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1. product pulse
by billy chasen
turntable.fm
Sunday, September 18, 2011

2. • First truly social music network.
• 625,000+ users in little over 3 months.
• 100% "word of mouth."
turntable.fm
Sunday, September 18, 2011

3. Where I pull inspiration
from
• Identifying offline behaviors that don't exist
or suck online (turntable).
• Being aware of times I can't find a tool
online (chartbeat).
• Wouldn't it be cool if… (be leery!).
Sunday, September 18, 2011

4. • Identify what doesn't
Fail fast work.
• Listen to community,
but don't let them build
product (If I'd asked
customers what they
wanted, they would have
said "a faster horse" -
Henry Ford).
Sunday, September 18, 2011

5. Fail signs
• You (and others on team) stop
using the product.
• Metrics on everything, cohort
analysis.
• Don’t be the only one who
doesn’t see the writing on the
wall.
• Trust your gut.
Sunday, September 18, 2011

6. Common startup
product errors
Sunday, September 18, 2011

7. If I get written about
on techcrunch and
other blogs, I'm all set.
Sunday, September 18, 2011

8. I need to be
spammy to
make it go
viral.
Sunday, September 18, 2011

9. I need to get
one more
feature in
before
launching.
Sunday, September 18, 2011

10. I'm worried
about spam,
misuse and
scaling issues.
Sunday, September 18, 2011