Tag: ProductManagement
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Vanguard Copying New Kid on the Block (aka Robinhood)?
Logged in to my retirement account today to see what? … A shower of confetti welcoming me! It is surprising how traditional brokerage firms and money managers have criticized Robinhood of gamifying investing, only to find themselves cloning the new kid on the block. This epitomizes Robinhood‘s success in attracting younger audience to investing that…
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Clever Steering Controls Design by Jeep
Inspired by Don Norman‘s book – Design of Everyday Things – I like to share examples of great designs whenever I come across something interesting. Here’s another one… I recently got to drive a Jeep after a while; I was trying to change the song while driving, and got super frustrated when the buttons mounted…
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Book Review: Sprint
Jake Knapp from Google Ventures popularized the idea of Design Sprints a few years ago. Intrigued to read a few use cases such as Blue Bottle Coffee, Relay Robotics, and Flatiron Health. Few interesting ideas from the book: 1. How Might We? <solve this problem> – It is a process where everyone in the team…
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Book Review: Measure What Matters
“If you’re trying to cut a man’s hair, he better be in the room.” – An African proverb. My favorite quote on why customers should always have a seat at the table from the book – Measure What Matters – one of the staples in Product Management. OKRs are a well known concept in the…
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Learnings from 250 Platforms
Everyone wants to build a platform business, but What makes a platform tick? 1) Trust2) Timing3) Premature dismissal of competition4) Mispricing on one side of the market. Are the most important factor that can determine success or failure of platforms, according to authors of The Business of Platforms. Internet Explorer had a 95% market share…