The Daily Index — Friday, December 15, 2023 · TLDR Index

NEWS & TRENDS

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WHO SHOULD RULE THE PRODUCT?

Airbnb's decision to replace product managers with product marketing managers ignited a debate on effective product governance. Models like the Trio (PM + Dev lead + UX designer) and Leading with Context, with their cross-disciplinary collaboration and evidence-guided decision-making, are potential solutions.

itamargilad.com · 3 min

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BEN EVANS’ 2024 PRESENTATION (30 MINUTE PRESENTATION)

Ben Evans covers AI in this presentation: the boom, the science, the rush to regulate, the platform shift, and more. Most relevantly to this newsletter, he thinks through bundling and unbundling and raises a product paradox - does 'general purpose' AI mean general-purpose tools, or must it be wrapped into a single-purpose product?

ben-evans.com

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ASKING BETTER USER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

This guide delves into structuring and designing user interviews for maximum impact. It discusses the '5 Act Interview' structure, focusing on easing participants into the interview with contextual questions before diving into core questions or prototypes. The guide emphasizes asking powerful, evidence-based questions to uncover deeper user needs and behaviors, highlighting the importance of high-quality data collection for insightful product development.

antmurphy.me · 9 min

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LESSONS FROM FAILURES (60 MINUTE PODCAST)

This episode compiles stories of failure from over 100 episodes, showcasing how mishaps like freezing onstage, workplace interventions, and significant product investment losses contribute to growth. It reframes failure as an essential detour towards personal and professional development, offering insights on the value of learning from setbacks.

lennysnewsletter.com

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HOW MERGING PURPOSE WITH PROFIT REDEFINES PRODUCT ROADMAPS AND PRODUCT SUCCESS

The link between purpose and value is really important for product success. Purpose without value creation will lead to product failure. Value creation without purpose will lead to a demotivated team and “metrics over user” culture. This article gives a few strategies to build the link between purpose and value.

productcoalition.com · 9 min

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Skeptical? This case study shows how Salesloft saves $750k/year

in QA engineering + executes 300+ tests in parallel on every PR in minutes.

qawolf.com

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SIMPLIFYING WHAT KILLS PRODUCT TEAMS: ROADMAP

An empowering roadmap is the glue between vision, strategy, audience, and outcomes. This article provides a template to create an effective roadmap.

dpereira.substack.com · 3 min

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HOW TO BUILD THE RIGHT PRODUCT

Picking the right problems to solve is essential to a product’s success. Here is a 4-step guide to make sure you can start with the right problem: writing an interview guide, interviewing people, mapping the interview results, and picking a group to start building.

linkedin.com · 2 min

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HOW TO TALK TO CUSTOMERS TO GATHER USEFUL INSIGHTS

Focusing on customers' experiences, challenges, and their attempts at finding solutions will give you the best user insights. This approach aims to understand the real problems and frequency of issues, enabling better product development insights.

twitter.com · 2 min

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THE UNSPOKEN POWER DYNAMICS OF CALENDLY

When using tools like Calendly to schedule meetings, it is important to be aware of the power dynamics and avoid coming across as entitled. This article shares some actionable tips for drafting polite meeting requests that balance efficiency and consideration for the recipient’s convenience.

newsletter.weskao.com · 12 min

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BENDING OVER BACKWARDS AND EMBRACING DEMANDS

In common PM thinking, there is a tendency to resist accommodating many customer demands as it conflicts with the idea of discipline and learning to say ‘no’. While small startups thrive on responding to customer demands, larger teams with layers and processes often lose this responsiveness, potentially leading to a disconnect with customers and a decline in innovation and adaptability.

x.com · 2 min

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WHY PMS CAN’T WIN AGAINST COMPETITION SOMETIMES

There is a tradeoff between catching up on competitors’ features and focusing on original features. A PM’s job is to decide which battle to focus on instead of trying to win against all the competition.

linkedin.com · 1 min

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PRODUCT IN PRACTICE: ITERATING ON OUTCOMES WITH LIMITED DATA

This case study goes into detail on how to gather learnings and measure product performance in a no or low information environment. Two key takeaways are (1) take small steps to keep trying things and iterating on the metrics, and (2) be open-minded and avoid assuming too much about users’ behaviors.

producttalk.org · 7 min

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