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8/36 - Product Logic Model : Input, Output, Outcome

Product Mindset's Newsletter • 17 implied HN points • 26 Feb 23
💼 Business Management Strategy Measurement Outcomes Product Development
  1. A logic model helps in planning by defining inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes of a product.
  2. Understanding outcomes is crucial to determine business objectives and success strategies.
  3. Outcomes are the goals a business aims to achieve, while outputs are the tangible results of activities, and inputs are the resources needed for the results.

Everything you wanted to ask about the pricing in B2B SaaS | Alex David (Corrily, Segment, Simon-Kucher)

nonamevc • 8 implied HN points • 08 Dec 23
💼 Business Pricing Consulting Strategy Organization Emerging Markets
  1. Consider different stages in pricing strategy based on company revenue: early stage, growth stage, and scaling stage.
  2. Placement of pricing function within a B2B SaaS organization can vary in sales, product, or finance/operations departments.
  3. Testing pricing changes, preventing price anchoring, and understanding rational buyer behavior are crucial in B2B SaaS pricing.

PLO Hand Discussion #1

Rounding the Earth Newsletter • 1 implied HN point • 11 Dec 24
🎾 Sports Gaming Poker Strategy Competitions Skills
  1. Playing Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) is more exciting for some because you use four cards. This means there are way more possible hands, making it more fun than just two-card games like Hold'em.
  2. Being aware of how others perceive you at the poker table can give you a big advantage. If they think you're a bad player, they might make risky plays against you that can lead to you winning more chips.
  3. Position matters a lot in PLO. If you're in a good spot at the table, like on the button, you can see what everyone else does first, which helps you make smarter decisions.
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The Art & Science of Demand Generation

Market-ed-it • 11 implied HN points • 17 Jul 23
💼 Business Marketing Product Innovation Strategy Education
  1. Demand generation is not just about capturing existing demand but also about creating new demand by educating the audience about your product or service.
  2. To create original demand, educate your audience about how your product solves a pain point they may not even be aware of.
  3. Manipulating existing demand involves strategies like content marketing, influencer partnerships, and understanding where your target audience spends time.

The Battle of Bakhmut: Postmortem

Big Serge Thought • 12 implied HN points • 02 Jun 23
🌍 World Politics War Military Strategy Tactics
  1. The Battle of Bakhmut was a prolonged and bloody conflict, with slow progress and extensive destruction due to intense urban combat.
  2. Both Ukrainian and Russian sides debated the strategic importance of Bakhmut, with theories of it being used as a trap or a vital defensive anchor.
  3. The battle resulted in high casualties, with estimations of around 45,000 losses for Ukraine, 17,000 for Wagner, and a strategic advantage for Russia in terms of preserving its regular forces.

✅ Monday briefing: Wadds Inc. Almanac 🎄🎁⛄

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 20 Dec 21
💼 Business Public Relations Marketing Media Strategy Diversity
  1. In 2022, there will be big challenges in marketing, media, and public relations. It's important for professionals in these fields to stay informed about these issues.
  2. Key topics include the impact of big tech, misinformation online, and the need for more diversity in PR practices. These issues will shape the industry going forward.
  3. The importance of internal and external communications is growing, and businesses should adapt to changes in media and audience engagement to succeed.

Protecting Your Life Range

Metarational • 19 implied HN points • 20 Aug 21
📖 Philosophy Life Trust Privacy Strategy
  1. In poker and in life, it's important to mix up your actions to protect yourself and maintain an element of unpredictability.
  2. Being secretive or open about even mundane details can impact how others perceive your trustworthiness and intentions.
  3. People often exhibit strategic behaviors without consciously realizing it, showcasing how sociocultural norms can align with game theory.

