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

socalTECH

Read on for our top posts from 2017! ?? Traxo uses productboard to unite the world’s travel data productboard helps teams resurface key insights about user needs… “productboard has helped me focus on what’s important and avoid the rest… When we started out, our product was very feature oriented. Now everything our company does?—?from

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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. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

When should you start a company? What company should you start? Most startups die. We can miss the round of financing, we can start a company a year or two behind someone else and lose the first-mover advantage. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. When should a VC invest?

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8 Disciplines for Transforming Ideas Into Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs are people who dream up new ideas, and then commercialize them into new businesses. Most people believe that the hard part is coming up with the idea, and the easy part is turning it into a business. In today’s world, the market evolves even faster than the technology. Manage the business with metrics and goals.

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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. Don’t start from how you want to sell. Include planned measurements and metrics. Start where the customer wants you to be and work backwards.

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How Future-Proof is Your Company (and Your Career)?

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, nobody really knows all of what tomorrow will bring, in terms of globalization, digital technology, or demographic shifts, but most experts agree that certain elements are already obvious, and things must be done today to get your business ready in time. Data technology facilitates more fact-based decisions.

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8 Steps To A Positive Mindset And Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Start looking for what is right in a person or business situation, instead of looking for what is wrong. When people feel good about themselves, the business looks positive, productivity goes up, and relationships are a lot better. Start your day with a positive business challenge. Experience without learning is wasted effort.