Your customers hate MVPs. Make a SLC instead.

Minimum viable product

A minimum viable product (MVP) is a version of a product with just enough features to be usable by early customers who can then provide feedback for future product development.[1][2]

Arcee AI | Announcing the Arcee Model Engine Public Beta

Get direct access to the small language models (SLMs) that power Arcee Orchestra, our new end-to-end, SLM-powered agentic AI platform. Sign up for the public beta of the Arcee Model Engine today.

Customer Journey Management Made Easy | Smaply

Discover how teams use Smaply to map, analyze, and improve customer journeys. Collaborate visually and turn insights into action.

How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science

Preprint repositories and conference organizers are having to counter a tide of ‘AI slop’ submissions.

Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop | Cognition

As code generation gets easier, code review is the new bottleneck. That's why we're launching a new way to quickly review and understand complex PRs in our latest tool for codebase understanding - augmenting human attention with AI.

XLC Building Blocks

essential concepts and vocabulary for cross-license collaboratives

peakoss/anti-slop

A GitHub action that detects and automatically closes low-quality and AI slop PRs.

Slocan Statement

The following is intended as a starting point, a first draft towards establishing a shared charter that would serve to protect, support, and enrich the nascent Fediverse.

Why Your Super Promising Enterprise Customer Went Dark

…and what you can do about it.

Customer Discovery: in 4 steps from Idea to Validated Product [Guide] - Gust de Backer

You have an idea for a business. But... You don't want to build a business based on assumptions. Instead, you want to build a business based on validated assumptions so you're not just going to throw money away. I'm going to explain to you how the Customer Discovery phase of the Customer Development Process can be used to validate your…

AIDA model | Marketing | Research Starters | EBSCO Research

<p>The AIDA model is a marketing framework that outlines the stages consumers typically go through when making a purchasing decision: Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action. Developed in the late 19th century by American marketer Elias St. Elmo Lewis and later refined by Edward Strong in the 1920s, this model aims to guide marketers in capturing potential buyers&#039; attention and leading them toward a purchase. </p> <p>In the Attention stage, marketers employ engaging strategies to attract consumers, often using eye-catching visuals or intriguing information. Next, the Interest stage focuses on maintaining that attention through memorable content or relatable messaging. The Desire stage demonstrates how a product or service fulfills the consumer&#039;s needs, often using persuasive techniques like testimonials or demonstrations. Finally, the Action stage prompts the consumer to make a purchase, providing clear instructions on how to proceed.</p> <p>While the AIDA model remains relevant, marketers today may adapt it to incorporate new elements, such as Retention or Satisfaction, reflecting the evolving digital landscape and consumer behavior. Overall, the AIDA model serves as a foundational tool for understanding consumer engagement and facilitating effective marketing strategies.</p>

Slop-Machine Future

The arc of large language models is mediocre, and it bends toward “target procurement”.

How to Build Your Ideal Customer Profile Template (+9 Examples)

There are tons of acronyms in marketing, but few are as overused and misunderstood as this one: ICP. Way too often, it’s reduced to something very generic and simple: “B2B software companies with 50–200 employees.”

How to Build Your Ideal Customer Profile Template (+9 Examples)

There are tons of acronyms in marketing, but few are as overused and misunderstood as this one: ICP. Way too often, it’s reduced to something very generic and simple: “B2B software companies with 50–200 employees.”