A product manager’s best friend is data. Without data you are left with opinion and predjudice. With data you can have great discussions about tradeoffs, impacts and data forces people to deal in the ‘real’ versus ‘what if’ world. Digging into my product management roots, I thought I would share one of the tools we used [...]
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I was going to write a blog entry earlier this week about the importance of having cash on hand, regardless if you are an individual or a start-up, due to the current economic crisis. Then out of the blue I run across this post and powerpoint about Sequoia Capital telling their portfolio companies to batten [...]
If you have ever been married, you know that you are not just marrying your spouse, but also adding their family and friends to your extended family. On that wedding day, you also introduce new demands on your time such as yearly visits to the in-laws, requests for grandchildren and an endless stream of [...]
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I have read a few blog entries about the need to bring lunch in so that workers stay in the office. There is an opposing view that it doesn’t really gain the business much by providing free in-house lunches.
My personal opinion is that this type of activity by itself will not build or break a [...]
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When you have an ocean liner running at pretty good clip and then throw on the brakes, you can imagine the impact on the ship and resulting waves. Then when you try to get the ship going again, it takes time to rev the engines and get momentum. No easy task.
I am in a similar [...]
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Let’s start with the most important characteristic to look for in a start-up.
1. People. I don’t think you can underestimate enough the need for a quality team of people that can work as one and who are dedicated to the success of the company over any individual achievement. If you don’t have the ability to [...]
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