product principles are underutilized, and often phoned in.
key symptoms. they:
* aren't opinionated enough
* don't get the cognitive gears turning
* don't help guide decision making
* reveal nothing about the strategy
* are generic and yawn inducing
how do you fix them? (1/n)
key symptoms. they:
* aren't opinionated enough
* don't get the cognitive gears turning
* don't help guide decision making
* reveal nothing about the strategy
* are generic and yawn inducing
how do you fix them? (1/n)
Start with a simple prompt:
When faced with a decision between ____ and ____, we tend to favor ____ because ____
Ideally this is coherent with your actions and past decisions. If not...now would be a good time to start 🙂
The best principles...(2/n)
When faced with a decision between ____ and ____, we tend to favor ____ because ____
Ideally this is coherent with your actions and past decisions. If not...now would be a good time to start 🙂
The best principles...(2/n)
...cause a bit of friction/tension.
You pay attention. They are forcing functions.
e.g. at @Amplitude_HQ we aren't focused on analysts working in isolation, so we might say "we are biased to scaling data literacy over enabling lone hero analysts"
that gets you thinking (3/n)
You pay attention. They are forcing functions.
e.g. at @Amplitude_HQ we aren't focused on analysts working in isolation, so we might say "we are biased to scaling data literacy over enabling lone hero analysts"
that gets you thinking (3/n)
... Finally it is good to get the resolution right.
* general, company-agnostic non-debatable truths
* general, company-agnostic *debatable* truths
* opinionated company-specific principles
➡️opinionated product-specific principles
* what the product does
* how we work
(4/end)
* general, company-agnostic non-debatable truths
* general, company-agnostic *debatable* truths
* opinionated company-specific principles
➡️opinionated product-specific principles
* what the product does
* how we work
(4/end)
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