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5 March 2025

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From one piece "Ask Gib": A Summary of my Product Strategy Frameworks 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Product strategy is developed through an iterative combination of top-down and bottom-up work.

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Developing a product strategy is an iterative, top-down/bottoms-up process.

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Average-based proxy metrics tend to obscure important variation in underlying data.

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Generally, avoid averages for proxy metrics as they hide important nuances and variations in the data.

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Well-run product organizations still get their strategic decisions right less than half the time.

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Even world-class product organizations get it right less than half the time.

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7 January 2025

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Developing a company's product strategy is an iterative, top-down/bottom-up process where the leader's work and the team's work eventually converge.

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Developing a strategy is an iterative, tops-down/bottoms-up process, where the work of the overall product leader and the folks who work for him/her eventually meet in the middle.

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15 March 2023

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From one piece Ask Gib: "How did you find your job at Netflix?" 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Job candidates must identify their passion, purpose, and ideal role in a company before searching for work.

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Candidates must identify their passion, purpose, and ideal role in a company.

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Many employees who become dissatisfied with their jobs are too afraid to make a change.

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Too many employees become dissatisfied with their job but don't dare to make a change.

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People in someone's professional network tend to forget about them unless reminded regularly.

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there's a substantial "out of sight, out of mind" phenomenon, so it's important to remind folks what you seek.

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22 November 2022

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From one piece "Ask Gib": What systems are most effective for giving feedback to employees? 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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A culture of direct feedback and debate leads to faster decisions and quicker learning than a culture of politics and second-guessing.

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While other companies "shishpered" and second-guessed decisions, direct feedback and debate helped us to make decisions faster and to learn and evolve more quickly.

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Employees who deliver results but cannot put the company first make it impossible to build trust and a culture of open, honest communication.

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Jerks deliver results but cannot put the company first, making it impossible to develop trust and create a culture of open, honest communication.

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People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered.

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No matter the delivery, most folks regard feedback as overly critical.

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30 August 2022

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Product Growth

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Concise reads on product, tech and strategy with lots of examples and juicy cases.

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20 May 2022

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Behind the Craft

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Focused on community and leading edge tech like Web3, NFTs and the next wave of tools and technology.

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3 May 2022

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From one piece "Ask Gib": How should Netflix's product strategy change, given its recent earnings chaos? 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Predicting how much new content will drive growth is more art than science.

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However, predicting how much new content will drive growth is still more art than science.

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Companies create long-term customer and shareholder value by pursuing product strategies that delight customers in ways that are hard to copy and improve the business.

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The point of the DHM model: pursue strategies that delight customers, are hard to copy, and improve the business. That's how companies create both long-term customer and shareholder value.

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29 April 2022

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Not Boring by Packy McCormick

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In-depth writing on some of today's most interesting new technologies and businesses.

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19 April 2022

Gibson BiddleKorrents 19 Apr 2022

From one piece Ask Gib: "What specifics in a daily routine separate a good Product Manager from a great Product Manager?" 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Hard work drives career success only up to a point, after which its returns diminish.

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Career success is about hard work to deliver results, but there are diminishing returns.

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Meetings are the biggest drag on a professional's schedule.

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If a meeting is required, make the most of it, as meetings are the biggest drag on your schedule.

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25 March 2022

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The Profile

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In-depth writing on interesting people of our times.

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Perspectives

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Helping you to navigate your career.

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Lenny’s Newsletter

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A vast library of product management resources.

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10 March 2022

Gibson BiddleKorrents 10 Mar 2022

From one piece Gib: Given you have been out of Netflix for a while, could you humor us and create a new Netflix vision based on where they are now? (Their GLEE is over, right?) 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Netflix's next major strategic expansion will be into gaming.

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I think that the next big step for Netflix is "Expand into gaming."

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A new feature's near-term value is improved retention; its longer-term value is the ability to raise prices.

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In the short term, the margin-enhancement opportunity is improved retention. But over time, the big margin opportunity is higher prices.

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A product leader must always be able to say what comes after the current strategy, not just execute it.

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The GLEE model is never "done." As a product leader, you always need to describe what's next.

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1 March 2022

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From one piece How do YOU differentiate between good and great product leaders? 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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The best leaders don't just fit into an existing company culture — their own skills and behavior actively define what that culture is.

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Great product leaders actually define the company culture through their skills and behaviors.

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An organization's culture is the accumulated judgment built up over time, and that judgment is what helps people make good decisions about people, products, and the business.

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Over time, culture forms the accumulated judgment of the organization, helping individuals to make great decisions about people, products, and the business.

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Great product leaders cannot be reliably identified through an interview; you only find out by hiring them and seeing what happens.

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It's almost impossible to identify great product leaders through an interview. You just have to take your best shot at identifying them, then hire them to see if it works out.

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5 August 2021

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7 Powers

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This book describes the foundation required for building a “hard to copy” advantage.

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Zero to One

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This is an extremely well-written book focused on startup product strategy.

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The Innovator's Dilemma

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This was the bible at Netflix. The management team read this book each year then discussed it as a team.

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+ 15 more

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Moneyball

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This book framed my initial thinking on the importance of metrics.

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Elon Musk

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This has three startup stories in one book

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No Filter

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From startup to acquisition by Facebook.

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Steve Jobs

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Excellent writer.

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Whistleblower

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This book forces you to reflect on the “Bro” culture in Silicon Valley. This is a must-read, and Susan’s early upbringing is fascinating.

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The Everything Store

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The Amazon startup story.

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That Will Never Work

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Marc was the co-founder of Netflix. He chronicles the very early days.

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Powerful

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Patty ran HR at Netflix and advocates radical honesty

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Obviously Awesome

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This book focuses on startup strategy and positioning.

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Take Back Your Power

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For women in tech, how to unstack the deck against you in your workplace and careers.

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Stratechery

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The original strategy newsletter.

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First Round Review

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A treasure trove for consumer and enterprise technology companies.

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Remains of the Day

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He always has an interesting take on products.

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How I Built This

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Like my startup books, each of these podcasts gives insight into product and strategy.

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How to Build an Iconic Company

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These are three-minute podcasts that talk about startups, leadership, management, and strategy.

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