ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It outlines four major growth strategies: market penetration , market development , product development , and diversification. Market development. Market development involves taking existing products into new markets. These markets will have varying levels of familiarity with your brand and products.

Marketing 115

Marketing Framework Metrics Channel 115

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Without strong PMs you build crappy products that nobody needs or that real people can’t use. Final startup grind from msuster. figure out roles. identify gaps.

Cofounder 388

Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 388

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. Let’s take sales and business development. Ready to start simplifying? The last two are pretty basic.

PR 144

PR Technical Review Seed Stage Design 144

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

I know that this all seems obvious now with the movements started by Steven Blank ( Four Steps of Epiphany ) with the whole Customer Development processes / Lean Startup movements also popularized by people like Eric Ries. I used to always tell my development team, “you need to design a product that my dad could use.

Customer 280

Customer Technical Review Software Review Mexico 280

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

It may be hard to remember that there was a time when people in the agile software development community thought Lean Startup was incompatible with agile practices. No BS, no vanity metrics, no launches, no PR. As usual, we’ll get deep in to the details: how to measure progress, how and when to pivot, and how to accelerate as we grow.

San Francisco 146

San Francisco Silicon Valley Lean Agile 146

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

This post describes how the traditional product development model distorts startup sales, marketing and business development. Once the product begins to ship, startup sales execs use orders and revenue as its marker of progress in understanding customers. Freemium models have their own scorekeeping.)

Customer Development 215

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 215

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Talented product developers. If you can harness the knowledge, natural enthusiasm, and peer influence of your very best customers — I call them “Rock Star” customers — they’ll market, sell, and help develop breakthrough products for your firm better than your internal resources can do, and often at a fraction of the cost.

Customer 154

Customer Fractional CTO Canada Technical Review 154

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Although every organization faces some uncertainty in developing new stuff, the conditions are not always extreme. For example, when your company adds ano ther blade to its disposal razors , the product’s technical development, marketing and sales will follow relatively predictable paths.

Lean 165

Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

Instead of paying ridiculously high rent in San Francisco or London, startups and small businesses can spend on product development and marketing, thus tremendously increasing the chances of successful market entry and expansion. Work from home and remote work also significantly cut office costs.

Hiring 98

Hiring Bulgaria Italy Spain 98

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

Just as Durant had multiple interests, Musk is not only Tesla’s CEO and Product Architect, overseeing all product development, engineering, and design. At SpaceX (his rocket company) he’s CEO and lead designer overseeing the development and manufacturing of advanced rockets and spacecraft.

Michigan 268

Michigan Cofounder Stock Forecast 268

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Six Things Physical Product Development Taught Me About Experience Design | UX Magazine – crowdspring.co/X7NCjD. The Finalists Of The 2014 Innovation By Design Awards: Apps | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/Zn34Kt.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

Good insight on startups and product development in this AMA with Jason Fried – crowdspring.co/TmVP1. “A Minimum Viable Product doesn’t count in SaaS – it has to be a Minimum Sellable Product.” Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers – July 2014 – crowdspring.co/1qOorQj.

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Silicon Valley 97

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

It must cross boundaries, working cooperatively with other divisions in your business such as sales, marketing, social media, PR, product development, and the like. A successful reference program needs significant resources and a strong rollout that involves the entire company. Cheaping out” on resources.

Programming 145

Programming Customer Social Media Advisory Board 145

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

Thanks to Kevin Burke, Extension PR ! #7- COVID-19 saw several changes, particularly in the area of telephonic development. Companies will also be able to simplify product. development and educate customers about their services in the best way possible. At some point soon, Apple will upgrade the laptop cameras too.

Software Review 118

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 118

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Recommendations for usability in product development – [link]. A Collection of New Poster Tutorials in Photoshop – [link]. Everything is a Remix: [link]. 35 hand based logo designs – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 30+ Fresh Icon Sets for Web Designers and Developers – [link]. Amazon’s Approach to Product Development – [link]. Book Covers: 75+ Awesome Designed Books – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Blogs/ press – to get consumers to learn about your new app, PR remains a viable source, especially when it comes to buzzy/social apps. ProductHunt/ Reddit/ Directories – another form of PR/social media, directories of new products and forums solicit feedback from users and contribute to discovery. Unfortunately not.

Mobile 190

Mobile Social Media Distribution PR 190

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Paid - if your product monetizes customers better than your competitors, you have the opportunity to use your lifetime value advantage to drive growth. In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

by Dawn Parzych, Developer Advocate for LaunchDarkly. Ever since Mark Zuckerberg uttered the phrase “move fast and break things,” it has become the motto of many development teams. How do you feel when it takes months or a week for a PR to be resolved compared to hours or days? How we got here. In short, we have.

