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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. (I’m A team busts their ass for months building the first version of their product.

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User Needs Analysis Example to Help You Identify Customer Needs

Userpilot

Have you been struggling to engage users and keep them coming back to your product? Or are you looking for ways to expand your user base to new demographics? In either case, using a product analytics tool to perform user needs analysis is the way to go. Userpilot can help you track in-app user activity and collect user feedback.

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Traditional Buyer Personas Don’t Work: How Matt Lerner Understands Consumers

The Product Coalition

Startup growth expert, Matt Lerner, talks about his million dollar lesson learned while characterizing consumers. By Tremis Skeete , for Product Coalition Product people know that their greatest value lies in how well they understand consumers. He realized he was asking the wrong questions about consumers.

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Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, changing stagnant culture, building consumer product, more | Kayvon Beykpour

Lenny Rachitsky

Kayvon treated sacred cows like a “built-in roadmap” of innovations worth testing. Successful decision-making often requires a blend of framework-guided analysis and intuitive judgment, where the needs of both the business and the customer are carefully considered. Copying can be done in good taste or poor taste.

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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.

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New Course: Finding Product/Market Fit

Sachin Rekhi

The hardest part of bringing a new product to market is always the elusive hunt for product/market fit. Marc Andreessen describes product/market fit as "being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market". So we did just that: hurried an MVP to market in a matter of months and got tons of early feedback from customers.

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Quantum UX Research

UX Planet

The potential of quantum computing and artificial intelligence to enhance user research User research is crucial for the human-centered design of digital products and services. By deeply understanding users’ needs, desires, and contexts, companies can create meaningful solutions that address real human problems.

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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. We’ve created this interactive playbook to help you use your data to provide actionable insights that will lead to better business decisions and customer outcomes.