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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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Lessons from launching SPEEDRUN, the Games x Tech startup accelerator

Andrew Chen

We target startups at the very earliest stages of development, often teams without products or metrics. These are universal, but for our sector of Games x Tech, we noted a few concrete problems: There’s not really a startup community within Games x Tech. And also, founders are founders. And things are always changing.

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Why Do Most Startups Struggle to Scale?

Modus Create

If you’ve ever worked in a successful early-stage startup, you must be familiar with the euphoria of the first signs of growth. Many startups struggle to carry the momentum of the initial growth spurt. . So, why do most startups struggle to scale? Growth is sacred for startups. It’s a phase that energizes the entire team.

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Executive Director’s Perspective on how to become a product manager

Product Management Unpacked

I am, as they say in academic circles, “from ‘industry.” I have worked in 14 startups, founded four, and have held executive positions for better than two-thirds of my career. I wasn’t supposed to end up here in my career. Seriously. I don’t have a Ph.D. I never aspired to be a researcher. I couldn’t agree more.

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The “Dinner Party Jerk” test — why founders need to pitch themselves harder and more futuristically

Andrew Chen

When I asked them their biggest learning on the trip so far, they said- We have to learn how to pitch our startup in the “American” way More self promotional, emphasizing the future not the past, talking about what it could be not what it is, playing up even small bits of proof points, etc. TLDR; there’s pitch mode and dinner party mode.

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How to Be a Great PM: Enterprise vs. Startup

ProductCraft

The role of the product manager is defined in various ways across industries. It doesn’t matter if you are working at an enterprise or a startup — there is a fundamental core of competencies and skills. However, enterprise companies and startups are indeed.

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9 essential sales steps you need to grow your SaaS startup

Intercom, Inc.

In the early stages of most SaaS startups’ lives, the CEO or founder often acts as the initial head of sales. Industry sector. Blog posts – these can generate leads as more accessible forms of content that help from a Search Engine Optimization perspective as well as serving to educate your audience.