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Strategic Debt Is the Silent Killer of Startups

The Product Coalition

But much like code, your product strategy also requires maintenance. Startups also have a silent killer. Still, because startup life is so hectic — it might feel like business as usual. Note: everything I say here is true for mature product companies as well. For startups, this can be the end. And guess what?

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The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 1?—?Seed)

The Product Coalition

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 1 — Seed) A good product strategy is something every company needs. Here is how a product strategy can help you create business results, even when the market is not in your favor. heard my explanation and immediately said — ‘oh, you are doing product strategy’.

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Product-Led Growth Is a Misleading Name

The Product Coalition

Everyone wants to be product-led these days. But does that mean that you are doing product-led growth? Here is a disambiguation guide to help you understand what product-led growth really means, and what it doesn’t. I knew what I really wanted to do, and the way I understood the term ‘product consulting’ described it quite well.

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Why The Product Demo Is a Dangerous Selling Tool

The Product Coalition

Many startups feel that the only thing preventing them from selling their product is a great demo. Here’s how to use your product demo smartly, and avoid demo abuse. Your Customers Don’t Want Your Product Of course, eventually, they do. that you actually get to consider the product?—?the And that was the problem.

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Insights: Using product analytics to find metrics that predict retention

Mixpanel

Let me jump right in: With product analytics, customer retention isn’t just something you measure after the fact; it should be something you can learn to predict (and then improve). How could a product manager possibly dig into the data and pull up something that’s genuinely useful for activation and retention?

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3 Blind Spots in Your Product Leader Interviews (Company Side)

The Product Coalition

Hiring a product leader is never easy. Here are a few things to consider when you seek your next product leader. Photo by Mark Rabe on Unsplash When I started Infinify five years ago, I announced that I am offering product consulting services. That’s what the word ‘product’ meant to most of them.

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Some Things Simply Take Their Time

The Product Coalition

This little gardening exercise and the patience it required led me to think about the things in our daily work as product leaders that simply take time, and there is nothing we can do to speed up the process. The thing to remember is that the right product strategy is not a binary outcome that you either have or not.