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Tag Archives: product management
What is Google’s Mission?
With all the talk about whether Google is the new Bell Labs (or isn’t), and the curiosity around their recent acquisition of Boston Dynamics, I thought it would be interesting to look at what Google says their mission is: Google’s … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship: The Coin-Flipping Biathlon
Entrepreneurs are participating in a coin-flipping biathlon – they just don’t know it. I was listening to an old Marc Andreessen presentation at Y Combinator’s Startup School in 2008, and I love that he talked about Nassim Taleb’s Fooled by … Continue reading
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Lean Startup Conference Livestream at Indeed Austin!
I’m super excited to announce that Indeed Austin has been chosen to livestream next week’s Lean Startup Conference! Full schedule of talks below. When: Mon/Tues Dec 9th/10th. 10am doors open. 11am livestream starts. 8:00pm livestream ends. Free food and WiFi … Continue reading
Today’s Psych Lesson: The ordering of words matters
Twice as many people will volunteer for an “Experiment at 7AM” versus a “7AM Experiment” (56% vs 24%). So mentions Zach Hamed in a great post “The 20 Best Lessons from Social Psychology“. The examples most relevant to a product manager … Continue reading
Is Marissa Mayer a Classic Short Sleeper?
Business Insider published an outstanding biography of Marissa Mayer that I just discovered last night and couldn’t stop reading. It’s absolutely fascinating and I highly recommend it if you have any interest in Marissa or what’s been happening at Yahoo since … Continue reading
Google’s Principles of Innovation, according to Marissa Mayer
I recently found this old video of Marissa Mayer speaking at Stanford about Innovation at Google. The talk was organized around 9 slogans, and each was accompanied by practical examples: Ideas come from everywhere. “In an environment like Google … … Continue reading
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
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
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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