Thoughts

I have 3 simple rules to decide on a new opportunity.

Who else finds taking time off extremely difficult during COVID?

Start looking for folks with lots of potential but have hit a ceiling in their current role. Look at their trajectory/potential rather than their experience.

I've found regular meetings trend towards status updates. It'll always happen unless the attendees are proactive and set boundaries.

The Goldilocks of product development?

What are the key responsibilities of a senior product leader?

A simple model that will revolutionize how you build products.

What do you call the people you are building your product for? Users? Customers? People? Does it matter?

It’s hard to solve a problem if you don’t believe you can solve it.

Hiring is tricky.

Your career, product, and company might follow the shape of an S-curve. There's an initial dip, growth, and then decline.

Jumping into a dark hole with only a guess of how deep it is, that's scary.

Perfection is like infinity, you'll keep getting closer but never actually get there.

You need to have a weekly dashboard set up to track progress.

A product vision is like a compass.

Start with a list of what you won't do.

The difference between a product and a project.

There's a subtle difference between forecasts and expectations.

Your responsibility is to build a high performing team that trusts each other to work towards a common goal.

Don't spend too much time planning how to build it

Start at the top and work your way down.

Aim to build small increments of value for your customers.

Sometimes alignment isn't agreeing on the solution (path) but aligning on the problem (mountain) to solve.

A simple strategy hierarchy