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6 cloud market forces impacting IT strategies today

CIO

With the cloud being an inevitable part of enterprise digital transformation journeys, IT leaders must keep on top of the latest developments in the cloud market to better predict downstream impacts on their roadmaps. Here is a closer look at recent and forecasted developments in the cloud market that CIOs should be aware of.

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Big, costly seed deals were the exception in 2023’s lackluster venture capital market

TechCrunch

Hopes that it would become easier for startups to raise capital in 2023 were left unmet as the year ended. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. New data from business database PitchBook paints a modestly dim picture of venture capital investment […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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Q1 2023 market map: SaaS cost optimization and management

TechCrunch

Three months into 2023, investors continue to use buzz words like “responsible growth,” “business efficiency” and “quality marketing” when explaining how VC-backed companies should do business this year. Likewise, maximizing growth with little sensitivity around costs won’t work in 2023.

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Daily Crunch: What’s around the corner for the EV market in 2023?

TechCrunch

2023 will be the year electric vehicles really start to take shape : “Driven by policy initiatives from governments and billions of dollars in investment from automakers, we can safely say the EV industry has begun to take shape,” Rebecca writes. Daily Crunch: What’s around the corner for the EV market in 2023?

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The Problem with Product Market Fit (and What to Use Instead)

Speaker: Daniel Elizalde - Product Executive and Advisor

There is a big problem with the term "product market fit." Launching successful products requires a rare combination of market understanding, iterative development, and a lot of luck. May 9, 2023 at 12:30 pm PT, 3:30 pm ET, 8:30 pm GMT Ask ten people to define PMF and you’ll get ten different answers.

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Omidyar Network to pull out of India market

TechCrunch

Omidyar Network, backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, plans to shut down its India operations, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, in a stunning development for the venture firm that has backed nearly 75 startups in the South Asian market. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 2023 unicorn slump, global VC slowdown, email marketing 101

TechCrunch

I’m sure the hunt is already on for another mythical animal that best represents startup attainment in a down market, like ‘ARRmadillo.’ Any startups that hope to weather this downturn must raise additional funds. You can have that one for free.

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Feedback Frenzy: Restoring Customer and Internal Alignment for Product Success

Speaker: Evan Leong - CEO & Founder, Product Signals

How do industry leaders like Apple and Amazon successfully leverage customer and market insights to enhance their products, even with vast customer bases and extensive market data? July 26, 2023 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT

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Navigating the Product Tightrope: Balancing Innovation and Current User Demands

Speaker: Jason Brett - Founder & Chief Product Officer, Product Coffee

In today's rapidly evolving market, product managers face the challenge of driving innovation while also meeting the needs and expectations of their existing user base. This webinar aims to equip you with strategies and insights to successfully navigate this delicate balancing act.

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Cracking the Code to Product Team Success: Data, Empathy, and Extraordinary Communication

Speaker: Donna Shaw - Senior Product Manager & Eric Frierson - Director of Innovation for Public and School Libraries

June 21, 2023 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT Master the art of communication for team success, informed leadership, and nurturing strong customer relationships Don't miss out and register now!

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The Product Symphony: Orchestrating Success with Storymapping

Speaker: Jamie Bernard - Senior Product Director at Launch by NTT Data

In today’s dynamic business landscape, successful product management hinges on a keen understanding of customer needs and market dynamics. Storymapping emerges as an invaluable pre-investment tool, enabling smarter decision-making, more accurate resource allocation, and enhanced scope control.

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How to Achieve Product-Market Fit

Speaker: Dan Olsen - Product Management Trainer and Consultant, Author, and Speaker

Everyone working on a product is trying to achieve the same goal: product-market fit. In this webinar, product management expert Dan Olsen will share his simple but effective framework for achieving product-market fit from his book The Lean Product Playbook. But most products fail to do so.

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The New Tech Toolbelt: Digital Twins, IoT, Cobots, & More

Speaker: Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR

From limited visibility and a lack of real-time data to a lack of agility and responsiveness to changing market conditions, there's no shortage of difficulties that today's supply chain professionals can encounter. May 9th, 2023 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm BST Register now!

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Cloud-Based Solutions: The Sky Is the Limit for Retail Success

Speaker: Ryan Bryers, SVP of Global Engineering

Ryan will cover the multitude of benefits that cloud technology brings to retailers, including: Empowering retailers to transform their operations Becoming more adaptable, efficient, and agile Improving response to ever-changing market dynamics Don't miss out! July 26th, 2023 at 9:30am PDT, 12:30pm EDT, 5:30pm BST Save your seat today!

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Fail Well, Pivot Fast: Product Experimentation for Continuous Discovery

Speaker: William Haas Evans - Principal Consultant, Head of Product Strategy & Design Practice, Kuroshio Consulting

From a product discovery/product management perspective, the purpose of experimentation is to focus our efforts on invalidating our assumptions to reduce the risk of developing and going-to-market with the wrong product.