Product Strategy with Intercom Co-Founder Des Traynor

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Product Strategy with Intercom Co-Founder Des Traynor

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May 7, 2015

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Des Traynor is one of the best in the business when it comes to product strategy and managing growth. He joins HubSpot’s Meghan Keaney Anderson on this bonus episode of The Growth Show to talk about why product strategy means saying no, the best ways to get customer feedback, and why you should think about a cupcake instead of baking a wedding cake.

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May 7, 2015

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