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As 2022 comes to a close, we would like to share some key milestones that our team achieved this year.
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In 2019, together with Sean Ellis, we launched Simulator for Learning Data-Driven Product Management.
It helped thousands of professionals to learn how to use data to build products. In other words, to go from 0 to 1.
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Today we are launching the Product Growth Simulator.
It is designed to help you scale products that have already proved their value. In other words, go from 1 to N.
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Recently, Sean Ellis, entrepreneur and the author of Hacking Growth, joined our team on GoPractice. Sean brings years of invaluable experience in product management to our fast-growing community. But what is even more fascinating is what made him interested in Simulator in the first place and convinced him to help make it an even better experience. Here is the journey that led Sean to GoPractice.
→ Test your product management and data skills with this free Growth Skills Assessment Test.
→ Learn data-driven product management in Simulator by GoPractice.
→ Learn growth and realize the maximum potential of your product in Product Growth Simulator.
→ Join our discussion on LinkedIn. New topics to talk about every week.

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