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How Continuous Discovery Works (and Doesn’t) in Early-Stage Startups

Product Talk

“I get that the continuous discovery habits framework works well for mature products, but does it work for early-stage startups?”. I spent all of my full-time employee experience at early-stage startups (many of them pre-product) and I relied on these same habits to figure out what to build. This question always surprises me.

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Stellar Product Strategies for Early-stage Startups

The Product Coalition

Here are 4 steps any startups can follow to create a great product strategy: 1. Stellar Product Strategies for Early-stage Startups was originally published in Product Coalition on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. But not having one means shipping with no purpose.

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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. As a result, you end up competing with some of the most famous brands in the industry as a result.

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Key Differences Between the Role of a Product Manager in Startups vs. Large Enterprises

Product Management Unpacked

Companies of all sizes across industries are looking to hire product managers. When it comes to product management roles in startups vs. large enterprises, there tend to be a few key differences. Product Management at a Startup . You have a smaller team to work with and this often comes with less money to spend.

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Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical Integration for Startups

The Product Coalition

Vertical Integration for Startups In the past couple of years, I have worked with multiple startups in an advisory capacity and this has provided an opportunity to think about strategy in innovative ways. I apply this lens to a startup that develops solutions in the health-tech market. Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical

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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more

Lenny Rachitsky

He is the CEO and founder of CRED, an Indian-based fintech startup valued at over $6 billion. Prior to CRED, he founded three other startups, including Freecharge, which he sold for over $400 million to Snapdeal. He has also been an advisor to India’s most influential organizations.

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An Organic Farm Startup Onboarding Strategy

The Product Coalition

I recently led a workshop for an organic tech farm startup that wanted to set its foot online for selling organic food to B2B customers. What are those 8 dimensions for startup onboarding strategy? it is the same as a car manufacture ally with software startup working on AI tech to develop autonomous eclectic car AI-based apps.

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