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Staff Engineer was one of the more impactful books I've read in recent months. Went through the audiobook soon after becoming tech lead so the timing was perfect.

Book notes: Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track by Will Larson Summary How strongly do I recommend Staff Engineer? 8 / 10 Favorite part: Interviews with actual staff …

I’ve taken to using the word “energized” over “impactful.” “Impactful” feels company-centric, and while that’s important, “energized” is more inwards-looking. Finding energizing work is what has kept me at Stripe for so long, pursuing impactful work. - Michelle Bu We all have a finite amount of time to live, and within that mortal countdown, we devote some fraction towards our work. Even for the most career-focused, your life will be filled with many things beyond work: supporting your family, children, exercise, being a mentor and a mentee, hobbies, and so the list goes on. This is the sign of a rich life, but one side-effect is that time to do your work will become increasingly scarce as you get deeper into your career.

Virality is one of the most promising marketing channels. But what is virality, really? Learn more about what it is and how to apply it to your business.

9 Ways to Build Virality into your Product If your startup is building a consumer product, your product has to be viral. For consumer products, the average revenue per user tends to be relatively …

Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) is a framework that helps you understand why and how people buy products. Let us show you how to learn how to apply it.

What is Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework? Learn more about Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework and other product management terminology in our resources library.

In this article, I share the 4-step framework I've used to validate plenty of startup ideas using pre-sales (along with +10 examples of startups using it).

Master startup validation with this comprehensive 2024 guide. Learn proven frameworks, avoid costly mistakes, and validate your idea before writing code.

Previously, I wrote about how debugging, whether done by humans or AI powered tools, depends on context. Without it, even the most capable systems can only tell...

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It’s never been easier to build software products. But if it’s easy for you, it’s easy for the next guy, too.

One often-overlooked aspect of great software is that it feels like it was designed by a single person through & through. Or so it seems.

You're a first-time manager, your team mate has made a mistake, and you need to tell them so. How do you go about it?

What is Product-Led Growth? What does it entail as a GTM strategy? We gathered learnings, metrics, benchmarks, and KPIs to help your organization get there.

A comprehensive guide to scaling your company through product-led growth (PLG). Discover what this business strategy means for your company—including the benefits of product-led growth, PLG metrics, and examples of successful product-led companies.

Discover and apply the Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) methodology and understand what your customers really want.

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Marty Cagan highlights the important role of Founder Mode in companies working in the product operating model.

Build the RIGHT things first. Secondly, build the things RIGHT!

Disclaimer 1: This post is 100% inspired by DHH's recent references to Omakase and the projects that implement this concept: Omarchy, Omakub. So if you believe this article deserves some "kudos", they should primarily go to him - well deserved. Disclaimer 2: I've mentioned this several times in older posts - naming things is a superpower. Once named, the concept becomes easier to frame, adopt as part of a ubiquitous language, or even a foundation for mental models. You may have the impression w

This is a short and sweet way to get feedback on your work in a specific, helpful way!

After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turned down the volume of the world

I was fed up with discussing the weather, so I started to ask unexpected questions. The conversations that resulted were revelatory

“Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal.”

Well-designed meetings are just as important to our work as well-designed artifacts.

The difference between good sensemaking and great sensemaking isn't just about having the right answer. It's about understanding what return you're