Kassen Qian

Side benefit of this method: by forcing multiple iterations on a PR/FAQ, you implicitly gain the approval of everyone who reviews it, demands iterations on it, and subsequently approves it. This then means that when a product passes the PR/FAQ process but subsequently fails in the market, people are more likely to take collective responsibility.

Kwan's Hierarchy of Product Needs:

1. The Role of Technology: in strong product companies, technology is not an expense, it is the business.

The Think It stage ends when management and the squad jointly believe that this product is worth building.

The King of the Hill at Airbnb has switched from designers to product managers in most parts of the org. Vision-led rather than design-led.

Your team dynamic is something you can always affect, even if you have no meaningful influence over the major strategic decisions of an organization.

Fixed time, variable scope.