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7 Steps to Create a Strategy

7 steps to create a strategy:

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Reframing Project Management as Deep Product Management

We need to reframe how product managers talk about project management. Too often, the discussion is a simplistic denigration of project work. But, the lives of great PMs involve tons of project management. I think we should reframe it as Deep Product Management. | thread

Let’s define Deep Product Management. This is when the PM is actively adding to the executional success of the project: · Removing blockers · Helping make decisions that come up · Being the EM's & engineers' best friend They can speak to what's happening on a daily level.

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Bing Prompt Engineering for PMs

Prompt engineering has gone from esoteric to essential for PMs. 5 skills you need to know to up your game: 1. Writing documents 2. Building tables 3. Understanding users 4. Analyzing competitors 5. Responding to email

Our tool of choice today is going to be Bing AI. Unlike chatGPT, it's free. But - it's different: · You can't submit really long prompts. There's a character limit · You can't continue the conversation after 10 back & forths Bing prompt engineering is a skill of concision.

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Bridging the Gap between Stakeholders and Users in Product Development

How to bridge the divide between stakeholders and users:

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Obesity in America

Did you know that American obesity rates have tripled from 1987 to 2023? That’s right, from 10% to 30% of adults! But why? What changed in the last 36 years? Here are six factors that explain this alarming trend:

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"A path to profitability" It's what investors are demanding in this climate. hims & hers is actually doing it:

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We need to reframe how product managers talk about project management. Too often, the discussion is a simplistic denigration of project work. But, the lives of great PMs involve tons of project management. I think we should reframe it as Deep Product Management. | thread

Let’s define Deep Product Management. This is when the PM is actively adding to the executional success of the project: · Removing blockers · Helping make decisions that come up · Being the EM's & engineers' best friend They can speak to what's happening on a daily level.

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Bezos’ 2001 Hail Mary

Bezos grew Amazon to $1.75T as CEO. But, in 2001 after the dot-com crash, Amazon’s stock had fallen 90% to $5B. In a hail mary attempt, Bezos invited a book author to Amazon. Together, they created the foundation for trillions in market cap:

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Generating Luck as a PM

Luck is as important as any factor in product success. But not all luck is created equal:

The legendary Marc Andreesen said it best. There are 4 types of luck. Type 1: Luck by Accident Type 2: Luck from Hustling Type 3: Luck from Preparation Type 4: Luck from your Unique Character These apply to products as well. It's a PM's job to generate type 2-4 luck.

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