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Product strategy

Choose where to play, what value to create, and what not to pursue.

Product Strategy: Election System

Product strategy overview: vision, segment choice, value proposition, strategic rates, metrics and economics.

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Financial model and unit economy

Financial model and unit economics of the product: unit, revenue, variable costs, CAC, LTV, margin and scenario analysis.

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JTBD and value proposition

JTBD and Value Suggestion: How to Find User Jobs, Segment Context, and Link Insights to Product Strategy.

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North Star Metric

North Star Metric: Selection criteria, user value relationship, decomposition and metric limitations.

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OKR and cascading targets

OKR in a product company: goal formulation and key results, context cascading, check-in and result evaluation.

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Pricing & Packaging

Pricing & Packaging Strategy: Segments, Value Metrics, Tariffs, Willingness to Pay and Transition Management.

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Product portfolio and bets

Product portfolio management and strategic rates: resource allocation, risk, horizons, and stop rules.

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Roadmap for the outcome

How to build an outcome-based roadmap: problems, outcomes, stakes, now-next-later, evidence and conversation with stakeholders.

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Segmentation and positioning

Segmentation and product positioning: target audience selection, segment criteria, competing alternative and evidence.

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Vision, mission, strategy

Vision, Mission and Product Strategy: Differences, Relationships to Priority Choices, and Signs of Working Formulations

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