ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

When your business, book or podcast needs additional support, sponsorship can make a huge difference. In that sense, you need to look at it like selling a product. Your most obvious asset is the product itself. For example, if you’re publishing a book you might run a book tour that allows sponsors to access physical audiences.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Here’s an excerpt from Clockwork Revised and Expanded about the solution to creating the best, and healthiest, productivity in your organization: The Solution is not the Solution As is true for many business owners I’ve known, I thought the cure for my workaholicism was better productivity. The work that fed my soul. I was wrong.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

Strategies For Successful Product Launches written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mary Sheehan In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mary Sheehan. She is an accomplished product marketing leader who has held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, and many startups.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2021

How Shifting Your Mindset Can Boost Your Productivity written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. She’s a media contributor on productivity, organization, and work-life integration. 2:33] What are some of the big productivity killers, and how do people get bad habits? [4:10] This is John Jantsch.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

To succeed in today’s crowded market, you need to harmonize product marketing and brand marketing. In this article, you’ll learn the difference between brand marketing and product marketing, and how to balance both to stand out above the crowd. Brand vs product marketing: Friends or foe? They rely on each other for success.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

As fall replaces summer, I know I become tempted to curl up with a window view of the falling leaves, a cup of tea, and a good book. At the same time, I occasionally like to feel like my relaxation is also productive, or the things that interest me in my professional life filter into my personal life. My colleagues did not disappoint.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2019

In this blog post, we’ll tell you how to make your home office five times more productive with five must follow tips for remote work. The key word in the last sentence being “ office”, we’ll focus on showing you how to create a productive workspace at home. In reality, this habit isn’t good for you or your work. Work in Short Bursts.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 3, 2016

If you are interested in understanding the business implications of blockchain technology, William Mougayar ‘s new book – The Business Blockchain: Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Technology – is a must read. The post Book: The Business Blockchain appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. Much has been written about the external influences of office environments, motivation, and personal health impacts, but I see evidence that there are personal productivity tactics that contribute just as much.

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SVPG

JUNE 13, 2014

NOTE: My friend and colleague Jeff Patton is the author of an upcoming book on the general topic of User Stories and especially the technique of Story Mapping. I was asked to write a foreword for this new book, and this article is an excerpt from the foreword. People creating the products you use and love every day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2021

The real solution is better productivity and less procrastination, to put you back in control of your business. Jan Yager, a recognized expert on the subject of time management, addressed this issue in the classic edition of her book, “ Work Less, Do More: The 14-Day Productivity Makeover.” Rest makes you more productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Missions and products that are too broad confuse your team, your customers, and potential investors. Product development chasm. Marketing and sales chasm.

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OnlyOnce

MAY 12, 2016

Book Short: Scrum ptious . But it’s a book I should’ve read along time ago, and a book that I enjoyed. But it’s a book I should’ve read along time ago, and a book that I enjoyed.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2012

At some point, everyone – not just overscheduled students , parents, and professionals – struggles with time management, organizing, and other components of a productive lifestyle. Meg Favreau and Ashley Jacobs tweet daily about fiscal productivity and how to live frugally, with generous deals and advice available. Productivity Hacks.

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OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less , by Leidy Klotz is a great read, and in concert with the philosophy of the book, this will be a short blog post. The book’s basic premise is that less is more, addition by subtraction. I’ll close with two of my favorite quotes, both of which were in the book.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see this topic addressed well in a new book, “ Can We Talk? I agree with her principles, and outline them here, for approaching any conversation at work, especially difficult ones, and making them positive and productive, rather than emotional and confrontational: Confidence - trusting yourself and the other party.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 19, 2016

If you’re like a lot of people, you might imagine working your way through giant stacks of self-help books, starting an intensive new exercise regimen, or devoting more time to charitable causes — all of which are certainly worthwhile ways to improve oneself. By Johan Gunnars, CEO and cofounder of Simpliday. Here are 3 ways to do it: 1.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2023

2- Diversifying product lines Photo Credit: Max Maybury At Ai-Product Reviews, we focus on using AI to transform product reviews. Our cutting-edge software uses cutting-edge algorithms to evaluate and review products, giving consumers clear and unbiased information. Thanks to Max Maybury, Ai-Product Reviews ! #3-

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

(Almost) everything you need to know (but are afraid to ask) before you wistfully ask a product manager to coffee so they will help you find a job. TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

A complete list of book tour stops for the first leg of my journey is below. Many of you who pre-ordered the book -especially those of you on Kindle- have already received your copy. The Amazon.com reviews page for the book has just opened to the general public (up until now it's been limited to Amazon Vine reviewers).

