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CEO Go-To-Market Warning: Avoid the Blind Spots That Cause Products to Miss the Mark | Part 3

Wed, Dec 7, 2022 | Posted by Jennifer Apy

Part 3: Do you have Product-Market Fit?

There’s a time-honored Chinese proverb that the journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. But did you know that one of technology’s greatest recent success stories started with a “Tiny Speck?”

In fact, it was only about 13 years ago that entrepreneur Stewart Butterfield was knee-deep into the development of Tiny Speck’s first game, Glitch. To accelerate the process, he launched an internal messaging platform called “Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge” – or Slack for short.

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Forging a Solid Go to Market Plan – Without the Assumptions

Wed, Sep 14, 2016 — Business owners and entrepreneurs live in a constant state of observation. Equal parts tenacious and curious, they never stop watching, listening, and comparing their product and service offerings to the competition. They ask themselves daily, hourly: “Is the competitor’s product better?” and “Am I really putting an impactful marketing message out there?”-- often secretly wondering if they truly know the answer.

Attention, Company Founders: Keys to Avoiding Colossal Marketing Flops

Mon, Jul 25, 2016 — They’re some of the worst American marketing flops of all time: Smith & Wesson Mountain Bikes, Cosmopolitan Yogurt, and Coors Rocky Mountain Water. These three powerhouses are some of the most well-known brands on the planet – and yet they still hit the skids when their seemingly unique and interesting idea failed to meet customer expectations and gain traction in the market.

Are You Eating Your Own Dog Food?

Fri, Aug 21, 2015 — How An Old Microsoft Corollary Holds New Significance For Today’s Digital Marketer When I helped control Bill’s “Gates” many moons ago, as a marketing executive for Microsoft, there was an old nugget of wisdom that I believe offers new relevance for today’s digital marketer. To ensure the quality of its products – particularly in the “go-go” days of the 1980s, when Microsoft was relatively unchallenged in the marketplace for PC software – executives and employees alike were told to “eat their own dog food.”

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CEO Go-To-Market Warning: Avoid the Blind Spots That Cause Products to Miss the Mark | Part 3

Part 3: Do you have Product-Market Fit?

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