PR 136

PR Software Employee Developer 136

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

This series of posts is a brief explanation of how we’ve evolved from Product Development to Customer Development to the Lean Startup. The Product Development Diagram Emerging early in the twentieth century, this product-centric model described a process that evolved in manufacturing industries.

Silicon Valley 260

Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 260

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The second startup was struggling to find good mobile developers and debated outsourcing their mobile app development to an agency. For most startups, the core areas to build in house include: product design, product development, marketing, sales, PR, and customer service.

PR 165

PR Vertical Mobile Hiring 165

OnlyOnce

MARCH 14, 2011

In Part Two, I’ll talk about some of the practices we’re using in our product management and development teams. Second is the ability to capitalize on a well-known brand—the result of many years of marketing, PR, and thought leadership within the industry. It didn’t work. This team worked as a team, not as individuals.

Software Review 67

Software Review Development Team Review Later Stage Technical Review 67

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Six Myths of Product Development – [link]. Unlimited Vacation Doesn’t Create Slackers–It Ensures Productivity – [link]. Six Myths of Product Development – [link]. 15 Useful Chrome Extensions For Designers And Developers – [link]. Early Startup Time Wasters – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2018

Everything flows from it, including strategy, operations, staffing, team building, product development, branding and PR. It’s the first question a potential investor will ask you about and the first thing a consumer will want to know before buying your product. A USP is the True North of any successful venture.

Turkey 109

Turkey PR Leadership Global 109

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

By viewing product development and marketing as integrated functions, not silos, leading tech companies like Facebook and Pinterest are rethinking their approach to driving growth and achieving breakthrough results. Earned Media: SEO, PR, Word of Mouth. So what makes a good Growth Manager?

Management 20

Management Analytics Technical Review Framework 20

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

By viewing product development and marketing as integrated functions, not silos, leading tech companies like Facebook and Pinterest are rethinking their approach to driving growth and achieving breakthrough results. Earned Media: SEO, PR, Word of Mouth. So what makes a good Growth Manager?

Management 20

Management Analytics Technical Review Framework 20

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

After all, sweat equity can make up for a trim marketing budget, but it would be hard to make up for cuts in product development and customer service without sacrificing customer experience. Current and new customers care a lot more about product or service quality, and the value of your item.

Sweat Equity 60

Sweat Equity Equity Sales PR 60

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 18, 2012

VCs talk about customer acquisition and competition as critical parts of the pitch--when 99% of the time the real answers are: a) Well, we'll do some PR, some social, some paid when we figure out what a customer is worth, some BD. Top talent drives revenues, business development, great product development.

Hiring 111

Hiring PR Differentiation Acquisition 111

techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If your developer knows ruby-on-rails but doesn’t care about the application you are creating, then there is no guarantee that their work will be as precise or consistent as you need – or that they will go the extra mile. be the manager and product developer). Find your forward and your point guard.

San Francisco 44

San Francisco Startup PHP San Diego 44

viniciusvacanti.com

APRIL 2, 2012

In fact, many of those early users enjoyed seeing our product develop. Startups succeed because they have a good product and not because they got good launch PR. After we re-launched as a daily deal aggregator, we got exactly one email from a user saying they missed the sample sales. That’s it. I had quit my job.

Aggregator 71

Aggregator Lean New York Email 71

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Although Catalyst folded with the dot-com crash, Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

San Francisco 155

San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 155

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

I needed several thousand dollars for ads, retainers for an ad specialist, social media personal, PR services, photoshoots, and more. Instead of trying to cut corners, I created a business plan with help from the entrepreneurial group Futurpreneur and secured $45,000 in loans the Business Development Bank of Canada.

Canada 114

Canada Security PR Valuation 114

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Because times are slightly better now for fund raising I’d probably say two extra things: a) it may be worth a modest increase in your team size / activities / development IF you can raise more money to do this now & b) if you can raise more than you need right now (within reason) without too much extra dilution I would do so.

Pre-Money Valuation 303

Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Valuation PR 303

Version One Ventures

AUGUST 14, 2015

For most startups, core functions are product design, product development, marketing, sales, PR, and customer service. But generally speaking, my advice to startups is that you should never outsource activities that are core to your business.

Operations 60

Operations PR Analytics Finance 60

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

You’ll learn about the different strategies available and the impact they’ll have on the future of your product. Before introduction comes development. These are the four stages of a product we’ll be focusing on. . However, on a more granular graph, the introduction phase would be preceded by a product development stage.

Product 142

Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Whats striking about these stories, if you get past the PR hype, are two very important themes: These prodigies were self-taught, and had a fundamental fascination with technology from a very young age. But its not very open, and not very programmable, unless you have an expensive Mac and an approved developer license.

Programming 143

Programming San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 143

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40