1. How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers New businesses often struggle finding their first customers. The challenge is even more difficult with startups in the sharing economy that launch as platforms connecting independent service providers with consumers. Check out these lessons to find out how big players did it. 2. The DIY Illusion The DIY…
The following is an excerpt adapted from Get Your Priorities Straight! The Product Manager’s Guide to Smart Product Roadmap Prioritization, our free eBook geared towards product managers facing some tough decisions as they map out the next leg of their product’s journey on their product roadmap. Get the full version for detailed advice on how…
Guest post by Emily Tate, speaker at the Product Management Festival. There is a phrase, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” The customer who complains the loudest, often gets what they want. In product management, it can be all too easy to give into these distractions and lose sight of the more strategic things on…