Tag: strategy
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How Rent the Runway is being data driven
In a recent interview with Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder and CEO of Rent the Runway Jennifer Hyman described her business as a ‘discovery platform’. Rent the Runway enables people to rent fashion items, either as part of a subscription or as a one-off. Rent the Runway is a two-sided marketplace with users renting items from specific…
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“Never Split The Difference” (Book Review)
Negotiation is an often undervalued skill for product managers. Whether we want to get budget to go after a specific market opportunity or need to push back on a specific request, we need to be strong negotiators to navigate certain scenarios effectively. Who better to learn from about negotiation than a former FBI hostage negotiator?!…
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My Product Management Toolkit (46): Making Decisions
Being able to make decisions or motivate others to make decisions is a core part of being a product manager. On a day to day basis, product managers are face with decisions in relation to the products they manage. Think about the last time you had to make a prioritisation decision or needed to decide…
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My Product Management Toolkit (43): retention levers and impact
I like Hiten Shah’s simple but clear explanation about the importance of measuring retention: “retention is the indicator of whether a product is working for its users or not.” Retention is typically measured by comparing the number of customers at the start of a given time period with the number of customers at the end…
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“How To Be Strategic” (Book Review)
Reading the great recommendation by Richard Rumelt – author of “Good Strategy, Bad Strategy” – encouraged me to pick up “How To Be Strategic”. This book came out in October last year, written by Fred Pelard, who specialises in strategic thinking and works with a range of business on their strategies. In “How To Be…
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