Listen "The Billion Dollar Pivot: How Products Re-invented Themselves"
Episode Synopsis
Did you know Slack started as a failed video game? That YouTube was initially meant to be a dating site? And Instagram was born from a confusing check-in app nobody used? Some of the biggest tech giants we use every day didn't start out that way—they underwent massive transformations, ditching their original ideas to become the icons they are today.Welcome to "The Billion Dollar Pivot." In this episode, we unpack the dramatic stories of companies that snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by radically reinventing themselves. You'll learn the secrets behind finding product-market fit when your first (or second!) idea bombs, understand the crucial concept of the "pivot" from The Lean Startup, and hear the quick-fire tales of how these famous products made their game-changing shifts. Could the biggest failure be the first step towards the biggest success?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unfiltered-pivot--6743504/support.
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