I did 300 customer discovery interviews before launching my tech company We still managed to build the wrong thing 5 big mistakes that people (including me) make when interviewing buyers:

Live footage of a product manager moments after saying 'Right, that's the next quarters roadmap locked in'...

So conflicted about this! Too many Jurassic Park movies have taught us this might not end well 🤣🦖

Happy #HeritageDay, South Africa 🇿🇦

Still amazed how Covid symptoms can present so different from person to person. 🤷‍♀️ 4year old - Asymptomatic and hyper 🙈. My partner- fatigue and mild flu symptoms. Myself - I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck ( that backed up and drove over me again!)

“The role of management is to change the system rather than badgering individuals to do better.” W. Edwards Deming

I think the thing that shocked me the most as I advanced in my career was how frequently the answer to “how do I fix this problem?” is just having a good conversation with a human. Sometimes good processes, practices, and science don’t solve all the problems.

Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.

Welcome to the newest member of the NZ product meetup family - ProductTank Dunedin! If you're in or around Dunedin and interested in Product do sign up for their first event on Thurs 27 Oct, and join their Meetup group to be informed of future events. meetup.com/producttank-du…

The Agile Manifesto captured what people were already doing, sometimes for years/decades. It is not theory. Worth thinking about, especially if you're in the "it can't work in the real world" camp. It did (and does) work quite well in the real world, thank you. Always has.

Good essay today: Mission → Vision → Strategy → Goals → Roadmap → Task, by Lenny Rachitsky open.substack.com/pub/lenny/p/mi…

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Picard management tip: If they know their jobs, leave them alone. If they don't, help them learn.

Picard management tip: Always be ready to change course.

Trying something new. Since podcast episodes can be overlooked, or forgotten, I'm going to share 5 nuggets of wisdom from some favorite past episodes. First up, my conversation with @ElenaVera on B2B growth strategy. Here are five killer insights from Elena:

#BREAKING As of 9.54pm, a state of emergency has been declared in Auckland. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Auckland - Avoid non-essential travel today. Stay home if you can. If you do have to travel, drive to the conditions and never drive through floodwaters. If you come to a flooded area, turn around and go another way. Put safety first. Don’t take any chances.

So far, Auckland Council has confirmed 375 properties in the region have been yellow-stickered and 102 red-stickered. But what should you do if your home is compromised, and how do you start the clean-up? rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Next week is going to be amazing! Our Product Aotearoa Unconference is bringing a diverse range of organizations including Xero ,Storypark , Octopus Deploy, and many more. Even better, some of our delegates are coming in teams! Don't miss out! Link in the comments.