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Understanding the problem

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Be it design or strategy or any other discussion that leads to product decisions being made, it's critical that the team is aligned on the basics of the problem being…

Books

Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg

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This is a short blog/my notes on one of my favorite books "The Power of Habit - Why we do what we do in Life and Business" by Charles Duhigg. The…

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Product Strategy

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Depending on the exercise/usecase, there are many strategy frameworks that can be used to brainstorm approaches. a simple Pros and Cons analysis SWOT analysis Porter's 5 forces 5Cs analysis PESTLE…

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Market factors impacting the product – PESTLE analysis

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PESTLE analysis enables you to think through market factors/climate that may impact product strategy. It's a useful way to evaluate external factors that may need to be considered in charting…

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Growth Strategy – Ansoff Matrix

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How can we scale/grow our user base? How can we increase product revenue? What are some ways of scaling a product without further implementation effort? How do we diversify our…

Books

Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella

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16 thoughts that stood out from the book - Hit Refresh A leader must see the external opportunities, and internal capabilities and culture, and all of the connections among them;…

Books

Strategy Rules

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Book notes from Strategy Rules - five timeless lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove and Steve Jobs Look forward to develop a vision for the future; reason back to set…

Books

28 beautiful thoughts/quotes from Amy Poehler’s Yes Please!

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Always say yes to opportunities. Please. Because everyone helps you get there.The little voice in me that always said you ll be on the other side of the glass. That…

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Design Sprints

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My notes from the Design Sprints course I took a long time ago on Udacity

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User Research

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Another set of notes I found - compilation of user research tips from learning and courses taken in the past

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Product Discovery

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Some notes on product discovery Note, pitfall is "things to do"

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Product Positioning/ Go To Market

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Things to assess for a successful product launch - Have a clear marketing objective and KPIUnderstand the what and the why - refer to understanding the problem for a pre-requisite…