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Page named Harris to the newly invented position of “product philosopher.” But then: Nothing much changed. In a 2016 profile in the Atlantic, Harris blamed the lack of changes to the “inertia” of the organization and a lack of clarity about what he was advocating.
Cal Newport • Digital Minimalism
Best marketing strategy ever! Steve Jobs Think different / Crazy ones speech (with real subtitles)
youtu.beA small amount of compromise is possible, and it is even needed with great funders. But there's no question that Parc would have failed if Bob Taylor hadn't forced Xerox to sign a legal agreement that they had to keep their hands completely off -- in all ways -- whatever we decided to do for the first 5 years.
This was the right ploy because -- as D... See more
This was the right ploy because -- as D... See more
worrydream.com • http://worrydream.com/2017-12-30-alan/
When Word became the best reviewed word processor of its time, there was a lot of product marketing work to activate evangelism before the product was released. Some of it included:
Martina Lauchengco • Loved: How to Rethink Marketing for Tech Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)
Jobs made a few calls and was able to score some from Intel for free. “Steve is just that sort of person,” said Wozniak. “I mean, he knew how to talk to a sales representative.
Walter Isaacson • Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
I'm currently reading the section of Steve Job's biography where he re-founds Apple / comes back as CEO.
He:
-fired the whole board except 1 person
-had every team present their products to him to justify their existence
-cut many, many products (& 3000 people)
-sp... See more
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