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Finding Product-Market Fit – Expert Advice From Prowly’s CEO Joanna Drabent

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Product market fit, often just called product/market or “P/M” is one of the most important Lean Startup concepts. There is a lot of information out there about why it’s important for having a successful product and grow your business, but finding out how to achieve product-market fit can still feel elusive.

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To PLG or not to PLG

The Product Coalition

With outbound enterprise sales, you need to reach out to many people to get some calls. PLG customers are the best Since we did do PLG and outbound sales in parallel for a while, we do still have some sales-won customers. I would definitely not recommend doing PLG without a strong product manager and UX designer.

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What is Product Marketing? A Data-Backed Definition

The Product Coalition

An insight into Product Marketing roles, responsibilities and KPIs after interviewing dozens of Product Marketing Managers. Everyone is hiring Product Marketing Managers (“PMMs”) and there is a great demand for expertise in this space, so read on for a strategic and tactical definition of “What is Product Marketing?”.

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Best Product Growth Platforms for SaaS

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The emergence of the product-led growth strategy. In the past, any rapid growth that occurred in software companies was largely sales-based or marketing-based. Sales-based growth meant sending thousands of outbound messages in an attempt to find the key decision-maker, shorten the sales cycle, and close aggressively.

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How to Cross the Chasm & Scale Your SaaS

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Components of product-led growth. Test, test, test to get product-market fit Before you dip your toes into the mainstream market, you want to ensure you have nailed all parts of your product. A freemium model could be another approach to help you understand what features bring users the most value.

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What Are The Stages Of The SaaS Sales Process?

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Transactional model: The transactional sales process requires a few sales reps for potential customers who are hesitant to pay the price of your product. The enterprise model: Succeeding with an enterprise sales model will require a sales team, outbound marketing, and enough capital runway to endure the long sales cycles.

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Strategic Product Management: The Role of a Strategic Product Manager

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This includes inbound activities like defining product vision and product strategy, setting product goals, developing the product roadmap , or planning the product launch. It also tells the target customers how your product differs from competitors and why they should choose it.