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 11, 2021

Since releasing my newest book The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche: A Book for Disruptors I’ve been continually getting the questions “Why Philosophy and Entrepreneurship?” Fast-forward thirty years, when we were in the midst of writing this book, and Dave was reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Enter Dr. Mik Kersten’s new book, Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework [IT Revolution Press, November 2018], based on two decades of research, spanning almost every domain of software delivery. Tell us about your products and services. How do you help clients?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2020

by Julia Ivy, PhD, author of “ Crafting Your Edge for Today’s Job Market: Using the Be-edge Method for Consulting Cases and Capstone Projects “ Sales of self-help books have nearly doubled since 2013 , with sales reaching $18.6 But marketing a self-help book on a topic beyond health and wellness can be tricky.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 12, 2014

I read a lot – somewhere between 50 and 100 books a year. I prefer long form (books) to medium form (articles, blog posts), although I read plenty of that as well. I’m always curious what my friends are reading and often grab books they recommend. It’s about product design. I grabbed them both.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 24, 2019

How to Turn Your Product Idea Into a Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. She is the founder and CEO of The Grommet and the author of the book How We Make Stuff Now: Turn Ideas Into Products That Build Successful Businesses. Why to name your business after your vision, not your first product.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

This is especially true when designing a great product. Collaborative design is an approach that allows a team to create product concepts together. If you change the style guide, you change the product. Reviews become more focused on the core product challenge and broader views of the proposed solution.

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SVPG

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Even though I have been writing consistently about product now for more than two decades, including a few books, I have thus far managed to avoid using the term “product sense.” The post Product Sense Demystified appeared first on Silicon Valley Product Group. That was not an accident.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Every entrepreneur believes that their product or service is memorable, and that every customer will quickly see the advantage over competitors. Yet true product differentiation in the eye of the customer is rarely achieved. They noted that customers’ loyalty grew with their real preference for the unique product features offered.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Bringing Marketing and Product Development Together written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I visit with author and product and marketing executive Jill Soley. She shares some of her insights from the book on this episode. Order your copy of Beyond Product.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

Books, newspapers, magazine, blogs, comment threads. Put the written word in front of me, whether on a sheet of paper bound into a book or magazine, or as pixels on a glowing screen and I will consume it. For me, I am lucky if I can fit in a book or two during the annual slowdown that we at crowdSPRING know as “August.”

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Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 23, 2023

Summer is upon us, and this is typically when I get the most inquiries regarding the best books to read to support your business. I’ve compiled a list of must-read books that have had a profound impact on my own small business journey. What are you reading these days? The answer? There are so many! My work in this space: TBD!

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

A few years ago, I worked at a Web design agency as a product manager. The part of the job I loved the most was working on product with our design team and clients. You might be holding on to that book you bought a year ago that you swear you’ll read or those killer pair of shoes that you’ll bring out for just the right occasion.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 7, 2013

In that wonderful world of concentrated production. The world of multi-billion dollar companies like Cisco utilizing information technology to accomplish the accounting miracle of closing their books each and every day. So much of the real action in this world of ours takes place in the micro.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

When planning your next product, the less you leave to chance, the better. And while you can never guarantee a successful product launch, you can vastly improve your odds if you prepare properly. You need to know what a successful product looks like if you want to chart a course to get there. iPhone (2007). Rubik’s Cube (1980).

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Startup CEO (OnlyOnce – the book!), My book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business , is now available for pre-order on Amazon in multiple formats ( Print , Kindle ), which is an exciting milestone in this project! Writing a book is a LOT harder than I expected! Part III – Pre-Order Now. questions”.

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VC Cafe

MAY 26, 2022

But if you dig deeper, one of the reasons startups run out of cash or don’t find product market fit is ineffective teams. Patrick Lencioni’s first book, The Five Temptations of a CEO , is a book that Peter Fenton, a partner at Benchmark, recommends to all of his portfolio CEOs. The 5 dysfunctions of a team model.

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