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We’re thrilled to announce we’ve raised a $15M Series A from @insightpartners with participation from @Atlassian Ventures, the New Normal Fund, @EssenceVenture, and a roster of angels that represent the best and brightest investors and operators in tech! launchnotes.com/blog/launchnot…

The Hidden Cost of Communication Debt: adams-newsletter-475142.beehiiv.com/subscribe Does your company suffer from communication debt? Is there formal recognition that it should be fixed?

adams-newsletter-475142.beehiiv.com/subscribe TL;DR: Five differentiators separate unforgettable products from forgettable ones: Brand, Messaging, Design, UX, and Voice of the Customer.

One of the fastest ways to test a company’s stress levels? Try rolling out a product update across more than three teams, or three releases across three or more teams! 🎉 You discover pretty quickly who’s in the loop, who’s three loops behind, who’s looking for the loop, and who is not sure how to spell loop. I’ve been there, for sure - trying to coordinate a launch across product, marketing, sales, and support, only to realize half the org didn’t know a major change was happening. It’s not just about the product - it’s about how well the entire company moves together through change. LaunchNotes helps bridge that gap. 🌉 Change is constant. Confusion doesn’t have to be.

Big upgrade to our AI Assistant: ✅ Paste up to 300,000 characters—no more breaking up content! ✅ Automatic formatting—headlines, sections, bullet points & more. Go from raw notes to polished announcements in seconds. Try it now: tinyurl.com/3fa4w5sw #LaunchNotes #AI #ProductUpdates #Automation #PM

Many teams treat product communications like just another marketing campaign. Big mistake. Unlike marketing communications, which are focused on brand awareness and lead generation... Product communications ensure customers, internal teams, and stakeholders stay informed and engaged with what’s changing in the product. Ask @IngoRoeger. He's leading the charge at @PlentyONE , using @launchnotes: 🔗 lnkd.in/gqDgTPE8

@cj_zZZz Graph: (Eng insights aggregated across tools). tinyurl.com/2cctae9f

Best AI tools for different use cases. Best IDEs 1st: Windsurf (better Sonnet 3.7 integration) 2nd: Cursor (a bit unstable lately) 3rd: Cline (Powerful VScode Extension) Best for Landing pages 1st: Lovable (better UI design, modern styling) 2nd: Bolt (great at one-shotting a landing page) 3rd: Softgen (great at screenshot to code) Best for Micro SaaS 1st: Bolt (frontend & backend done fast) 2nd: Replit Agent (great for coding quick MVPs) Best for Complex SaaS 1st: Cursor (great new cursor agent & mcp integrations) 2nd: Windsurf (easy to navigate, best context awareness) 3rd: Cline (great memories feature & mcp integrations) Best for Project Coding Documentation 1st: CodeGuide.dev (works with all coding models and AI tools) 2nd: GPT o1 model (limited messages but great output) Best Web Search Tools: 1st: Perplexity (Deep Research is fast and in-depth) 2nd: Grok 3 (Fast, cheap and great output quality) 3rd: ChatGPT (Expensive but output reports are good) Best Design AI tools: 1st: UIzard (design UI screens/mockups with AI) 2nd: 21st dev (copy pre-designed components wit 1-click) New Emerging tools: 1. AIDE IDE (new IDE like Cursor) 2. Wrapifai (great for coding mini tools) 3. Webdraw (draw and get a coded app) 4. Tempo labs (best UX, good for micro SaaS) 5. Create xyz (new update is great - text to app platform) 6. Databutton (nice UI and different approach) 7. Base44 (best for coding dashboard apps) 8. Aider (great terminal based CLI tool) 9. Rork (new tool for mobile apps) Did I miss any good one?

Check out this Loom for more deets on Graph: loom.com/share/b7c9b61d…

🚀🚀 Last week was a BIG one for team @launchnotes ! Our new product, Graph AI, officially went live in the Slack Marketplace and is now available to all teams for free: tinyurl.com/vajweme2

Say Hello to Effortless Feedback Collection in LaunchNotes! Users can drop feedback directly within the LaunchNotes Embedded Widget on your site or app. Where do you collect your customer feedback? tinyurl.com/57r82p9x

What if 90% of your work was done before you walked into a strategy meeting? That’s what happened when Chris Mann introduced some simple rules at Bizo - SUBMIT docs 24 hours before the meeting; READ/COMMENT before meeting. youtube.com/watch?v=RErpAL…

Startups love to “move fast.” But is it FAST if you spend 18 months on the WRONG thing? Chris Mann shares how Bizo almost made that mistake. They paused to consider their options. That changed everything and the reason LinkedIn acquired Bizo. youtube.com/watch?v=RErpAL…

Product strategy meetings = waste of time How about this: 📌 Think – Identify the key questions 📌 Decide – Choose the right bets based on data 📌 Plan – Build a cross-functional plan 📌 Execute – Align teams and track progress youtube.com/watch?v=RErpAL…

A product strategy framework that changed everything. This week, Chris Mann breaks-down the game-changing framework that reshaped Bizo’s approach to strategy and led to a $175M acquisition. youtube.com/watch?v=RErpAL…

🚀 Today we shipped RSS integration for announcements, extending announcement distribution like never before. 🎉 Easily automate product change postings on Slack, Teams, Twitter, Discord, & more. tinyurl.com/353ppwe2

🚀 Turn the gravity of backlog bloat on its head with Gravity by LaunchNotes! Upgrade your Jira experience with the Gravity app, available in the Atlassian Marketplace. tinyurl.com/ypksbryk

🔐LaunchNotes just leveled up feedback management! ✨ Enhancements to ensure greater efficiency AND security! Subscription requirement: for a trusted community. Email verification: goodbye, anonymous feedback! And a streamlined subscriber experience ✅ tinyurl.com/2s4a9kb9

Amazing! Thank you @JimmyTalksJira

I'm chatting with @aprildunford next week about how the best product marketers find a way to tie feature releases back to the company's overall positioning, and how you can do it too. Save your seat + get the recording: lu.ma/april-dunford-…

Check out the full episode 👇 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pro… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5G0Syw…

Pure gold for product leaders in this conversation with Vivek Sharma (@pucknorris) of @stripe! Tons of great detail on: * How Stripe build product * What Vivek looks for in PM hires * Lessons from product work at Meta, Microsoft, and beyond Thanks so much Vivek!