Tag: business model

A Product Marketing Case Study: Rypple

A Product Marketing Case Study: Rypple

I had an interesting chat with a startup and I wanted to share their story because I think that it’s one that product marketers and product managers could learn a lot from. The founders of this company were founders of a successful company called Workbrain.  Workbrain provided solutions for workforce management and grew to close [...]

May 12, 2009 | 31 Comments More
3 Signs Your Market Segmentation Might Suck

3 Signs Your Market Segmentation Might Suck

I think most start-up execs don’t really believe in segmentation. Sure, if I ask for their segmentation they dutifully blow the dust off a fairly nice looking slide that shows what markets they are targeting.  Then I look at the customer list and the two things don’t line up whatsoever.  The execs know they’re supposed [...]

January 21, 2009 | 18 Comments More