Version One Ventures

MAY 17, 2016

But, he also developed some unique tools to institutionalize his core values in the company. Amazon has a unique product development process: before starting any new project, the product manager writes an internal press release ‘announcing’ the product. For example…. Customer Focus. what problem is it solving).

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

I suddenly lose my ability to judge if our marketing programs are being effective. So the product development team was busy creating lots of split-tests for lots of hypotheses. Use pilot programs. This is true for split-testing features, but it’s also true for marketing programs or even operations changes.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

Another customer was my alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, who was using it to host online class discussions for its distance education program. Since I had good connections with the University, we got a lot of feedback on how the product could be improved to meet their needs. The product worked.

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