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Startup marketing: strategies for year one

Intercom, Inc.

The most important tasks for any early stage startup are to write code and talk to users. Looking back, I didn’t see these activities as marketing with a capital M, but they absolutely were. Founding a startup is a lot like this. I didn’t have a perfectly mapped out startup marketing strategy. Absolutely not.

Startups 201
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Startups need dual theories on distribution and product/market fit. One is not enough

Andrew Chen

It’s hard to be a product without a strong theory of distribution Here’s a common startup situation. 99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. A team busts their ass for months building the first version of their product.

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Product in Practice: Making Customer Interviewing a Habit in an Early-Stage Startup

Product Talk

Sometimes they’re dissatisfied with what’s available on the market and think they can do better. This means that even when startup founders are motivated to test their ideas, they are more likely to notice the evidence that suggests their idea is fantastic and miss the evidence that suggests their idea is flawed.

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Best Marketing Analytics Software for SaaS

Userpilot

Is your team struggling to determine the return on investment (ROI) of product marketing strategies? Or are you looking for ways to improve the performance of your marketing campaigns? In either case, marketing analytics tools can come to your rescue. That, in turn, helps optimize your marketing strategies and budget allocation.

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Connect and conquer ? build your brand by staging events

Intercom, Inc.

Of all the ways to get your message into the world, staging events might not seem like the most efficient or scalable. But that misses a few important qualities that only live events can offer. To do that, it’s not enough to replicate textbook marketing strategies. Events rely on difference. Staging events to remember.

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Finding Your Product's Critical Event(s)

Product Management Lessons from the Trenches

Finding Your Product’s Critical Event(s) By now you have most likely heard the phrase “build it, they will come”. Before we talk about our experience building a dashboard (in an upcoming post), it’s good to have a primer on one key metric that is often referred to as a critical event. Steps to finding your critical event?

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Userpilot for Event Tracking: Features, Pricing, and Review

Userpilot

Looking for an effective event tracking tool and wondering if Userpilot is the best option for your SaaS company? In this article, we’ll delve into precisely that – helping you determine whether Userpilot is the ideal choice for your event tracking needs. Let’s get started! Ready to see Userpilot in action?