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title: "Product Strategy with Benjamin Balazs"
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# Product Strategy with Benjamin Balazs

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders — Mentorcam March - Benjamin Balazs Listen to Episode Mentorcam March - Benjamin Balazs Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders 0:00 12:43 1× Mentorcam - Book your mentor session with promo code CODE for 20% off ! Topic: All Things Product Bio: Benjamin Balazs is the Co-founder & CTO of Mentorcam. At the age of 15, Benjamin taught himself how to code and hasn't stopped since. Before co-founding Mentorcam, he single-handedly designed and developed apps for companies like Lamborghini, Visa, and Maserati, enabling businesses to increase data transparency and make people's lives more efficient. Benjamin has founded 4 startups based around the idea of empowering individuals - some failed spectacularly, some are successful. Questions: What makes a solid MVP for a startup? What is technical debt and when do you pay it? How do you find product market fit? When do you factor in scalability for a solution? How much of product building is art vs. science? Book a call on Mentorcam by accessing the link below: https://mentor.cam/ - Use Promo Code CODE Our Sponsors: * Check out Cash App and use my code CASHAPP10 for a great deal: https://cash.app * Check out Plaud AI and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://plaud.ai Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Latest Season of the Podcast is Sponsored By