📰 46 of the best product articles from this week!
📰 46 of the best product articles from this week!
February 4th to February 11th
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In Today’s Edition:
Tech and War: While it has been only 11 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, it is already clear that the long-term impact on the tech industry is going to be substantial. Ben Thompson of Stratechery will explore what those implications might be.
Is Less Innovation Actually Better In Product Design? Jessica Tenuta explains why you should “redesign the wheel” only when it’s truly essential to your business, and focus on finding your “Critical Behavior Change”.
Set “Non-Goals” and Build a Product Strategy Stack: Ravi Mehta expands on if you have a product strategy problem, the “Product Strategy Stack” for product leaders, tips for crafting your product strategy document, and multiple frameworks as an alternative to OKRs.
Your Guide to Sales-Assist: Kyle Poyar from OpenView expands on why the new hot PLG job is in sales *gasp* while using Zapier as an example of using a sales-assist growth strategy to achieve $5B in revenue.
What Current Series B Trends Say About The US Startup Scene: This Crunchbase article breaks down 4 trends about the national funding landscape, changes in funding year-over-year, comparing biotech with NFTs and energy, and when we can expect a slowdown.
The Future Product Vision Of Netflix: A Product Vision For Netflix: Gibson Biddle, the former VP of Product at Netflix, uses the GLEE model to create a new Netflix vision based on where they are now. Learn why the key to his vision starts by asking "What's next?"
+ 46 of the best articles from this week!
Product Management
The Future Product Vision Of Netflix
Gibson Biddle, the former VP of Product at Netflix, uses the GLEE model to create a new Netflix vision based on where they are now. Learn why the key to his vision starts by asking "What's next?". Read more
More of the best product management articles from this week:
How do you do user research? by Product Cafe
Work like you play video games by Ritika's Newsletter
Web3: A Guide For Product Managers by Product Mindset
How many tests can we run? by Positive Experiments
The Role of QA in Product Development by One Knight in Product newsletter
Six Qualities Of A Great Product Vision by Roman Pichler
Product Management tool series: When roadmapping tools are more opinionated by The Elements of Product Management
Do you need an MBA to become a Product Manager by Dozen Worthy Reads
The Most Important Thing by High Impact Product Management
Role Products vs. Value Products by Product Coalition
How to get objective feedback and prioritize them? by Chiranjib Bhattacharjee
Product Management Things by Unblock
“The Chicken and Egg of Product Management: How to Get Experience from Scratch to Land Your First Role” by Lisa Zane
Case Study#6: Being a PM in 💸Fintech by Productify
Tech Trends: The Great Resignation by All Things Product Management
Product Design
Is less innovation actually better in product design?
Jessica Tenuta explains why you should “redesign the wheel” only when it’s truly essential to your business, and focus on finding your “Critical Behavior Change”. Read more
More of the best product design articles from this week:
Alternatives to Pagination on Product-Listing Pages by Nielsen Norman Group
6 Mistakes When Crafting Interview Questions by Nielsen Norman Group
5 Ways Apple Uses Psychology to Sell the iPhone by Choice Hacking
5 Main Reasons Why Mood Boards are Essential for Design Process by UX Planet
My lizard brain is no match for infinite scroll by Alex Ellis
Feeling Fabulous: an honest UX review of the Fabulous app by Benjamin Davies
Building for ADHD will make your product better for everyone by UX Collective
Product Growth
Your Guide to Sales-Assist
Kyle Poyar from OpenView expands on why the new hot PLG job is in sales *gasp* while using Zapier as an example of using a sales-assist growth strategy to achieve $5B in revenue. Read more
More of the best product growth articles from this week:
It’s Never Too Late to Go Upmarket (See, E.g., PagerDuty, RingCentral, Asana, etc.) by SaaStr
Token-Gated Communities, Explained by Trends.VC
How To Reverse Engineer Content Monetization by Growth Currency
Product Leadership
Set “Non-Goals” and Build a Product Strategy Stack
Ravi Mehta expands on if you have a product strategy problem, the “Product Strategy Stack” for product leaders, tips for crafting your product strategy document, and multiple frameworks as an alternative to OKRs. Read more
More of the best product leadership articles from this week:
Open Up Airtime, and Other Actions for Allies by Code Like A Girl
Having Effective One-on-One Meetings by Perspectives
Entrepreneurship
What Current Series B Trends Say About The US Startup Scene by Crunchbase News
This Crunchbase article breaks down 4 trends about the national funding landscape, changes in funding year-over-year, comparing biotech with NFTs and energy, and when we can expect a slowdown. Read more
More of the best entrepreneurship articles from this week:
The Future of Neobanks by Consumer Startups
Two fatal flaws when acquiring a startup by Mastering the Product Game
Convo with precision farming startup on Chinese agritech by Chinese Characteristics
Other Articles in Tech
Tech and War
While it has been only 11 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, it is already clear that the long-term impact on the tech industry is going to be substantial. This article by Ben Thompson of Stratechery will explore what those implications might be. Read more
More of the best non-product articles from this week:
The web3 talent gap by The Sociology of Business
Amazon to shut it's bookstores by M.G. Siegler
Who owns the web? by Tanay's Newsletter
How AI Will Cure The American Health Care System by Crunchbase News
The Russia-Ukraine war is a critical moment for crypto by Morning Brew
Musicians are hooking up synthesizers to plants for new sonic possibilities by The Verge
The IRS and facial recognition, explained by The Hustle
There you have it: 46 of the best articles of the last week.
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