How do you know when to invest in a second product and become a multi-product company vs innovating on your existing product?
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Uber B2B Products | Formerly Matterport, Box, McKinsey • 3y
This can be tricky! It will depend on a triangulation across a number of factors including: 1. The room to grow in your existing product (both in terms of TAM, the compe...
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I would consider the following factors: What are the goals at that time? How best are the goals served? e.g need a product-2 to monetize and sustain product-1, which is ...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 4y
I don't think I have a great answer for this; I think there are a few possible points to consider though, and I think it ultimately comes down to how you understand the u...
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Nuvemshop Director, Product Growth | Formerly Superhuman, RD Station, IBM, Bosch • 10mo
Deciding to become a multi-product company is a significant strategic leap. I didn't work deciding if we should do it or not, but I was in different situations where the ...
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Bubble Group Product Manager | Formerly Quizlet, Chegg • 3y
Great question that goes beyond product strategy and into larger company strategy. Every product serves a given user job or jobs. When you have product market fit and thi...
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Notable Head of Product • 2y
Deciding to launch a second product and transform into a multi-product company isn't just about diversifying your portfolio—it's a strategic choice that should be deeply ...
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DocuSign Director of Product Management • 3y
Phenomenal question, I recently gave a full talk on this topic. I think about going multi-product as a way to transform your company for the long run and to expand compa...
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Salesforce Director of Product Management, Tableau Next • 10mo
The way to grow a company and to expand the revenue it can target is to expand the TAM through more offerings or new products particularly if there is a defensible market...
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strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 3y
The decision to invest in a second product versus innovating on an existing product depends on a variety of factors, including market demand, core competencies, competiti...
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Carta VP Product, Upmarket & Private Equity • 2y
This is based on a few things:Your strategy - are your customers going with integrated solutions? If yes your hand may be forcedMarket needs - sometimes the opportunity h...
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Matterport VP of Product • 1y
There are two types of common triggers for a second product: market saturation and innovation advantage. Market-forces or market saturation: When your first product has s...
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Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) | Formerly PayPal, eBay, Intel, Verizon • 2y
This is a fairly complex decision and depends upon various factors such as: competitive landscape, organizational vision/strategy, development effort, rollout strategy an...
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From my experience, you should never invest in another product unless your first product has achieved PM-fit because you dont want to kill the momentum and growth youre a...
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