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Short notes on product, delivery and data, from my weekly LinkedIn writing. Subscribe by RSS.
From shipping things to deciding what's worth shipping
Three months into a strategy role after years in delivery. Three things I've learnt so far.
Fix the workflow firstMost CRM implementations fail before they begin, and it's rarely the tool's fault.
How much does a portfolio matter in hiring?A CV tells you what someone has done. I wonder how much it shows how they think.
The best analytics I've seen came from small teamsLimited tools, sharp eye for impact. The scrappy mindset big organisations can learn from.
Data jams, or how product and analytics stop talking past each otherProduct and analytics teams chase the same goals in different languages. Shared KPIs and a regular rhythm fix most of it.
The model wasn't the problem. The data was.A cats-vs-dogs CNN stuck at 70% taught me more than any textbook.
You don't need to be an engineer to ship in the cloudLambda, S3 and QuickSight gave me leverage as a PM. Start small and ship something useful.