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A framework for finding product-market fit | Todd Jackson (First Round Capital)

Lenny Rachitsky

He kickstarted his career at Google as an associate product manager and eventually led product for Gmail, witnessing its growth from beta to 200 million users. examples: Vanta, Lattice, Persona] Level two: Developing product-market fit. Likely a pre-seed or seed-stage company.

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Why Market Leadership Starts With Product Management

Product Management University

There are a million and one things that go into creating a market leading company. But products are the nucleus, and that means market leadership starts with product management. There are the obvious things product management does. To some product managers, market is synonymous with users.

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The Value Assessment Framework (Part 3)

The Product Coalition

The value assessment framework allows you to identify gaps in any of the value layers — definition, delivery, and perception. Photo by Iain Kennedy on Unsplash When I was a product lead at Imperva, there was a feature that engineering kept telling me required a rewrite. This concludes the value assessment framework.

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The Value Assessment Framework (Part 2)

The Product Coalition

Your product’s value needs to be defined, delivered, and perceived as such by your customers. If this isn’t challenging enough, what your customers want and need varies based on their profile and maturity with your product. Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash A few years ago, I mentioned to my parents that my car needs cleaning.

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The Value Assessment Framework (Part 1)

The Product Coalition

Now that you understand the three layers of value, next week I’ll share a simple framework that allows you to assess it and gain insight about your customers. Stay tuned.

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F.E².A.R.?—?A Product Framework from Concept to Delivery: Part 1

The Product Coalition

A Product Framework from Concept to Delivery: Part 1 Why “FE²AR” As a technology executive, I have seen my share of successful and not-as-successful products. I will also do away with the notion of a “Product.” Markets need solutions. The key is in building win-win strategies and identifying timing in the market.

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Introducing the Bain Public SOAP™ Product Leadership Framework. A Practical Definition.

Bain Public

These are the directors, VPs, and C-level leaders who have the mandate of delivering digital product solutions for years to come. Bain Public is a product leadership firm that helps companies make informed decisions and deliver superior quality products that appeal to customers and achieve business goals.