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November 8, 2023

How to customize ChatGPT to your needs

Working with AI right now is like working with a brand new coworker. They don’t get your processes or your way of thinking. You have to give them a lot of context, and even when you do, the results aren’t exactly right. While many people give up, we promise it's worth it to train your AI tool to be your best possible copilot.

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Greg Shove
Taylor Malmsheimer, Head of Strategy
5 mins
For students
AI
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November 2, 2023

Sponsor your direct reports, don’t just mentor them

Your team needs both mentorship and sponsorship to thrive. We'll unpack the difference between a mentor and sponsor, and share DEI expert Mita Mallick's guidance on why both roles are essential.

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Greg Shove
Taylor Malmsheimer, Head of Strategy
5 mins
For students
Leadership
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October 30, 2023

Prioritize the right metrics for your 2024 product roadmap

It's challenging to craft a product roadmap that balances different (sometimes competing) visions for the product. Get a deep dive into how we prioritize our roadmap using Gibson Biddle's framework for growth, engagement, and monetization.

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Greg Shove
Taylor Malmsheimer, Head of Strategy
5 mins
For students
Product Strategy
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October 26, 2023

Think like the company disrupting you

At a recent offsite, our CEO Greg posed this question: “When Section is disrupted, what will our competitor do to make us seem obsolete”? Check out our framework for getting ahead of your future competition.

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Greg Shove
Taylor Malmsheimer, Head of Strategy
5 mins
For students
Strategy
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March 3, 2023

3 steps to uncover your real competitors (hint: they may not be who you think)

April Dunford is a product positioning expert who helps executives zero in on the real competitive alternatives to their product.

In this post, we’ll share some of her tips.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
For students
Product positioning
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March 3, 2023

7 steps to writing a powerful sales pitch

In life, great stories can have a profound impact. Hence why you (we) wept like a baby at the end of Titanic.

But great stories don’t just belong on the big screen. Their power belongs in the business world too. The key to a sales pitch that wins clients, gets business, and drives results? You guessed it. Storytelling. 

In this post, we’re going to walk you through positioning master April Dunford’s sales story framework. This is the narrative that helps you easily communicate the unique value of your product to customers.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
8 mins
For students
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May 24, 2025

SMB leaders have an AI adoption problem

In public, they’re touting AI proficiency. In private, they’re not sure what generative AI even is.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For companies
AI
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May 16, 2025

How to use AI microapps without compromising security

AI can now code you a custom ready-to-deploy application in sub-10 minutes, just by prompting it. Machine & Partners’ Edmundo Ortega walked us through the huge opportunity of these microapps – and the huge risks.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
6 mins
For companies
AI

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