In this short video, I walk through what decision-making looks like in a product trio. If you missed the first video in this series, be sure to check that out first: What’s a product trio? You can watch the video or read a lightly edited transcript below. Do product trios really work? What do they […]
Product in Practice: How 2-Way Door Decisions Helped Simply Business Learn Fast
Welcome to the latest installment of Product in Practice! For this post, we spoke with a product team from Simply Business about some of the major lessons they’ve learned since adopting continuous discovery habits like interviewing their customers, questioning their assumptions, and using the opportunity solution tree to guide their work. Want to check out […]
What I’m Saying Yes to in 2020 (With 2 Big Announcements)
For many of us, the beginning of the year is a fresh start. It’s an opportunity to recommit to the things that matter most to us. Last year, I wrote “What I’m Saying No to This Year—And Why” to clearly outline what I wanted to focus on in 2019. Over the course of the year, […]
What I’m Saying No to This Year—And Why
The hardest part of my day is saying no to things I shouldn’t be doing. I’m in a fortunate position. I have a thriving coaching business. I write a popular product blog. I get invited to speak at conferences. I teach at a university. I participate in an executive community. I design online courses. I […]
How Much Time Should You Spend in Product Discovery?
I get asked all the time, “How much time should we spend in discovery?” I have two problems with this question. First, it assumes you do discovery first and then delivery second, which is not true. You should be discovering and delivering all the time. Second, it implies that there is an answer that is […]
How Compare and Contrast Decisions Lead to Better Product Outcomes
This past week I was in London speaking at Mind the Product. As usual, the Mind the Product team hosted a phenomenal event. You can watch the video here: Full Transcript This transcript is the script of the talk as it was written. It is not word-for-word the talk as given. Hi everyone. I’m excited […]
Improve These 8 Decisions and Build Great Products Faster
What color should this button be? We can only do x and y, but not z, before the deadline. Can we live with that? Sales requested a, b, and c. Which should we do? The CEO had a new idea and asked if it’s worth pursuing. As product builders, we make decisions all day every […]
Read Decisive and Make Better Product Decisions
Over the past 3 months, I’ve written a number of posts inspired by the book Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath. I’m a big fan of their work and so much of the research from Decisive is directly applicable to building great products. I highly recommend that everyone read it. If you need help applying […]