Build for on-chain natives or mask crypto entirely

Parth's Playground • 12 implied HN points • 08 May 23
🕹 Technology Cryptocurrency Startups Strategy Innovation Business Models
  1. If you're building a crypto consumer app, focus on on-chain natives or hide crypto completely until necessary.
  2. For on-chain natives, solve urgent problems they face, as they are more likely to try new things and bring in new users.
  3. Startups should not try to force a market to happen, but rather provide a platform to highlight new projects and quickly see what resonates with mainstream audiences.

#36: Ready for the unexpected

The Uncertainty Mindset (soon to become tbd) • 39 implied HN points • 08 Jul 20
💼 Business Management Innovation Risk Strategy Entrepreneurship
  1. Thinking about the future as uncertain helps organizations adapt better to surprises. They can adjust their plans quickly when things change unexpectedly.
  2. A risk mindset focuses on specific expected outcomes and can lead to scrambling when things don't go as planned. This creates stress and confusion in uncertain situations.
  3. Being prepared for the unexpected allows organizations and people to continue functioning normally, even when faced with surprises. This kind of mindset is especially useful in today's unpredictable world.

My favorite ecosystem marketing programs

MKT1 Newsletter • 1 implied HN point • 02 Dec 24
💼 Business Marketing Startups Strategy Growth Partnerships
  1. Ecosystem marketing will become more important as traditional marketing methods lose their effectiveness. It's a new way to grow by working alongside other companies.
  2. Successful programs should benefit everyone involved, including the companies and their audiences. They need to create shared value.
  3. These marketing programs should be tailored to fit the specific needs of a startup, not just copied from someone else. Thoughtful planning is key for success.

#33: Preference uncertainty

The Uncertainty Mindset (soon to become tbd) • 39 implied HN points • 17 Jun 20
💼 Business Strategy Decision-making Outcomes Innovation
  1. Making choices is easier when we clearly know what we prefer. When our preferences are uncertain, it becomes tough to decide on a course of action.
  2. Preference uncertainty happens when we don't know how to rank different outcomes or when we lack complete knowledge about them. This can make it hard to choose what to do.
  3. Businesses also face preference uncertainty, which affects their decision-making, especially when weighing options like safety versus profit or investing in new ideas versus sticking with what works.

Capital Planning for Early Stage SaaS Founders

desknotesaz • 1 HN point • 29 Feb 24
💼 Business Startup Finance Strategy Investment Budgeting
  1. Capital planning includes budget preparation, strategy formation, and team alignment. It helps create a framework for quantifying decisions and deliberate capital allocation.
  2. A capital plan involves mapping out a medium-term business strategy and creating a budget that outlines resource allocation and implications on cash balance.
  3. Navigating from Series A to B requires increased complexity and possibly hiring a financial expert. Their role is crucial in managing operational details, translating them into a comprehensive budget, and challenging proposals for realistic alignment.

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Curious futures (KGhosh) • 4 implied HN points • 03 Mar 24
🕹 Technology People Tech AI Random Strategy
  1. Friction drives engagement and human connection in a world that's constantly in motion.
  2. Keep up with exciting 2024 trends, tech innovations like AirCanada's bot, AI limitations in job automation, and LLMs in wargame scenarios.
  3. Consider strategies like open vs. proprietary AI systems, governing agentic AI systems, and the importance of data quality for genAI.

Intro to the MKT1 Method: A crash course in B2B startup marketing

MKT1 Newsletter • 5 implied HN points • 19 Dec 23
💼 Business Marketing Startups Strategy Leadership Team Structure
  1. The MKT1 Method is a comprehensive approach to building B2B marketing, emphasizing the need to create your own playbook.
  2. Prioritize impactful work over random acts of marketing to drive growth more effectively.
  3. Balance and combine the 'fuel' (copy, content, design) with the 'engine' (channels, distribution, analytics) in your marketing strategy.

It's all about the summer break

Fund Marketer • 1 implied HN point • 10 Jul 24
💼 Business Marketing Content creation B2B AI Tools Strategy
  1. Creating content regularly is tough because it's hard to keep coming up with new ideas that also interest your audience.
  2. AI can help with content creation, but AI-generated content often doesn't engage people as well as original work does.
  3. Having a clear process can make creating content easier and faster, allowing for more creativity and personality in the finished product.

