The Product. The Whole Product. And Nothing But the Whole Product.
I recently watched the interview of Bill & Melinda Gates with Chris Anderson at the TED conference in 2014. It was a remarkable interview that gave an insight into their approach to philanthropy, their shared belief of responsibility, and raising their children while being the richest family in the world. One of the big takeaways of this interview for me was the partnership and complementary qualities they both bring to their work at the Gates Foundation. Bill and Melinda Gates set a great example for product teams. I highly encourage taking the time to watch the interview shared above.
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The opening two minute sequence of this episode is a great example of Ideation, or rather what not to do in Ideation.
Michael rushes into the office asking everyone for their ideas. He establishes the constraint of time, the wet cement is drying and he needs people to think fast about what mark he can leave on the cement. Let’s break this clip down. Read the rest of this entry »
Very good tweetstorm by @noah_weiss, Head of Search, Learning, & Intelligence at @SlackHQ in NYC. Former SVP of Product @foursquare + Google PM on structured search. Stanford alum, Brooklyn native. Read the rest of this entry »
There is an identity crisis. Who is John Galt?
I came across a question on LinkedIn – Why do you think the role of product manager is so misundestood?
Very good tweetstorm titled “Writing is Thinking” by @stevesi , former Microsoft executive and current board member at a16z. Read the rest of this entry »
I imagine many of us get emails about upcoming webinars from time to time. I got one such email today, and the first sentence paused me in my tracks.
Product Management has historically been reactive and gut-driven.
The email further talked about how Agile Product Management and an experimentation-driven approach can deliver “obvious and immediate” value to users.
"We are just people, trying to build GREAT products for our customers."
- Steve Jobs
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