Share this page!

Shreyas Doshi Profile picture
Twitter logo
28 Feb, 21 tweets, 6 min read
🗓️Recap of Feb 2021 content

Includes:
- On listening
- On finding mentors
- Too busy for strategy
- On measuring everything
- Why product mgmt is hard
- Will it make the boat go faster?
- Feelings in business
- Simple questions
- Tech interviews
- Internal docs
& much more…

👇🏾
On learning the art of listening
On finding mentors for myself
Being too busy to work on product strategy is a self-fulfilling prophecy
You really don’t need to measure everything you do. You should measure some things, perhaps even many things, but not all the things.
On the importance of understanding current context and nuanced thinking in product management
“Will it make the boat go faster?” is an important question to consider, especially within early-stage teams & companies
Don’t pretend that feelings don’t matter
One simple question, if answered thoughtfully, can yield more insight and results than one hundred advanced tactics
A problem with the tech interview process
When writing internal documents, be intentional about whether you want to create a Reader-optimized doc or a Writer-optimized doc
Priorities of modern leadership
On the birth of wisdom
More @deewhock wisdom
Clubhouse design
Features that fight human nature often fail
Why fewer people want to learn listening vs. speaking/writing
Product Metrics article for @mixpanel
If you've reviewed most of this content, would you kindly take a survey? (just 1 required question & 2 optional)

It would help me immensely to get your feedback.

Head over to SurveyMonkey for a super-quick survey:
surveymonkey.com/r/BC3SVY5
(takes <2 min)

Thank you very much🙏🏾
Back to the top of this thread:
Looking for more reading material?

Check out the recap of all of my 2020 content in this thread:

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Shreyas Doshi

Shreyas Doshi Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @shreyas

Shreyas Doshi Profile picture
27 Feb
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the British rowing team unexpectedly won the Men’s Eight Rowing gold medal.

One simple question was instrumental in their success.

“Will it make the boat go faster?”

This question could also be vital for your early-stage team & company.

1/15👇🏾
Ben Hunt Davis, who was on that British team, shared that they achieved their amazing (and unlikely) feat by using this question throughout their training for the Olympics.

Before doing pretty much anything, they’d ask themselves & each other:

“Will it make the boat go faster?“
“Should I do this workout for 70 mins?”
Will it make the boat go faster?

“Should we go to the pub tonight?”
Will it make the boat go faster?

“Should we change this routine?”
Will it make the boat go faster?

“Should we have eggs for breakfast?”
Will it make the boat go faster?
Read 18 tweets
Shreyas Doshi Profile picture
20 Feb
Even more nuggets of wisdom from the writing of @deewhock (the founder of Visa)

Consider reading slowly, saving, and re-reading later

1/10👇🏾
1/
It is wiser to place trust in those with the will to do no evil than those with the will to do good.

- Dee Hock
2/
Most troubles in life are attributable to two causes: first, not getting what we want, and second, getting what we want.

- Dee Hock
Read 15 tweets
Shreyas Doshi Profile picture
18 Feb
My answer (with more thoughts on job changes) is in the quoted tweet👇🏾
Part 2:
Part 3
Read 4 tweets
Shreyas Doshi Profile picture
14 Feb
Why product management is hard

(and why good product management matters)

1/15 👇🏾
1/
Sometimes, you should imitate competitors.

Other times, watch them closely.

And sometimes, largely ignore them.
2/
Sometimes, you should build what users say they want.

Other times, you shouldn’t.
Read 29 tweets
Shreyas Doshi Profile picture
7 Feb
🗓️Recap of Jan 2021 content

Includes:
- Legacy Momentum
- Strategic Thinking
- Concise Writing
- Growing as a Manager
- Clear Product Thinking
- Debugging Product Teams
- Product Process
- Perspectives on OKRs
- Reminders for Product Work
- Consumer Products
& much more...

👇🏾
On Legacy Momentum, which is important to understand, can be hard to recognize, and is useful if accepted
A few reminders on product work
Read 24 tweets
Shreyas Doshi Profile picture
6 Feb
Listening well is a rare superpower.

I had been a bad listener most of my life.

Then I fixed that a few years ago.

The result?

Night & day difference in my critical thinking & leadership ability.

A thread on learning the art of listening v2.0

(with lessons from movies)

👇🏾
First, why is listening hard?

It’s because we tend to have:

1) an inability to be present

2) the fear of being wrong

3) a desire for validation

4) a feeling of superiority

5) a lack of curiosity

6) the urge to impress
A couple of gems from Dee Hock:

"Communication would be vastly improved if everyone who wrote and spoke were content to be understood without needing to be admired."

"To speak is craft; to listen is art."
Read 38 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @shreyas has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @shreyas!

Read all threads by @shreyas