@calvinharris “I don’t need to explain myself that much because he knows what I’m looking for. Articulating it has always been an issue for me. Because he knows me so well it’s effortless for everyone”
@emilnava “We’re friends. We talk all the time. I always can judge straight away if Calvin will like something. I’ll drive around with Calvin booming the song in the car talking about visuals. We back and forth until we find something that works”
// On what PMing is:
- It’s nebulous. You wear many hats.
- PMs make sure the right products get built right at the right time for the right customer.
- You lead teams by influence, not authority, and responsibility lies on your shoulders
.@shishirmehrotra "It’s the guy at the toaster company that makes sure the toaster gets built, that it gets built on time, and that it gets out to the right customers. "
Also use the PSHE framework - PSHE: Problem, Solution, How, Execution. More senior, you formulate more.
The winning product becomes the best product
Companies that take a big market share are able to double down on R&D which gives a significant advantage in the long term
Marketing is instrumental in making a winning product - case-in-point, the relatively weaker Intel 8086 processor was branded as a more comprehensive solution, making it the IBM PC’s brain & knocking out its competition
🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW OBSERVER EFFECT: It's my pleasure to publish this amazing, wide-ranging conversation with @tobi founder and CEO of @Shopify. We touched on dozens of topics from Shopify, gaming, culture to family. Link and some of the many highlights below 👇
On scheduled meetings, themes and green-pathing. Highly encourage reading this section in full (including where Tobi deletes all recurring meetings at Shopify!).
On enneagrams and being a comprehensivist (and hopefully this interview is comprehensive! 🙂)