behind Successful Products

The Product Coalition

So I did what every well-trained consultant knows to do — I asked a question. One more inspiring example of purpose in product In the dynamic world of tech startups, Tiny Speck, the company behind a game called Glitch, found themselves struggling with their product’s lackluster performance. What does the product mean to you?”