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Metrics, Incrementalism, and Local Maxima
- Incrementalism is squandering Silicon Valley’s potential. Many of the nation’s most talented people are iterating on a tiny product surface area. First principles thinking is being replaced by shortcuts like NPS optimization and bookings-to-burn ratios.
from Rippling and the Return of Ambition by John Luttig
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- Finding the right metric
Ted Merz, who used to be the Global Head of News Product at Bloomberg, has an insightful article about how the company's founder (Mike Bloomberg) uses metrics as a management tool. One metric that is prominently displayed around the office on TV screens is the number of Bloomberg terminals sold year-to-date.
This single numbe... See moreandrea added
Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster (Lean (O'Reilly))