How many times have you seen a senior industry leader who's done amazing things in their past roles come into a new company or team and...struggle?| amivora.substack.com
The tools companies use to hire right now are changing dramatically, with AI-powered screeners, interviewing agents, and prototyping tests popping up everywhere.| amivora.substack.com
(Context: This is a tough topic — stressful, emotional, and usually only discussed in whispers.| The Hard Parts of Growth
“I can think of ten reasons why this won’t work,” I said during a 1:1 with my manager a few years ago as we discussed a risky idea our team had pitched that day.| The Hard Parts of Growth
When I’m ready to launch a new product, one of the things I get excited about is the NUX, the New User Experience.| The Hard Parts of Growth
I strongly believe product simplicity and predictability are a superpower. They give the user a sense of control, which is a gift when the world feels so complicated.| The Hard Parts of Growth
How many times have you been in a brainstorm or jam session and heard someone say “Let’s take this idea to a leadership review!| The Hard Parts of Growth
One of the most common questions I get asked by founders is: "What should I look for in my first PM?"| The Hard Parts of Growth
I once had a manager who reviewed my work in an unusual (and honestly kind of frustrating!) way.| The Hard Parts of Growth
My last couple posts have been about how simplicity in strategy and design is a competitive edge.| The Hard Parts of Growth
Last week’s post was about how simplicity is a competitive advantage when the world feels so complicated.| The Hard Parts of Growth
How to view yourself the way your advocates do| The Hard Parts of Growth
“I have an idea here,” I said. “If we choose 5 of our largest customers to pilot a new program with—”| The Hard Parts of Growth
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve heard for career growth is “Build your career like you would your product.” We’ve built up all these skills when we’re planning products, with clear priorities, milestones, tradeoffs, and success metrics.| The Hard Parts of Growth
“We need to ship faster,” I said to my team. “We know what we need to build, and the best thing we can do for our customers is get it into their hands faster.”| The Hard Parts of Growth
In every team I’ve been on, we’ve always had long-running discussions (sometimes edging into an argument!) about whether our product is the right level of quality. Emotions run high — on one side, no one likes being accused by their peers of accepting low quality; on the other, no one likes signing their name to something that doesn’t meet their personal quality bar.| The Hard Parts of Growth
As the mom of 3 young children, I often get asked the universal question: “How can I have it all?” I completely understand why!| amivora.substack.com
Hard-won lessons on scaling tech products, teams, and cultures – so you get a head start. Click to read The Hard Parts of Growth, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| amivora.substack.com
Last week, I wrote about ways I’ve learned to deal with hard feedback. But getting that feedback in the first place is just as important. The times most of us get tough criticism — annual performance reviews, or when something is going really wrong — are infrequent and way too slow. Imagine how much faster we could grow if we had those insights in real-time and could take quick action to respond.| amivora.substack.com
“You need to tell me something I’m doing well!” I said to my close colleague a few years ago.| amivora.substack.com
Have you ever been pulled into a controversial strategy or team problem — one where every person involved has an opinion, no one agrees, and no one has an actual solution?| amivora.substack.com
One of my most important lessons from years of working on WhatsApp is that simplicity isn’t just a design choice — it’s a competitive advantage.| amivora.substack.com
One of the most important lessons I learned at Meta is the by-now-common refrain of “Execution eats strategy for breakfast.”| amivora.substack.com
Early in my career, my manager told me during a performance review that “being the smartest person in the room is pointless if no one wants to work with you.” More recently, I got feedback from a colleague that “of course no one can help you if you don't ask for help.”| amivora.substack.com
