Led product+eng at places like Meetup, Axial; CEO@ Neo (acq by Pivotal); Trilogy alum; author: Talking to Humans; Testing with Humans; sci-fi: Becoming Monday
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After 4 years, we finally released Testing with Humans, the sequel to our award-winning book Talking to Humans. If you are interested in running experiments to make better business decisions, check it out: amazon.com/dp/0990800938
After a year in too much of a cave, I'm re-emerging with a new class, a podcast on product leadership, and even - god forbid - new blog posts, such as this: The Missing Step Every PM Should Do When Starting a New Job giffconstable.com/2023/09/th…
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a moment of gratitude for @lissijean for bringing together such a well-rounded set of guests week after week that we all get to learn from. @giffco interview is excellent and focuses on such an important area in product leadership and an area I continue to try and improve myself.
Have you listened to @giffco's episode yet? He tells us why staying focused on communicating business outcomes vs getting in the weeds of how you got there is always a good rule of thumb, particularly when it comes to financial modeling. buff.ly/3TnfsFd
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glad you found it helpful!
Just finished listening to one of the greatest episodes of Product Thinking Podcast by @lissijean ft @giffco.
They talked about translating product to the exec layer and finished with understanding company valuations (top vs bottom lines). So helpful!!
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@Giffco explains why product execs who are able to see C-level decisions through the lens of growth and valuation have a superpower. buff.ly/3TnfsFd
#productthinking #CPO #productmgmt
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.@giffco is on this week’s podcast to implore PMs to get comfortable with the financial side of your business. We dive into FP&A modeling, valuations, and much more. If you feel like financials are a weak spot in your skill set, take a listen:
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I'm not seeing a form factor that makes today's VR sig better than second life era. Oculus is fun but ain't it.
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If you know anyone that's a beast of a PM in the enterprise-focused B2B SaaS space that could use a super exciting new challenge, send them my way.
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interesting to read about firing of org chemisty prof at NYU. I faced same thing teaching product mgt at Stern. Had some great students, but a lot of ppl who felt like classes shouldn’t be hard / get an A for phoning it in. /1
I chalked up the attitude as specific to biz school, where ppl often go to network more than study, but I guess it’s more widespread and I’m not an NYU-spec thing. It def contributed to my not wanting to teach there anymore. /3
Great talk bw @lissijean and @jseiden on outcomes - josh is always so coherent! open.spotify.com/episode/6JZ…
thoughtful thread. Had a CEO once who said “managers over-index on the under-performers when they should focus more on the performers”, which I get, but it’s so critical to lean into the WHY as @mekkaokereke highlights here. Almost 100% of time it’s about fit.
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Weekend reading: a short essay I wrote a year ago illustrating the concept of “highly aligned and loosely coupled” or how to encourage teams to take on their positions and not play “bunchball.” – at Shoreline, WA
A couple times in my recent prod leadership class PMs believed that applying a framework was solution to relationship problems. Don't overcomplicate. Keep it simple and focus on the human elements.
been thinking about this since @shreyas post. I still stand by the skills matrix as an essential tool for transparency, equity, and employee growth. The fact that ppl misapply or abuse it, as ppl do to a remarkable degree with *all* useful frameworks, doesn’t change my view.
if you’re an entrepreneur or SMB owner and have wondered about i-banker fees for an exit, Axial’s @MidMarketReview has you covered: axial.net/forum/a-window-int… Great to see some transparency on this.
