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Podcast Transcript Episode 2: Product Thinking For Entrepreneurs With Mr. Praveen Udupa, Co-founder, eedge.ai

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So all aboard our capsule and fasten your seatbelts. Many of you who are entrepreneurial by nature, practice product thinking in day-to-day life. Is it the job of the entrepreneur to think, like, a product manager to think, like, a product owner, or to think like a business owner? But this became a foundation.

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3 Surprising Ways CEOs Create Bold Company Cultures

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Here are three surprising strategies C-Suite execs use to reinforce the cultural values that set them apart from the crowd: The Company : Adobe. The Move : Give any employee who requests one a "mystery innovation box" stocked with a $1,000 prepaid credit card, pens, paper and snacks to develop new product ideas.

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How to Cultivate a Culture of Feedback for Employee Success

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Transforming Performance Management for Increased Agility

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