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Radical product strategy
How to iterate less to achieve more In 2011 when I founded Likelii, we had a clear vision: To make it easier and fun for wine enthusiasts to find wines they were likely to like. But despite having a clear vision, I had caught what I now call the Iteration Epidemic...
How to measure product market fit
6 indicators to help you build products people loveProduct-market fit describes the stage of a company where they have successfully identified a target customer and are serving them with a product that meets the customer’s needs well. Marc Andreessen defined...
Managing UX debt
Why tension between product designers and managers is healthyI was recently asked by a colleague what I found to be the most challenging aspects of product management. Without much thought, I blurted out a response which surprised me a little. ‘Managing the...
Tools for making better product decisions
Practical tools and frameworks for when you're not sure what to do nextIn Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets, the author refers to a practice called ‘resulting’. And it’s a surprisingly common mistake most of us use in decision making: ‘When I consult with executives… I...
How to run product strategy workshops
Practical ways to get the most out of workshops Creating (and sometimes attending) workshops can be both a fun and stressful experience. When a group of humans are put into a room full of post it notes with no structure for hours on end with no set agenda or purpose,...
Crafting Ecommerce Product Strategies
How the customer lifecycle can help structure your product strategy The business of ecommerce With Amazon gobbling up almost 50% of ecommerce sales in the US, traditional high street retail in steady decline and paid online customer acquisition...
Why Products Fail
Agile and the fail fast culture prioritise failing as a means of learning as quickly as possible and moving onto the next experiment. It rewards failure – and actively encourages it as a mechanism to learn what works and what doesn’t. Not everyone is a fan.
4 Meetings to Master as a Product Manager
Whilst there are a number of different meetings we have to deal with on a day to day basis, some meetings tend to be more stressful than others. Here’s our guide to optimizing your meetings.
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