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A year in review: productboard’s top 10 posts from 2017

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Read on for our top posts from 2017! ?? It means competition is more fierce because formidable new competitors can arrive overnight. At productboard we aim to bake best practices of product management straight into the interface, so you can improve the way you manage your products right out of the box. Read more… ?? Read more… ??

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.” Pro tip: take on the mantle of book editor for a major tech publication, and the publishers will mail you books for free.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. We have well financed competitors whom despite competing with we respect deeply and when you see your competition launching in many markets it’s tempting to follow suit.

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6 Keys to Marketing Customer Experience vs Products

Startup Professionals Musings

A classic article in the Harvard Business Review “ The Truth About Customer Experience ” defines it as your customer’s end-to-end journey with you, not just the key touchpoints or critical moments when customers interact with your organization. One metric now commonly used is called the Net Promoter® Score (NPS). Detractors.

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8 Disciplines for Transforming Ideas Into Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s world, the market evolves even faster than the technology. Manage the business with metrics and goals. Business objectives need to be quantified and measured to assess progress and positioning against competition. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/17/2017.

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7 Ways To Survive The Retail Customer Shift To Online

Startup Professionals Musings

What neither group seems to fully comprehend is that retail needs to fundamentally change to succeed, far beyond the addition of an online component, to meet the experience expectations of today’s generation, an oversupplied global marketplace, and technology for instant pricing and distribution.

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5 Steps On The Success Path For Every Small Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Include planned measurements and metrics. Marty Zwilling Published by Xerox Small Business Solutions on 04/06/2017.