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Frances Frei • Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business
My notes from Anna Wintour’s biography turned into maxims:
1. Hire talented people as found, not as needed.
2. Taste is as rare as a unicorn.
3.Your employees should describe you as “easy to understand.”
4.Pretend to be... See more
Brian Armstrong on what he learned about management from Balaji Srinivasan
“Balaji is a brilliant guy. He’s probably one of the top couple smartest people I’ve ever met in my life,” Brian begins. “He was briefly the Chief Technology Officer of Coinbase. He came in through an acquisition and did some amazing work. And he... See more
Startup Archivex.comThe best PMs I’ve worked with are “full stack.” And I think the rise of full stack PMs will usher in a new golden age for product managers:
Companies are shrinking team size, AI is creating more leverage per employee, and product leaders are gaining more scope and influence.
For some PMs,... See more
Gagan Biyani 🏛x.comI strongly believe @stripe is constrained by our number of founder-minded product and engineering leaders.
Any one great person can massively change our product and growth-- that's abnormal at our scale and impact.
It's a great place for current or future founders. Email me.
Jeff Weinsteinx.com
If you want to know how to talk about your company—its product launches, in a crisis, or any other time—you call @lulumeservey
Sadly, her client roster is full. But, she publishes amazing writing on “going direct” that we can all use, and has share lots of her ideas here. Enjoy! https://t.co/V5KA1x0GtR
EMPOWERED: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)
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Netflix founder Reed Hastings on why startups should offer severance packages
Severance packages are unusual for startups, but as Reed explains, Netflix has offered 3+ month severance packages since inception:
“It’s real money, but it’s worth it… You’re going to spend three months managing... See more
Startup Archivex.comI often say to executives, “Have an opinion; take a stand; be right most of the time.” Opinions aren’t helpful unless the people who hold them are willing to take a stand in their defense by making a fact-based case.