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When You Should Not Listen to Your Customers

The Product Coalition

If somebody had been asked to do research about the year 1800 into how transportation could be improved, what would he have done? Expressed needs are rightfully the basis of most iterative product developments. The second difficulty is that people often frame their needs as solutions.

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The 5 Most Lethal Mistakes in Product Development

BrainMates

Developing and launching a product only to have it fail is the complete antithesis of the “Fail Fast” innovation motto. You have just invested 1000s of work hours and millions of dollars in developing & launching this product. Failure Point #2 – Inadequate customer research. To that, I say unequivocally NO !

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Six-and-a-half Philosophies for Experience Design & Innovation

UX Planet

TikTok , the most downloaded app of all time, broke a lot of design rules. Whether it’s a town with a waterfall called “falls,” a famous man who founded the area, or just simply differentiating an ‘upscale area’ from a ‘rough area,’ the events that happen at a location define it. Its concept, however, originates from musical.ly

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Bootstrapping A Business In The Face Of Well-Funded Competition | Laura Roeder, MeetEdgar | BoS Europe 2018

Business of Software Conference

Her Social Media scheduling SaaS MeetEdgar is proudly bootstrapped in a market that has some very well-funded competitors – Hootsuite alone has taken nearly $300 million in funding. In this talk from Business of Software Conference Europe 2018, she explains some of the advantages with examples from MeetEdgar. Upcoming Events.

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Bootstrapping A Business In The Face Of Well-Funded Competition | Laura Roeder, MeetEdgar | BoS Europe 2018

Business of Software Conference

Her Social Media scheduling SaaS MeetEdgar is proudly bootstrapped in a market that has some very well-funded competitors – Hootsuite alone has taken nearly $300 million in funding. In this talk from Business of Software Conference Europe 2018, she explains some of the advantages with examples from MeetEdgar. Upcoming Events.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

Hi readers, The growth teams at Uber and Airbnb occasionally met over the years to share best practices, brainstorm ideas, and share observations on the startup world. Tactic #1: Nail the value prop on your site/app. Make sure your site/app says the same thing boldly and directly. Dan Hill, ex-Airbnb Growth Lead, CEO of Alma.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

Hi readers, The growth teams at Uber and Airbnb occasionally met over the years to share best practices, brainstorm ideas, and share observations on the startup world. Tactic #1: Nail the value prop on your site/app. Make sure your site/app says the same thing boldly and directly. Dan Hill, ex-Airbnb Growth Lead, CEO of Alma.