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

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It means competition is more fierce because formidable new competitors can arrive overnight. Have a fantastic holiday and come back refreshed to build game-changing products in 2018. Why has product management be so slow to adapt? Read more… ?? Read more… ?? ?? Read more… ?? Read more… ?? That just about does it!

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

Seksom most recently ran Corporate Development & Strategy for Twitter so he knows a thing or two about exits to corporates and whether he funds a startup or not I suspect many will get value from building a relationship with him for his expertise. By 2018 I sensed that he was right and we began focusing more on our barbell approach.

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Members Hire Associations, Members Fire Associations

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Members hire Associations, Members fire Associations is what the new mantra will be for Association Executives in 2018. Cyber & nuclear threats, disruptive innovation, and increasing competition for market share will continue to reshape how members view their memberships. Will not be hired by your prospective members.

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5 Steps To Strategy Tuning Through Machine Learning

Startup Professionals Musings

No human or paper tracking systems are a competitive alternative. Live data also requires metrics and infrastructure that can interpret and evaluate the data, and smart businesses must develop these in the algorithms they use in their data-intelligence engines. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/17/2018.

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7 Keys To Making People First And Winning In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Most startups are created by one or two entrepreneurial founders, with a vision and focus on developing an innovative solution, rather than on developing people. Establish metrics on the culture, as well as the product. These metrics need the same top management attention as customer retention and sales metrics.

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8 Management Behaviors Drive Change Without Crisis

Startup Professionals Musings

These indicators are a mindset and actions that every one of us can develop and demonstrate, without any special birthright, genes, or advanced intelligence. If your business hires only to fill existing openings, it is falling behind, and ripe for competitive crisis. Set metrics and rewards specifically for innovation.

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

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In the case of MakeSpace we had huge initial successes in New York City as Rahul led the scaling of our drivers, our trucks and our warehouses and we figured out the right price points to beat the local competition. We have been able to build deep customer insights on product, pricing, service, geography, competition, etc.

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