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Frances Frei • Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business
I distinctly remember at Microsoft in the late 90s, walking around campus and there was just all the folks sort of saying, God, we must be God's gifts to mankind because we are so good now that the market also recognizes it, except that it was obviously the beginning of the end in some sense, right? The day hubris takes over and you're not grounded... See more
Matter
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
The 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.comQ: Is it worth it to hire exceptionally talented people who don’t always work well with others?
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt argues that companies should “hire the divas”:
“If you read any management textbook, it says ‘don’t hire the divas’ because they’re nothing but a pain in the ass.... See more
Michael McGuinessx.comInsights from Brian Chesky (founder of Airbnb) podcast with Lenny Rachitsky:
A lot of companies don't do product marketing, they do brand marketing, which are ads about the app, or they do performance marketing, but they're never really educating people about new things they're making and shipping. And because no one's marketing new things that are
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.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
"As intelligence becomes practically free, our real constraint is no longer accessing brainpower but knowing what to do with it. Successful organizations and people will know how to ask the right question, evaluate the answers and act wisely in response." https://t.co/Yu3opX6lMT