Tag: strategy
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“Impact-first Product Teams” (Book Review)
There are two things that frustrate me when I see some product managers and teams at work. First, PMs and teams not making a tangible impact. Instead, these teams just focus on releasing features “that the business has asked for”. Second, PMs talking about “the business” as if it was a separate entity that they’re…
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My Product Management Toolkit (64): Buy vs Build
Tim Cook on Apple’s approach to deciding when to build: “We believe that we need to own and control the primary technologies behind the products we make, and participate only in markets where we can make a significant contribution.” Jeff Bezos on AWS and deciding when to buy: “We build muck, so you don’t have…
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“The Crux” (Book Review)
“Good Strategy. Bad Strategy” is one of my favourite books on strategy and one that I often refer back to. In “Good Strategy. Bad Strategy”, corporate strategy expert Richard Rumelt writes about the ‘kernel’ of a good strategy. This kernel has three elements: (1) a diagnosis of the main challenge or problem, (2) a guiding…
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“Amp It Up” (Book Review)
Frank Slootman is an experienced tech CEO, having worked at a number of successful software companies. In his current role as CEO at Snowflake, Slootman took the company public back in 2020, with a record breaking IPO. Last year, Slootman published “Amp It Up” in which he shares his learnings as a tech CEO. “Amp…
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“Software Profit Streams” (Book Review)
“This book will help you design sustainably profitable Software-Enabled Solutions” states the core promise of “Software Profit Streams: A Guide to Designing A Sustainably Profitable Business” by Jason Tanner and Luke Hohmann, CEO and CIO respectively at Applied Frameworks. Before we delve into the main content of the book, it’s worth explaining some of the…
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