The Beautiful Mess
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Before jumping in…potentially interesting tidbits: A talk for startups about instrumentation and metrics for HeavyBit. So cool they made this public. If…
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Onwards into 2022. When I was in my teens, I spent lots of time writing and recording music with friends. This was pre-digital recording, which made it…
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One of the defining aspects of my 2021 was being exposed to hundreds of teams from around the world. It was fun, but also very challenging. While…
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It is the end of the year! 52 posts (actually a couple more because of days like today). I’ll probably end up writing another post later today, hence…
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As some of you know, I work at a company called Amplitude. Amplitude (the product) is a digital optimization system. That doesn't mean anything to…
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Scenario… I do a lot of research. The research is messy! It looks like this: I notice three broad groups: I take those three broad groups, and create a…
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Share your calendar(s), and the world will know what you (and your company) values. Where does your time go? How much time do you spend: Talking to…
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Before we jump in…some potentially interesting bits of content: A 4,000 word post-in-progress on Bets, Success metrics, and Roadmapping An on-demand…
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In operations, we take a look at a sociotechnical system, consider its goal(s), and then think about how to help that system “operate” more effectively…
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I wrote this in late 2020, but never got around to publishing it. It is loosely based on a talk I gave at Agile-Lean Ireland. The drawings are from a…
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I had a lot of fun doing this podcast with Melissa Perri. We chat about patterns across product teams, as well as how to make sure you’re moving forward…
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Note: As a follow up to my talk on North Star Framework and OKRs, I am doing a deep-dive on North Star Inputs and Flywheels. Sign up! It’s free. I have…
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