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

Andrew Chen

99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. (I’m I’m ignoring deep tech and foundational AI research companies, for the sake of this conversation). Ironically, this is where great products become to dominate.

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Product in Practice: Iterating on Outcomes with Limited Data

Product Talk

DarkBlue intelligence, the product Thomas works on, can support activities like investigations, due diligence, and cyber threat intelligence. And my counterpart product manager’s squad is about maximizing the volume of data.” Now Thomas had a few potential outcomes—clue captures and copy events.

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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”. This was introduced in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams but gained popularity in tech in the early days of the dotcom boom when the players were limited and early adopters eager to experience all the web had to offer.

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What Is The Average Senior Technical Product Manager Salary?

The Product HQ

Curious to find out the average salary of a senior technical product manager? In today’s market, the necessity for senior technical product managers is high. The role of senior technical product manager requires extensive knowledge and understanding of products that, in the end, produce high-value deliverables.

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Product Marketing Resources: Everything You Need To Know in 2022

Userpilot

Trying to find the best product marketing resources for 2022? As the market gets more competitive, SaaS companies are increasingly relying on product-led marketing strategies to gain traction. Product marketing is the process of bringing a product to the market, promoting it, and selling it to customers.

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How to Break into Product Marketing Management (PMM)

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Product marketing is one of the newest and most impactful roles within an organization. As a product marketing manager (PMM), you influence most areas of the organization including product, design, sales, support, and, of course, marketing. That degree doesn’t have to be in marketing, but it certainly helps.

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He helped shape WallStreetBets. Now Kevin Xu is betting on his own social app.

Mixpanel

Kevin Xu is an engineer-turned-product manager with experience at big tech companies like Google and Stripe. Read on for our conversation with Xu about finding product-market fit when you’re the ideal user, growing a following vs. growing an app, and what the future of social media looks like. Let’s talk about growth.