In "Identifying Signals of Expertise", I ended up cutting almost 2000 words to keep things succinct and focused. But that stuff was useful! If you're looking to upskill your interviewing skills further and dive deeper into identifying signals of expertise, read on; I've included| Shared Physics
In February 2023, I recorded a podcast with Kayla Cytron-Thaler at Canny.io about the role of product management, building products from scratch, and more. This is the video, audio, and cleaned up transcript. In particular, the transcript is a bit different from the recording – I'm taking it as an| Shared Physics
One of the most useful questions I've used for evaluating expertise during a hiring interview is: Tell me about a time when you did something you thought was right, but later it turned out to be a mistake. That kicks off a series of additional questions and followups: * What was| Shared Physics
I spent two weeks testing if AI tools could handle real marketing work and replace me. Working with 8 years of data, I found they're great at tedious tasks and terrible at finding meaningful insights in messy data. Bottom line: they're powerful assistants but poor agents.| Shared Physics
Most agencies sell activity. Healthcare taught me to focus on outcomes. Here’s the surprising crossover between value-based care and performance marketing, the challenges both face, and why studying healthcare contracting led me to switch back to running my own ad campaigns.| Shared Physics
Document-first approaches solve for the “why” and answer business questions. Demo-first approaches solve for the “how” and focus on the specifics of execution. You should selectively deploy one or the other method of building depending on the core constraints of the project.| Shared Physics
A deep dive into understanding risks, costs, and rewards when managing a business roadmap. Written for product managers, great for everyone.| Shared Physics
A step by step guide for solving a difficult organizational problem, including notes on single stack ranks, team interdependencies, building consensus, reducing work in progress, and how to move your company towards better priority management.| Shared Physics