Tradeoffs

Tradeoffs

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Tradeoffs episodes

  • How support systems make you a better leader

    In this episode of Tradeoffs, Patrick and Hiten talk about support systems, filtering advice, and when to end relationships.

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    This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

    34 min
  • The two areas to focus on for end of year planning

    In this episode of Tradeoffs, Patrick and Hiten talk about sales, eliminating excuses, predicting leaders, and end of year planning.

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    This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space. 

    47 min
  • Revisiting: Microsoft 365's tech debt leads to poor user experience

    This episode of Tradeoffs is a big one.

    Hiten Shah, co-founder of FYI and Product Habits, and ProfitWell's Patrick Campbell are tearing down the two biggest players in office productivity software: G Suite and Microsoft Office 365. With 36 years of experience and more than 180 million active monthly users, Office 365 dominated the market for more than 20 years. Going up against the only major player in the market must have seemed like a formidable task when G Suite came on the scene in 2006, but its native cloud platform is now Office 365’s major competitor.

    This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space. 

    20 min
  • Why PC said Churn 100,000 times

    In this episode of Tradeoffs, Patrick and Hiten talk about saying Churn a lot, strategic vs tactical churn, and much more.

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    This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space. 

    28 min
  • Revisiting: Spotify, beware consumerized thinking.

    We’re tackling another big name in this week’s episode of Tradeoffs — music and audio content streaming provider Spotify. Hiten and I sit down to talk through Spotify’s successes and think about what they need to do to maintain their leading position in the market. It’s an interesting topic as, until now, Spotify’s maintained a singular focus on music discovery as their core value proposition.

    The Tradeoffs

    • Even though listeners have a myriad of listening choices, 42% of them don’t actually engage with the product every day. Spotify needs to find ways to pull in those users and increase engagement without alienating their core customer base.
    • Freemium acquisition built a huge base of users who are monetized through ads. There are additional revenue opportunities outside of music streaming and discovery that can convert these users but will require Spotify to move away from consumerized thinking.
    • Spotify is known as one of the top curators of music and audio content. Much like Netflix has already done, they’ll need to differentiate their brand with original content as new niche streaming services flood the market. This will require changing how they think about commoditizing their product.

      • This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space. 

      19 min
    • Beards, MBAs, Product Strategy... and Wedding Bells?

      In this episode of Tradeoffs, Patrick and Hiten talk about beards, MBAs, product strategy, nuptials

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      This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space. 

      1 hr 3 min
    • The popular product that might have a pricing issue...

      In this episode of Tradeoffs, Patrick and Hiten talk about pricing and packaging missteps, managed transparency, and aligning with value.

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      This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space. 

      49 min
    • The secret to building a reliable product

      In this episode of Tradeoffs, Patrick and Hiten talk about  reliability, events, and more.

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      This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space. 

      32 min

    About Tradeoffs

    From the publisher's feed

    Nira’s Hiten Shah and Paddle’s Patrick Campbell discuss tech through a product first mindset to inspire you to think differently.