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June 28, 2022

What is Web3 (and why should I care)?

Everything you need to know to talk about Web3 at your next cocktail hour.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
Web3
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June 23, 2022

Free trial vs. freemium: Which product-led growth tactic is right for you? ‍

Have you ever set up a free trial to test drive a product before you bought it? We bet you have (and you might have even forgotten to cancel it after the week was up – oops).

In our workshop Driving Product-Led Growth, industry guru Wes Bush teaches you to use “try before you buy” tactics – like free trials, freemium, and demo modes – to capture customers long before they swipe their credit card.

Here, with Wes’ help, we share an easy-to-use framework for picking the tactic that’s right for your business.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
7 mins
For students
Product
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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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August 30, 2024

Claude for Teams: What You Need to Know

Will Anthropic's new features in Claude for Teams – “Projects” and "Artifacts" – really make your team more collaborative and productive? We put them to the test.

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Greg Shove
Chase Ballard
6 mins
For students
AI
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August 21, 2024

How to Build a Business with AI

Getting a new business off the ground comes with a lot of moving pieces – and AI can automate a bunch of them. Here's how Ashley Gross built an online community with one person and $400 a month using AI.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For students
AI
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May 3, 2023

Which skills matter? Employees and L&D leaders don’t always agree [research]

Which skills matter in the modern workplace – to get promoted, to get ahead, to impact the business? It turns out that employees and learning leaders don’t always agree.

We recently surveyed 10,000 students and 250 learning leaders on the skills that are their biggest priority in 2023.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
For companies
talent management
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March 21, 2023

Want to build the next Airbnb? 4 steps to get started

Airbnb changed the way we travel without purchasing any hotels. Uber made it easier to get around without amassing their own fleet. And DoorDash took care of breakfast without cracking a single egg.

The common thread between these companies is that they’re platform businesses. Rather than selling products directly, they’re providing a platform that conveniently connects sellers and buyers.

How do you follow in their footsteps? Here are four steps that can help you build a platform of your own.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For companies
platform

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