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June 15, 2022

3 steps to uncover your real competitors (hint: they may not be who you think)

April Dunford is a product positioning expert who helps executives zero in on the real competitive alternatives to their product.

In this post, we’ll share some of her tips.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
For students
Product positioning
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May 26, 2022

4 proven business strategies from NYU Stern Prof. Scott Galloway

Growing a business can be rough. Even after you’ve drafted a masterful business plan and secured enough capital to see it to fruition, you’re still facing an uphill battle.

In fact, 65 percent of businesses fail within their first 10 years.

So how do you beat the odds? You can start by leveraging these four winning concepts NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway lays out in his upcoming Business Strategy Sprint.

We’ll break them down.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
For students
business
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May 18, 2022

How I use Product Strategy frameworks to win client business

How do you make your product stand out in a sea of competitors? Product Strategy alum Justin Lee shares his approach.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 min
For students
Product
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May 12, 2022

Will your big idea work? 3 ways to manage risk

Building a new product is nerve-racking, especially if you’re taking a shot at something that’s never been tried before.

Will it end up being a YouTube or a Quibi? An iPod or a Zune? If it fails, will you ever be able to bounce back?

Luckily, you can build confidence by reducing risk. That’s where product experimentation comes in.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
For students
product
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January 3, 2024

10 lessons from running a startup in 2023

This was a hard year for Section, but we’ve come out of it fitter and stronger. Here are 10 lessons that I’ve learned about running a startup – hoping they provide some inspiration to you.

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Greg Shove
Taylor Malmsheimer, Head of Strategy
5 mins
For students
startup
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December 22, 2023

How to prioritize AI projects

If your company is all-in on AI like Section, you might’ve spent the last few weeks coming up with exciting AI projects to tackle in the new year. After the fun brainstorming work comes the less glamorous step of figuring out what your organization actually has the time and budget to execute. We're sharing a simple risk-reward framework to prioritize your AI projects.

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Greg Shove
Taylor Malmsheimer, Head of Strategy
5 mins
For students
AI
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December 13, 2024

Why shadow AI is probably happening in your company

We surveyed over 5,000 knowledge workers in the second half of 2024 on AI knowledge, skill, and usage. One of the most troubling takeaways: AI use is happening, whether your company sanctions it or not, and the implications are huge.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For companies
AI
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November 8, 2024

Why most organizations aren’t ready to deploy AI

In September, we re-ran our AI Proficiency Survey to over 5,000 knowledge workers across the US, UK, and Canada. Our biggest takeaway: The knowledge workforce is vastly unprepared for an AI-augmented future.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For companies
AI

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