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The Market Requirements Document (MRD): What Product Managers Need To Know

The Product Coalition

However, if there’s one skill that is common to all product managers, it’s continuous market monitoring and research. That’s where a market requirements document comes into play. The market requirement document is a strategic artefact that product managers usually write. It should remain high-level.

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Top 50 Resources on Product/Market Fit

Sachin Rekhi

The most important journey any new product goes through is finding product/market fit. Marc Andreessen, who popularized the term, defined it as: Product/market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market. And even more die quietly without such fanfare.

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New Course: Finding Product/Market Fit

Sachin Rekhi

The hardest part of bringing a new product to market is always the elusive hunt for product/market fit. Marc Andreessen describes product/market fit as "being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market". The experience of failing on Anywhere.FM

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3 Reasons You Don’t Need a Sales Discovery Document for Every Product

Product Management University

Do you recommend a sales discovery document for each product? 3 Reasons You Don’t Need a Sales Discovery Document for Every Product. We already know what problems our product solves and it’s safe to assume every buyer has the majority of them! Objection, Your Honor…Leading the Witness.

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The Essential Product Marketing Framework for SaaS Business Growth

Userpilot

A product marketing framework is like a compass that guides you through the complex, fast-paced world of SaaS. From initial launch to ongoing product management , this framework acts as a map towards sustainable growth. In this article, we dive deep into what a product marketing framework is and explore its essential components.

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Pre-Product Market Fit: Ten Great Books for Product People

The Product Coalition

If only books on product management had labels that say “pre-PMF” or “post-PMF”. Here are 10 great product books on pre-product market fit (pre-PMF)! ?? To build your first product you don’t have to read anything. Time goes by, runway decreases. Eventually they run out of cash and shut down. Are any books missing?

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A Lean Alternative to a Business Plan: Documenting Your Product/Market Fit Hypotheses

Sachin Rekhi

However I've seen too many startups use the lean startup methodology as an excuse to fly by the seat of their pants and shun almost any structure to their approach to iterating, validating, and finding product/market fit. Here is what I typically capture when initially documenting a startup's product/market fit hypotheses: 1.