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What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader?
- That the best new products ultimately take us back to the way things once were, but with more scale and efficiency.
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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- That a prototype is worth a hundred meetings, and almost all product meetings that aren’t grounded with a prototype are a waste of time (or worse).
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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- That an incumbent can only keep winning if they realize they are now an underdog.
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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- That you should never outsource your story or any component of your competitive advantage.
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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- That the best way to review a product experience is to ask 3 questions on EVERY screen: “how did I get here?” “what do I do now?” “where do I go next?” — these questions will reveal flaws in object model, UX, onboarding, and orientation.
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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- That data helps you iterate, but only vision and clearly articulated strategy (and luck on timing) help you leapfrog. Both are important, but neither is sustainable on its own.
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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- That raising the bar of what your team ships is f*cking hard. It requires culture change, a few cycles of missed deadlines (which may frustrate customers), and career risk to set a NEW BIT for everyone.
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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- That perceived performance matters more than actual performance (perception is reality when it comes to UX!), and can be achieved as much by designers than engineers.
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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- That, as a startup, you should only do half of what you want to do (only half the options, half the tabs, half the offerings, and half the target audience) to compound your chances of true PMF.
from What Is “Seeing the Matrix” for a Product Leader? by Scott Belsky
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