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This GTM-Leader-Turned-Investor Crowdsources Early Lessons From Stripe, Figma & More

First Round Review

As he makes the transition from operator to investor, Meka Asonye looks back on his career as a sales leader at Stripe and Mixpanel to offer tactical takeaways and go-to-market lessons — crowdsourcing additional advice from the top revenue leaders in his network.

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How X built the best fact-checking system on the internet | Keith Coleman (VP of Product) and Jay Baxter (ML Lead)

Lenny Rachitsky

For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.

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Crowdsourced Testing vs. Beta Testing: What’s the Difference?

Centercode

Those aspects show the difference between crowdsourced testing and beta testing. Crowdsourced testing, like beta testing, gives testers real products to use in the real world before release. QA-minded professionals vs. curious target market individuals. How Crowdsourced Testing Works. It also depends on what you ask them.

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What we learned moving sales and product upmarket together

Intercom, Inc.

The reality is we have to master both if we want to expand our addressable market and retain our existing customers as they grow. How can salespeople give a voice to what’s happening in the market while respecting the long-term product vision ? Where does sales fit in at a company driven by product strategy?

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429: Innovation practices of the best companies – with Sally Kay

Product Innovation Educators

After working in R&D, Finance, Sales, and Marketing she focused her career on various areas of innovation and new product development. When I visited Corning, it didn’t matter whether we were visiting engineering, marketing, or sales—everybody could quote the innovation strategy. Intense front-end focus is also important.

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30 Steps to Mobile App Launch

Alchemer Mobile

This famous line from Field of Dreams is all too representative of how many app publishers face the ‘inessentiality’ of mobile marketing. It’s marketing. Without marketing, even the best apps struggle when it comes to customer acquisition and discovery. App marketing at its most basic. The bad news? The good news?

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The Korean Game Market: A Comprehensive Overview

The Product Coalition

If you want to conquer the Asian gaming market, South Korea should be on your list of countries to focus on. As the world’s fourth- largest game market, South Korea provides game developers with plenty of opportunities. In this article we’ll briefly review the Korean game market and see what kind of players prefer what kind of games.