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Mental Models for Product Strategy and Roadmaps
Prioritizing product features is more art than science. Here are several models I've found helpful throughout my career to help inform strategy or…
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Integrated vs. Modular experiences
I've been thinking a lot about product philosophies lately, particularly the tension between integrated vs.
Apr 20
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Design for Robustness
Complex systems are inherently unpredictable.
Apr 13
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December 2024
Maker's tools, Manager's tools
It’s interesting to see the selection of tools and processes dynamic play out at larger companies.
Dec 15, 2024
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February 2024
Evaluating feature robustness across contexts
I was in NY for work a week ago. I come here a lot, especially in the last year. I usually stay at the same hotel. About 6 months ago, the hotel started…
Feb 3, 2024
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January 2024
The primary hindrance to agility
People tend to divide into sides on many topics, like emacs vs.
Jan 8, 2024
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November 2023
Lost in flexibility
I often hear people in product and executive roles say, "Let's make this feature flexible and customizable." In my experience, this is a product/design…
Nov 24, 2023
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September 2023
Fat-tailed distribution of project risk
This weekend, I'm diving into the book "How Big Things Get Done".
Sep 4, 2023
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July 2023
Managing strategic work in the whirlwind of small and urgent tasks
As we further adopt Shape Up, I’ve heard numerous teams struggling to understand how to adopt Shape Up in the context of how they currently work.
Jul 29, 2023
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January 2023
Forgetting (Book Review)
For most people, forgetting is a cause of anxiety. But forgetting is the brain’s routine for optimizing storage, consolidating thoughts, and building…
Jan 15, 2023
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November 2022
Engineers who navigate optionality (going uphill)
As we think about audacious goals for next year and how to organize teams for success, we’re thinking about the skills required for team flow.
Nov 25, 2022
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April 2021
Async work
In software development, synchronous processes are easy to reason about; they are sequential, more deterministic, and require less integration testing.
Apr 28, 2021
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