The Jaws-iversary

Some questions

Who’s it for?

What’s it for?

What change do you seek to make?

What’s the hard part?

If you could learn one skill that would help your project, what would it be?

How can you tell if it’s working?

Would it be easier if you had help?

Would it be easier to make an impact if you were willing to give up credit or control?

Does this project matter?

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1. Who Haven’t I Heard From?2. How Well Do I Know My Team Members? How Well Do They Know Each Other?3. Have I Made A Difference To Each Member Of My Team This Week?4. Have I Expressed Gratitude To Every Single Person On My Team Recently?5. Is Anyone A Flight Risk?

Chesky pushes PMs to always lead with the perfect experience without constraint . "Airbnb has stretched me to think about entire experiences, not just software."

B. Dare to blaze an unconventional trail: Six years passed. I was fortunate to have worked with very capable teams and truly exceptional managers. I had built a reliable ecosystem of mentors, well-wishers and friends; however, as my bank account swelled, my heart felt empty and to overcome that feeling of emptiness, I asked myself, “Who am I?” As I... See more

It is always harder to do this with one’s own product: we skip over the bad parts knowing that we plan to fix it later. We already know the model we’re using and the terms we use to describe it. It is very difficult to approach Slack with beginner’s mind. But we have to, all of us, and we have to do it every day, over and over and polish every roug... See more

" Brian and most everyone at the company is comfortable failing publicly , which I admire. But it’s definitely a challenge for us: figuring out how to be more successful merging that vision-oriented approach with an organizational muscle that helps us reduce failure."