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NewTV Is the Antithesis of a Lean Startup. Can It Work?

Harvard Business Review

Because the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. But as Carlota Perez has so aptly described, all new technology industries go through an eruption and frenzy phase, followed by a crash, and then a golden age and maturity.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Performing market assessments. Managing tight deadlines, revenue targets, market demands, prioritization conflicts, and resource constraints all at once is not for the faint of heart. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role? Running design sprints. Feature prioritization and roadmap planning.

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Do You Have the IT For the Coming Digital Wave?

Harvard Business Review

Cloud-based services are also now being bought directly by functions like HR and marketing, resulting in IT losing its control over technology purchase within the organization. Adapt your governance model according to your digital maturity. 57% of digital leaders use both marketing and IT as primary drivers of digital governance.

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IT on Steroids: The Benefits (and Risks) of Accelerating Technology

Harvard Business Review

While not as old and not yet as mature as cloud systems, it warrants a closer look. After four years, systems had been tinkered with so much that new product launches became not only prohibitively expensive but also needed a very long time to market. Agile projects have focused on standard, non-critical systems.

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The Biggest Challenges of Data-Driven Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

The traditional cloud IT services network infrastructure that we all use for e-mail is quite mature, with systems to maintain accounts and credentials, and enforced authentication policies and rules. IoT devices are increasingly connected via gateways , which will enable control and access from anywhere.