<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Simone Pinto]]></title><description><![CDATA[simonepinto]]></description><link>https://www.simonepinto.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:43:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.simonepinto.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Monarchy As A Product ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What the UK monarchy reveals about products, customers, and users when you look at it through a systems lens instead of a royal one.]]></description><link>https://www.simonepinto.com/post/the-monarchy-as-a-product</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7c6eb4f1f88bc38bdd86e8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:54:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eda625_f5ce2b9e64e54c0280273d80f1e3c01f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_961,h_687,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simone Pinto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when a rapper has a big idea ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wretch 32 proved a format works at the National Theatre. Proving it scales to a new channel is a different, harder question.]]></description><link>https://www.simonepinto.com/post/rapper-big-idea-new-channel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7c770160971ea08f90b417</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:54:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eda625_c66bccb05c1b49bfb342f84b831dd86e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_452,h_678,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simone Pinto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why 43% of Startups Fail Before They Even Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[43% of startups fail from poor product-market fit, not a bad idea.
That's not a marketing problem or a funding problem. It's what happens when a product is designed without proper discovery. ]]></description><link>https://www.simonepinto.com/post/why-startups-fail-product-market-fit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7c7d6bbc8e587d43992a68</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eda625_86039513b6b141198687672978cbbbfe~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simone Pinto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Hit ≠ A Product]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sold-out event or viral post isn't a product. Why evidence of interest doesn't mean you've defined a scalable system.]]></description><link>https://www.simonepinto.com/post/one-hit-not-a-product</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7c623d60971ea08f908780</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:50:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eda625_799c97de549e4302abb617fbbdeb2b5f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simone Pinto</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>