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392: How uncovering customer pains and unmet needs led to launching a rapidly growing product – with Matt Danna

Product Innovation Educators

At my last company, I was the VP of Product and the co-founder of Boulevard, Sean, was the VP of Engineering. One day Sean’s hair was a complete disaster, and I told him he was looking way too much like an engineer and needed to get a haircut. Click here to download the Action Guide. Innovation Quote.

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Insider Secrets for High Impact Growth with Sean Ellis

Bryce York

Problem : Activation friction with new users – 90% of registrants never downloaded the software. Sean estimated the project would take 30 days when he assigned it to the VP of Engineering. But he made sure to consult the VP before locking anything down. A Case Study from LogMeIn.

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Who’s Speaking at Amplify 2019?

Amplitude

However, the idea for a cloud-based conferencing tool sat idle for over a decade while Eric worked as Cisco’s Corporate VP of Engineering. million app downloads : you would receive a burger for just 1¢ if you placed an order using Burger King’s mobile app. Shadi Rostami, Senior/Executive VP of Engineering at Amplitude.