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Integrity is when our words and deeds are consistent with our values. - Simon Sinek

--srefs are fun!

This is my hidden super power. And it doubles as a curse.

You don’t need any experience at all if you have access to ChatGPT-4. Just use this: “I found a python script on Twitter and would like to run it. But I don’t have any coding experience. Walk me though how to get it running. Start from scratch.”

ChatGPT as a product specialist who is an expert in SRE considerations.

Chat GPT as an expert on Pragmatic Marketing and Product Positioning.

Prompt to GPT: You are the chief product officer of a B2B SaaS company. You have received a recommendation from one of your directors about [problem]. The recommendation is: [paste in the full email or business case]. What questions would you ask to validate this plan?

Prompt to GPT: You are the director of product for a SaaS company. You are making a recommendation on [issue] to [audience]. Please write an email using the pyramid principle. Be sure to include [recommendation]. Support your recommendation with the following points: [support].

Prompt to GPT: You are the chief product officer of a B2B SaaS company. You are asking one of your product directors to make a recommendation on [issue]. Please provide a list of questions that will help understand what to do in this situation.

But my point (and the effect) isn’t about conversion. It’s about the perception of value. Pretty software is considered more valuable than ugly software by users. A different sentence indeed. 🙂

I almost universally love your takes. But respectfully, this one is empirically wrong. Related: the aesthetic-usability effect is my favorite psychological quirk in software.