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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Don’t talk about Innovation, talk about Growth
Don’t talk about Innovation, talk about Growth. What CEOs, management teams and shareholders care about is growth—revenue growth, greater user adoption, increased market share, bigger margins, etc. So the first step for any corporate “innovation” organization is to tie the word, … Continue reading
Amazon Product Management, Working Backwards
“We start with the customer and we work backward”, that’s how Jeff Bezos describes their product philosophy. But what does that mean in practice? Thankfully my Quora Weekly Digest contained an old thread about Amazon Product Management, and the top … Continue reading
To solve real business problems, know how their kids are doing.
“But we’ve got great free lunch here every day!” Occasionally that’s the response I get when I ask a new colleague to go out for an offsite lunch. And it’s true, there’s a fabulous, healthy, cooked lunch served daily here … Continue reading
Great Video for Entrepreneurs: Steve Blank at Commonwealth Club of Cali
I’ve been on the hunt for great videos for entrepreneurs and those interested in Lean Startup / Customer Development / Inspired Product Management. Yesterday I found a gem: Steve Blank at the Commonwealth Club of California in Aug 2012 speaking on … Continue reading
JavaScript in the Data Center?
First I saw that PayPal was using Node.js for production services. Then Airbnb. What the hell is going on? Well, a pattern is emerging: A new product or service team starts operating in lean-startup-style. This means rapid-prototyping so you can … Continue reading
Goodbye Bazaarvoice, Hello Indeed
After 3 amazing years at Bazaarvoice, it’s time for me to move on. My last day was Oct 31st. See how R&D dressed up to say goodbye! … Bazaarvoice has been very good to me. For the past 3 years … Continue reading
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Seek contact with reality, early and often
There was an interesting question on Quora the other day: What are the early symptoms that a startup is going to fail? There were a variety of answers, some funny, some insightful, some both: William Pietri provided a superb answer that … Continue reading
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