Mastering both the pen and the sword? Cicero in the game of Diplomacy

Baptiste’s Substack • 2 HN points • 26 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Gaming Strategy Communication Machine Learning
  1. Cicero excels with strong tactical skills and effective communication imitation in Diplomacy.
  2. Success in Diplomacy requires good tactics, strategy, and diplomacy, with knowledge of the metagame providing an edge.
  3. Cicero's use of implicit signaling and strategic intent through its moves makes it stand out in AI applications for wargames.

A guide to the wedge marketing strategy - MKT1 Newsletter

MKT1 Newsletter • 3 implied HN points • 14 Mar 24
💼 Business Marketing Startups Tech Strategy Expansion
  1. Focus on using a wedge marketing approach to target a specific niche in the early stages of marketing to ensure personalized and valuable content for your audience.
  2. Consider the impact of whether your product is classified as vertical or horizontal on your marketing strategy, as this will influence how you select and expand from your initial wedge.
  3. As you scale and expand from your initial wedge, prioritize and tailor your marketing efforts for different audience segments to avoid spreading yourself too thin and losing resonance with your target markets.

How to make a compelling pitch deck

Venture Prose • 19 implied HN points • 11 Nov 19
💼 Business Startups Entrepreneurship Finance Marketing Strategy
  1. Pitch decks can be helpful to reflect on your venture, explain it clearly, and convince others with strong arguments.
  2. When addressing a problem or opportunity, start by engaging with customers/users and then explain the reasons why the problem persists before talking about your solution.
  3. In a pitch deck, focus on the product/service first, demonstrate its value proposition, and show its benefits from the customer's perspective before diving into the target market and competitive landscape.

The Last Effort: Germany's Final Battle in the West

Big Serge Thought • 3 implied HN points • 26 Oct 23
💾 History World Politics Military Strategy Tactics
  1. Wars are not over until the last shot is fired, and every strategic and operational decision matters.
  2. German Field Marshal Walther Model played a crucial role in restoring cohesion to the German forces and leading brutal fights during the final stages of World War Two.
  3. Operation Market Garden was a complex plan that faced challenges, led to heavy casualties, and ultimately froze up the western front rather than marking a swift victory for the allies.

Death Trap on the Volga: Stalingrad

Big Serge Thought • 4 implied HN points • 09 May 23
💾 History Warfare Operations Strategy Tactics
  1. Stalingrad marked a pivotal shift in the momentum of World War II, leading to the irreversible loss of strategic initiative for the Germans.
  2. The German operations in 1942 faced strategic challenges due to the emerging global conflict with Anglo-American powers and a continental land war with the Soviet Union.
  3. The German failure during Case Blue was driven by inadequate forces, lack of fuel, and a flawed operational plan, culminating in the decision to assault Stalingrad.

War Is Complicated.

Trying to Understand the World • 3 implied HN points • 03 May 23
🌍 World Politics War Military Defense Mercenaries Strategy
  1. War is incredibly complex, involving strategic objectives, sectoral policies, and defense capabilities.
  2. Equipment alone does not equate to capability in warfare; there is a need for proper training, integration, and maintenance.
  3. The concept of modern mercenaries in warfare is often rooted in misconceptions and unrealistic expectations of their capabilities and impact.

Why, as a Founder, Positioning should be Your Key Strength ?

Build Startup In Public • 1 HN point • 17 Apr 24
💼 Business Startups Marketing Entrepreneurship Positioning Strategy
  1. Positioning is important because it helps customers understand the value of your product clearly. You want to explain how your product solves their specific problems.
  2. There are two main ways to position your product: by comparing it to competitors or by showing how it’s better than everyday alternatives customers already use. Know your audience and what they actually need.
  3. Simplicity is key in communication. Avoid using complicated language or talking about future features that aren't available yet, as this can confuse customers and make them hesitant.