‘Products’ are the hero of many startup success stories.
But where do you start?
These blog posts will help reduce the noise of building products as you keep growing your side-hustle or company.
Effort, like time, has value. Here is the rule and process that has helped me manage effort and energy for every new project I've started.
I hope the approach and tactics we've used to bring the Remote Control podcast to life will help you start your project. And with that, I have an ask.
Using Zoom can simultaneously mitigate a large number of risks, particularly when trying to maintain momentum and decrease virus transmission. Here's why.
Absolute statements can put company momentum into a stall and then free fall. I listen for six statements and here's how I curb their use.
The simplest explanation is often the correct one. This is the basis of Occam’s Razor and here's why I've dialled up its application.
Companies leave a lot of value on the table by not thinking about the role of the nuclear family in generating network effects.
A context switching penalty is the additional cognitive load that a person’s brain needs to process when switching from one topic or context to another.
Believability is the precursor to many things in entrepreneurship. For me, believability has three tiers, particularly when building products and new experiences. There are ‘mad ducks’, swans and eagles.
I’m launching a side hustle today and beyond the marketing, I would like to share how it was built.
Noise is a term given to messages that can distract from a value proposition. Startups often fall prey to two types of noise.
When I get into an Uber, I’m walking into a captive audience and the opportunity to learn. Product development environments don’t get much better.
There is a big difference between building a scalable product and one that’s localisable. In fact, a truly scalable product is also localisable.
Referral programs are one of the most underrated ways to unlock the positive network effects needed to achieve product/market fit.
Pivot is synonymous with a spectrum of decisions and acts committed by founders. And there's a good chance they have it wrong.
Founders are expected to have all the answers. Founders and founders-turned-investors know this is a long way from the truth.
There are two reasons why startup founders press on with untested assumptions. One is legitimate, the other is convenient.
Nurturing early adopters and trust share a similar foundation. They require consistency over time.
Instructions are hard to write well. And the punchline is they should be written well before you start building the product.
Experimentation is important. Here is how I navigate between experiments that are 'interesting' and those which help advance the mission.
Intel is an ingredient brand. It is a unique example of one brand powering another and a path to growth for startups.