Category: Product

Will AI and the Exponential Technologies Transform Our World in 2019?
Leadership & People
 | 5 min read

Will AI and the Exponential Technologies Transform Our World in 2019?

Predicting the future requires a fair amount of hubris, and it should therefore be met with more than an exabyte of skepticism. In past years, …

What’s the biggest mistake companies make when it comes to CX and how can they fix it?
Product
 | 5 min read

What’s the biggest mistake companies make when it comes to CX and how can they fix it?

A customer’s experience with a website begins the moment the customer visits the website. I’m sure you could make an argument for referral sources and …

Pitching Dos and Don’ts
Sales & Marketing
 | 6 min read

Pitching Dos and Don’ts

So far in my 3 part series I’ve gone over the 5 things you need to know before you start pitching and we’ve taken an …

Customer Acquisition Strategies for Startups
Product
 | 4 min read

Customer Acquisition Strategies for Startups

One of the most difficult hurdles for startups is customer acquisition. No matter how good your idea or product is, growing your customer base is …

How To Build A Great Pitch Deck
Product
 | 3 min read

How To Build A Great Pitch Deck

Are you thinking of joining us at Pitch for $1 Million? A good slide deck can take weeks, or even months, to prepare and you …

What’s it like being a Product Manager for Lyft?
Product
 | 2 min read

What’s it like being a Product Manager for Lyft?

Jimmy is the Product Manager for Lyft's new Dispatch, a recently launched product that allows users to integrate the Lyft system into their own business. Whether that's incorporating pick up services at a hospital or festival venue- the applications are endless. Jimmy shared with us what differentiates good Product Managers from the others.

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Design Thinking – First Steps Startups Should Take
Product
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Design Thinking – First Steps Startups Should Take

Our 3rd speaker shared with us the importance of understanding your customers needs when designing your product or service. Talk to your users. Understand their needs ahead of your business needs. Empathy is at the heart of design thinking, which sometimes gets lost in our day to day of building charts, geeking out over queries, pivot tables, lining up the next a/b test...