Last Friday's post on salary negotiation by @mediumsizecats did quite well
Today's traffic is making every other day look like a bunch of nothing.
And it's unclear what's driving it. Traffic going to a bunch of different posts, from many different places. No rhyme to the the reason.
Stats from Substack's dashboard make it a bit more obvious. Pocket seemed to have featured it along with something at Morning Brew.

Most interestingly, this shows how useless much of that traffic is when it comes to subscriptions, vs. direct, Twitter, and Google.

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28 Sep
Finding yourself having to often say no—to your manager, your CEO, your team? Worried about becoming the "no" person?

In this week's post, I share five techniques for saying no effectively. Summary in thread below 🧵
lennysnewsletter.com/p/saying-no
1/ First of all, as a leader on the team (and company), it’s actually OK to be the “no” person. It’s literally your job to create focus and stability for your team and company. I bet your leader (mostly) appreciates you for it, even if it doesn’t feel good.
2/ Still, there’s certainly a skill to saying no, especially when you have to do it often.

Whenever I reflect on a question like this, I flip the script and imagine I’m the other person. As a manager, how would I want my report to deal with my many brilliant ideas I suggest?
Read 13 tweets
24 Sep
The 10 commandments of salary negotiation, by @mediumsizecats

👇 Read on 👇
1/ Negotiation starts earlier than you think

Every recruiter worth their salt will ask about your salary expectations when you first start interviewing. Do not — I repeat, do not — give them a number.

What to do instead: Ask for the range they’re budgeted for the role.
How to say it: “Can you tell me the salary band for this level? Happy to let you know if it’s within my range, and we can discuss specific numbers later when I’ve met the team.”
Read 35 tweets
21 Sep
As a PM, having a technical background is like having a superpower: You can predict timelines, anticipate blockers, and avoid black holes of endless work. In this week's post, I share advice for how to quickly level up your technical skills. Summary in 🧵
lennysnewsletter.com/p/getting-more…
1/ Learn the basics

Start by learning the basic terms, technologies, and concepts involved in building product. Investing a few hours here will immediately level up your game.

Here's a lesson plan (links in the full post):
2/ Ask questions

Leverage the gift right under your nose: the engineers you work with! Guess what, they are experts at the very thing you want to learn. How convenient. And in my experience, most engineers love nothing more than explaining their craft to curious people.
Read 6 tweets
9 Sep
A guide to expanding your marketplace into a second market—a thread.

Based on lessons from @Instacart @OpenTable @Snackpass_ @Caviar @Grubhub and @Peerspace

Read on 👇
1/ How long does it normally take to expand from a single market to a second market?

On average, 8 to 12 months. A few marketplaces, like Caviar and OpenTable, launched their second and third markets at essentially the same time, while Grubhub took three years.
2/ When should you expand to a second (and third) market?

As soon as your first market starts to work.

Expand too early and risk both markets failing. Expand too late and you give your competition a chance to race ahead.
Read 20 tweets
27 Aug
As a small token of appreciation to my newsletter Slack community (now over 5k strong!), I've created crypto-punk-inspired NFTs of the 40 most helpful and active members from over the past year. Cause why not! Check them out in all of their glory
opensea.io/collection/len…
(continued) @Product_Foolery @johnnymcnugget @talraviv @wplusv @ylivne @zachary @ZacharyCohn and everyone else who I couldn't find on Twitter
Read 9 tweets
24 Aug
The GTM motions of 30 B2B startups, then and now Image
For much more, including five takeaways and a bunch of insights from people smarter than I, check out this week's post lennysnewsletter.com/p/gtm-motions
One correction (thanks @KyleHParrish!): Figma primarily targets Mid-market and Enterprises
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