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Stellar Product Strategies for Early-stage Startups

The Product Coalition

I’m not a big fan of the word “product strategy”. Building a Frankenstein product. Here are 4 steps any startups can follow to create a great product strategy: 1. He thought the best strategy was to play something. A great product strategy is the same. Strategy is where you’re going.

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From Product Management Back to Strategy

The Product Coalition

In recent years it seems that product management is all about execution and delivery. Photo by Kea Mowat on Unsplash When I moved into product management, almost 20 years ago, it used to be a very senior role. The discussion was about whether or not someone is senior enough to move into product management.

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Can Lean Product Management Help Startups Build Strong Products?

The Product Coalition

Most of our readers would have heard of Agile product management. In fact, the biggest advantage that you can leverage from a startup perspective is Lean product management (‘Lean’ or ‘LPM’). As any startup will tell you, managing an idea from concept to launch is a lot easier said than done.

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Navigating Challenges in Product-Led vs. Sales-Led Strategies for B2B SaaS Product Management

The Product Coalition

In the past decade, the field of product management has evolved, shedding much of its earlier ambiguity. The spectrum of roles in product management is broad, ranging from highly specialised to more generalist positions. I will share my insight about the implications for the product team for both cases.

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Put Your Data to Work: The Complete Playbook

What do startups and Fortune 500 companies have in common? They rely on data to power products, business insights, and marketing strategy. An interactive guide filled with the tools to turn your data into a competitive advantage.

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Startup marketing: strategies for year one

Intercom, Inc.

The most important tasks for any early stage startup are to write code and talk to users. Founding a startup is a lot like this. I didn’t have a perfectly mapped out startup marketing strategy. I certainly didn’t have an “acquisition strategy.” When we started Intercom the latter was my job.

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Video: Product Strategy, Getting Buy-In, and Startup Ideas

Sachin Rekhi

Video: Product Strategy, Systems, and Frameworks with Sachin Rekhi. Slides: LinkedIn Learning: Product Strategy, Systems, and Frameworks. I was recently invited to speak as part of the Product Management Learning Series hosted by LinkedIn Learning. We covered a variety of my favorite product frameworks.

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Scaling to the Masses - Fit Your Product for a Larger User Base

Speaker: Dustin Smith, Sr. Product Manager, Incubator

If a product can't withstand a growing user base and diverse team, it'll never leave the think tank. Whether you're running a small startup or trying to get your idea to take off in a large corporation, you'll need the right tools and perspective to scale your product. Strategies to get internal support for your product.