When my manager used to say I needed to 'think more strategically' - I had no clue what that actually meant.
I'd consume tons of strategy content but couldn't apply it.
Nothing helped until I learned to ask myself these ultra-specific questions:
Overall company vision
Can I clearly explain our company's North Star and business model? Have I connected my team's work directly to company OKRs and customer outcomes? Do I understand our key strategic bets?
Really long term planning
Am I planning 2-4 quarters out instead of just this sprint? Have I spotted market trends impacting our roadmap? Can I frame our work around bigger narratives like platform shifts or cost optimization?
Interaction design separates good from great products.
The best way to learn is by seeing it in action.
So I made this MASSIVE post with 54 original examples!
1) Remove friction with suggested options
⚠️ BEWARE ⚠️
The proceeding knowledge cannot be unlearned! The examples cannot be unseen.
Continue down this path and you will soon find yourself frustrated by bad interaction design in many, many products.
You’ve been warned.
2. Display relevant dynamic information
🔹 Show live data, not stale info - keep it fresh and relevant
🔹 Users need to know what's happening right now, not yesterday
🔹 Make your interface feel alive and trustworthy
1-pagers are critical for getting buy-in for your ideas.
But they're very hard to write well.
Here's:
🔹 a step-by-step guide to the 1-pager
🔹 examples of mistakes and how to fix them
(+a FREE template for rock-solid 1-pagers)
Step 1: Writing the 1-pager!
Step 2) Understand the purpose of the 1-pager
The goals of writing down your idea: 1. Help you make sure it's good 2. Persuade others that it's good
That second point is critical.
1-pagers aren't research projects, they're persuasive essays aimed at getting buy-in.
Step 3) Frame the problem & opportunity
Answer these questions:
- Why does this matter to you customers and business?
- What evidence or insights do you have to support this?
- Why is solving this problem urgent? Why now?
I used to love studying strategy but got lost when I tried to make my own.
Then I learned how to make product flywheels. Now I always know where to start, and how to drive alignment.
Here's a step-by-step guide to making your own 🧵
Quickly, here are a few examples of excellent flywheels.
They are:
• Simple
• Customer-centric
• Adaptable
Take a moment to carefully review them before moving on.
Inspired? Let's get right into it
Preparation 1. Block off at least one entire hour for this process. 2. Put your phone away. Mute Slack notifications. This is DEEP WORK, baby. 3. I recommend you start this process with pen and paper.