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TechCrunch+ roundup: No-code MVP strategy, hiring under scrutiny, A/B growth testing

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In a comprehensive article that weighs development costs and technical debt against time to market , Chopra encourages readers to consider factors like product defensibility and risk before deciding whether to build or buy. Building a minimum viable product once required engineering and design ability.

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Here’s what I learned while leading a bootstrapped startup to $40M ARR

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It all starts with creating a product, testing it and finding the right market fit. But, one of the greatest challenges we were able to avoid was starting with a finished product. But, one of the greatest challenges we were able to avoid was starting with a finished product.

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Extra Crunch’s top 10 stories of 2020

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Alex Wilhelm uses his weekday column The Exchange to keep a close eye on “private companies, public markets and the gray space in between,” but one effort stood out: An overview of six API-based startups that were “raising capital in rapid-fire fashion” when many companies were trying to find their COVID-19 footing. .

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3 experiments for early-stage founders seeking product-market fit

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Through this work, we’ve discovered a lot about how different founders fulfill their journey of customer discovery and product-market fit. We interviewed three founders from our portfolio, all of whom ran discovery experiments to find their product-market fit at different stages of their company’s development.

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3 views: How should founders prepare for a decline in startup valuations and investor interest?

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When I first considered this question, I jumped to the obvious: Private startups, noting the public market slowdown, will refocus on their runway in preparation for a parallel cooldown in venture funding. But, as we’ve discussed previously, there is no shortage of venture capital in the markets today.

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GV’s Frederique Dame on product-market fit: ‘You have one chance at a good experience’

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Until a company builds a growing base of customers who are deeply engaged with its products, asking investors for money is a largely egotistical exercise. After a startup reaches product-market fit, however, savvy investors might compete for a chance to participate. Be obsessive and talk to customers as much as you can.”.

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Handoff is creating a more equitable workforce through job sharing

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Its minimum viable product is a job-sharing enablement tool that makes sure a job-sharing relationship is manageable and that work is split equally between the two people in it. Organizations are looking for people to fill business administration, executive and admin assistants, human resources and marketing roles.