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Redefining Product Leadership: What We Can Learn from Rock Stars

People-First Product Leadership

I’ve been at a number of product events recently where conversations turned to fractional work, joining or launching a startup, or simply taking time off due to a lack of opportunity in one’s current situation. Differentiate : Embrace uniqueness as being the same can be limiting and honestly quite tiring.

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Founders: What Are the Signs It’s Time to Evolve Your Core Customer Benefit?

The Product Coalition

Recently one of the founders of a hot startup asked me, “How do we know if we should add new value props for existing customers or continue to invest in existing ones? The initial phases 2 and 3 (the time between startups raising Series A to raising Series B) play a massive role in achieving the 2T3D growth dream.

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SaaS growth in 2022: Why tracking competitive advantage will NOT yield marketing leadership

Usersnap

Differentiated SaaS Growth. The differentiated growth approach is creating a product with unique features which can make it stand out from the crowd. Creating a differentiated product increases the chances of a competitive advantage, which may lead to higher returns. Nonetheless, they generate healthy profits.

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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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How startups die from their addiction to paid marketing

Andrew Chen

Many of the biggest implosions in recent history – especially ecommerce – have been due to startups getting addicted to paid marketing while fooling themselves on Customer Acqusition Costs. It’s much harder to fix the underlying issues – creating real moats, product differentiation, doing deeper adtech integrations.

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Why your UX Portfolio is not getting interviews in 2024? Do’s & Don’ts!

UX Planet

However, if you’re a budding student, someone at a startup, agency, consultancy, or simply someone who is not as confident in their career record, your portfolio becomes your beacon. For Senior, Lead, and Staff Levels: Depth, leadership, and innovation are your tickets. The differentiator? Think of an actual movie.

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F.E².A.R.?—?A Product Framework from Concept to Delivery: Part 1

The Product Coalition

While the use of the framework is evident at the execution stage, it is equally applicable during business prioritization to identify product-market fit, competitive differentiation, and strategic alignment. As a Product Strategist or a Manager, it is insufficient to only think about how differentiated your product is. Ecosystems? —?As

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