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Lessons from 1,000+ YC startups: Pivoting, resilience, avoiding tar pit ideas, more | Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator, Managing Director)

Lenny Rachitsky

Beware of “tar pit ideas”: ideas that receive initial positive feedback but may lead to long-term challenges. However, despite the positive feedback and validation, they can become difficult to pivot away from once their limitations become apparent.

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6 Things I Learned About PLG and Customer Success

Gainsight

Have you ever heard the one about the client that “was a little different than your other customers?” In the Customer Success world, this scenario has become a bit of a joke. So when a Customer Success leader, as one of OUR clients, tells us about how different they are, it’s reasonable to be a bit skeptical.

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Crowdtesting – all you need to know

Usersnap

The customer finding it could damage your reputation. Negative online feedback is just a finger’s swipe away. It’s nice to have your customers testing the application. It is a cost-effective and real-world multi-platform testing approach. Crowdtesting is simply user testing through broader groups of people.

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10 SaaS Knowledge Base Examples and Best Tools to Build Yours

Userpilot

Helping your users get the most out of your product is an important (and tricky) job. Knowledge bases can become one of your most effective tools for answering your users’ questions, reducing pressure on your support team – and ultimately enhancing the customer experience. Looking for SaaS knowledge base examples?

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Isn't corporate Library due for Disruption?

SidsAvenue

The enterprise of today boasts of thousands of books on varied topics in its corporate library. From the report " When it comes to justifying their spend librarians and information specialists put a lot of stock in usage statistics: 86% use them to prove the value of their purchases, second most important is feedback from users (77%). "

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Isn't the corporate Library due for Disruption?

SidsAvenue

The enterprise of today boasts of thousands of books on varied topics in its corporate library. From the report " When it comes to justifying their spend librarians and information specialists put a lot of stock in usage statistics: 86% use them to prove the value of their purchases, second most important is feedback from users (77%). "

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Connect Product Strategy to Execution in ProductPlan

ProductPlan

More recently, we’ve helped you crowdsource new ideas from customers and stakeholders alike , and create a consistent GTM process for every new launch. Many of our customers are candid about their struggles to connect initiatives planned in their roadmaps to the broader goals they support. It’s a complicated request.