something just occurred to me...
I think ppl look at [popular tech co] product management advice and think "oh goodness...the rigor!"
...when in fact it is really about the intentional reduction in process overhead and leaner governance/budgeting
I think ppl look at [popular tech co] product management advice and think "oh goodness...the rigor!"
...when in fact it is really about the intentional reduction in process overhead and leaner governance/budgeting
... this is especially important for bigcos believing they "don't have the 'talent'" to operate like X
...when in fact they don't have an environment where talent can flourish like X. They have trouble letting go.
...when in fact they don't have an environment where talent can flourish like X. They have trouble letting go.
... part of this is pure $.
They might be a money printing machine, but highly highly risk averse.
They talk about "innovation" but it is in the context of a massive amount of inertia to shave off %pts in cost and a very shallow excel-drag-to-right revenue forecast
They might be a money printing machine, but highly highly risk averse.
They talk about "innovation" but it is in the context of a massive amount of inertia to shave off %pts in cost and a very shallow excel-drag-to-right revenue forecast
... I can thinking of so many times where a team has asked me for advice on X. "How do [some tech company] do this..?"
I tell them (I'm lucky to know or know someone who knows)...
And they think I'm joking. They were expecting something so much more involved.
I tell them (I'm lucky to know or know someone who knows)...
And they think I'm joking. They were expecting something so much more involved.
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