Tag: Hot-takes
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Chat with Alex Osterwalder
As a value investor, I’m obsessed with business models! Generally speaking, models with minimal variable costs that scale are king. Look at Visa/Mastercard – they take a tiny slice (~20 basis points) of every global e-commerce transaction with almost no variable cost per incremental transaction! This week, I had a fascinating chat with Alexander Osterwalder,…
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Annoying Clickbait Promos!
Your 1099 Has Arrived Read the email subject 1099 in Spam folder? Last minute panic – did I miss a tax form for filing? I rushed to open it.. Only to find a clickbait promo :/ Sure, you got my attention But not my trust This exemplifies the importance of long term goals over short…
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Product Insight – iPhone Dialer
Power of positioning in user experience Lately, I’ve been finding myself muting the phone when I actually wanted to put it on speaker. Then I realized, a recent upgrade of iOS switched the positioning of two buttons. Even after acknowledging the switch, I kept muting myself when I meant to put the phone on speaker,…
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KPIs are fine, Measure KFIs (Key Failure Indicators)
KPIs? Sure. Wait … but what about KFIs?? Often Product Managers are asked what KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are they using to measure the success of your product? I wonder why very few people talk about KFIs (Key Failure Indicators)? I believe every product team should be transparent and open to talk about failures and…
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Product Insights – App Icons
Product Insight of the week: As I was trying to fill out a form, I pulled out my phone to confirm the date. I noticed how the default calendar app on iPhone has used the dynamic icon to provide me exactly the information I needed. It tells me today is Sunday June 5. On the…