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Today’s Juice

• The Secret to Building Products That Customers Love

• Two resources for building a great startups

• Three Templates for Building a great product

Apple's journey to finding product market fit can teach us important lessons for our own endeavours.

As a founder, you work hard to get and keep customers.

Your goal is to provide value and exceed expectations, Like Steve Jobs.

Apple started their quest for the right products by having a strong leader.

Steve Jobs was a passionate entrepreneur who was committed to innovation and making things easy for users.

Jobs understood the importance of creating products that blend technology into people's lives while exciting their imaginations.

Apple's turning point came when they introduced the iPod in 2001.

Back then, digital music was complicated and lacked a user-friendly solution.

Recognizing this problem, Apple went into the kitchen to Tim Cook something — the iPod.

It was a portable music player that had a sleek design, an easy-to-use interface, and worked seamlessly with iTunes, their music software.

Remember the slogan "A thousand songs in your pocket"?

The iPod was loved by music fans and people who wanted a convenient way to listen to music. It became popular and made Apple a big player in the tech industry.

After the success of the iPod, Apple realized it was important to build a system around their products.

They created the iTunes Store, a place to buy digital music, movies, TV shows, and apps.

By offering everything in one place, Apple made it easy and enjoyable for customers to get what they wanted.

In 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone.

This amazing device combined a phone, an iPod, and an internet device all in one. It changed the mobile industry.

The iPhone had a cool design, and a touch screen, and introduced the App Store, where people could download all kinds of apps.

Apple's focus on perfection and user experience continued with the launch of the iPad in 2010.

This tablet device changed how we read, learn, and have fun. It made a big impact on industries like publishing, education, and entertainment.

The iPad had a sleek design, an easy-to-use interface, and lots of apps. It showed that Apple was a leader in the tablet market.

The secret to their success so far?

Apple's success came from always focusing on innovation, great design, and what users wanted.

They made products that brought together hardware, software, and services to give customers the best experience.

Here's the main lesson:

As an entrepreneur, you can learn a lot from Apple's journey to finding the right products for the market.

You can see that they went through an iterative process to reach their success.

A key lesson is to create products that solve a real problem or meet a real need in the market.

Apple didn't just create products for the sake of it.

They carefully identified the specific problems their customers had and targeted them with their products.

By understanding your target market well, you can create products that really connect with them.

When you start your own business, take the time to research your market and find out what challenges they face.

This will help you come up with innovative solutions that address their specific problems.

By focusing on providing value and solving problems, you can make your products or services essential to your customers.

Being willing to adapt and change is also important.

It helps you stay ahead and stay competitive.

Two resources for building a great startup

1. How to Determine Product Market Fit in Your Industry

2. The Lean startup methodology

Three Templates for Building a great product

1. Customer development framework

2. Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Template

3. Product-Market Fit survey template

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