Documenting ideas and learnings to sharpen thinking and accelerate development.
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An Argument for Publishing External Roadmaps
Publishing external roadmaps can be a controversial topic and there are drawbacks. Who wants to maintain multiple roadmaps? Would this expose the company to criticism when a target date is inevitably missed? Should we worry about competitors knowing our plans? These are valid concerns and yet I would still tend to advocate for regularly publishing…
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Takeaways from Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
Thinking in Bets focuses on how natural human tendencies often lead to poor decision making and offers up some tools to improve the decision making process. I found it a worthwhile read and would distill the content down to three major takeaways. Think in Probabilities In business and in life, there is almost always some…
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The Utility and Context-Dependence of MVP’s
Eric Ries popularized the concept of the minimum viable product, often referred to as MVP, in his 2011 book The Lean Startup. In listening to a recent conversation with him on Lenny’s Podcast, Ries noted that the concept of the MVP has been heavily misconstrued over the years. It seems that many founders and entrepreneurs…
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