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I’ve abandoned “MVP”

Mironov Consulting

Not to stop doing validation, discovery, prototyping or experiments they may associate that that acronym, but to remove the label from all of their docs and presentations and talks. Some frequent bad outcomes from this confusion: We never finish our MVP. We spin up outbound marketing/support efforts too early. Here’s why….

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From Product Management Back to Strategy

The Product Coalition

In my first official product role, which I got to after managing large dev teams and a business-related role, I managed alone a product with a development team of ~40 people. Only four months after I joined, I gave a presentation in our annual sales kickoff about how to deal with things that our competitors are saying about us.

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Part One: Key Elements to Become a Healthy Product-Led Organization

Bain Public

Let’s face it, most organizations have poor habits around roadmap completion — this is why getting leadership (or stakeholders) to develop consistent, stable and familiar routines reinforced through repetition and communication is valuable. Unfortunately, product leadership culture can get a little messy.

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THE KEY SKILL FOR SUCCESS IN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

The Product Coalition

Building endurance across each role was the key skill that helped me to develop my career in PM. What I didn’t focus on was the fundamental challenge presented by the nature of the role. In all that time, I only declined to continue the interview process with two companies due to poor fit.

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The SaaS Marketing Playbook for Exceptional Growth in 2021

Userpilot

Creative email strategies and other outbound hacks, and of course, this playbook wouldn’t be complete without Product-led growth frameworks that have led to double-digit ARR growth rates. Outbound vs. Inbound. Inbound and Outbound Success Stories. SaaS Marketing Playbook Table of Contents. Content Marketing.

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9 essential sales steps you need to grow your SaaS startup

Intercom, Inc.

It is important that these friendly connections represent the target persona market you have outlined, as otherwise, the feedback loop is likely to be weak. If they don’t match the persona market, these contacts are not likely to offer constructive criticism given they may not even relate to the pain you are seeking to address.

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Your Audience’s Real Roadmap Questions

Mironov Consulting

I get pulled into lots of discussions among product managers about the best ways to represent (and then present and present and present) roadmaps or backlogs, especially to internal sales/marketing/support audiences. So first the question many salespeople are thinking while we present our next-quarter roadmap is….

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