When do you need to bring product management and product marketing into a new start-up? According to April Dunford, understanding customers and building products to meet the needs of the market are key from the very beginning of a company’s existence. These skills are as important for entrepreneurs as getting funding and knowing how to sell.
In this episode, Michael and April discuss product marketing topics for start-ups, including: how to take products to market from the beginning (when you have no products and do not understand the market); the role of product management in a startup; what go-to-market strategies are necessary to grow revenue and take your product into the broader market.
April talks about the three phases of a start-up (from a product marketer’s perspective):
- You have an idea — You need to understand the market before you write any code. You are starting a dialog with the market about the problem.
- You have ‘some code’ and a few early adopters – test solutions and find out how to scale. You are fine-tuning what you will need to scale the business.
- You have a product people love – it’s time to scale the business. You now need to maximize the money you are pouring into the company.
April and Michael conclude the podcast with a discussion on the effects of social media on product marketing and product management. April shares insight relevant to start-ups and big businesses alike.
You can read more about product marketing and contact April on her blog at Rocket Watcher.
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[...] recorded with April Dunford where we discuss how these principles apply to startups. Please see Product Marketing for Start-ups on the Product Management [...]
Hi Michael,
Wow, this sounds great – thanks so much for having me on the podcast, it was a lot of fun!
April
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