True domain expertise is domain knowledge minus domain dogma. True domain insight is domain expertise plus creativity. The more complex & constrained the domain, the more vital it becomes to seek domain insight.

I'm constantly adding new resources and content to the Fundraising Playbook. You can get it for free & if you use Notion, just duplicate the whole thing. It includes: * Sample fundraising schedule * Checklists * Databases of investors * Templates * And more! 👇

Looking forward to our first in person Cape Town Product Meetup since 2019, been too long. Looking forward to hosting Christian Idiodi from Silicon Valley Product Group as part of his African tour, - meetup.com/cape-town-prod… Thanks to our sponsors Quickwill , Payfast by Network, Workshop17 , NedRockSA

The North Star Metric is an extremely simple, powerful concept. But it's largely misunderstood. In this tweet, I explain: 1. What is a North Star Metric? 2. Common misconceptions 3. Recommended classification Let's tackle them one by one: 1. What is a North Star Metric?

In 2007, I was 1 of 2 designers on Google Maps. The app was growing like wildfire. But it was becoming a cluttered mess — new features were being shoved into every pixel. Here’s the 4-step process we used to redesign Google Maps into one of the most loved apps in the world: 🧵

.do y'all know any analyst/ graduate that has had a bit of McKinsey, Accenture, Boston Consulting, or Deloitte experience but is keen to get out & go do consulting work in socio-economic impact space? Might have some opportunities to recommend for them. Please DM

I came across this wonderful piece from Marc Randolph, Co-Founder of Netflix, the other day. Highly recommend reading it and internalizing it. 5 key lessons I pulled away from Marc’s reflection: 1. Everyone should have a north star - success is what you make of it; money,

Many PMs struggle to explain the difference between Vision, Strategy, Objectives, and Roadmap. But those are extremely simple concepts. Let's tackle them one by one: 1. Product Vision (Why) Product Vision is the long-term aspiration of your product. It motivates your team to

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What does Sam Altman look for in a team? As Sam looks to reverse-uno his way back onto the OpenAI board, he'll need to rebuild his team. So what does he look for? Here's what he's said in the past: First and foremost, you need optimists, "people who say 'you know what, we are

Hello X! We are hiring product managers and product designers at Jupiter for different verticals. We want to build India's most loved financial wellness app and want to get in touch with the absolute best PMs and designers. If you have launched and grown exceptional products

Tony Fadell (co-creator of the iPod and iPhone) on opinion-based decisions “When you make the first version of anything—something revolutionary—there are a lot of opinion-based decisions… And when you have those opinions, and you’re trying to work with a team to implement those

I’m Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix & 6 other companies. This is my definition of success:

How to write a launch plan:

Once again back to UCT campus, attending #uctparentorientation2025. What a beautiful campus, 4 000 new students this year. Super happy to see the diversity.

So looking forward to this, and visiting another African country, Rwanda - Here I come!

Just wrapped a course on AI evals with Hamel Husain & Shreya Shankar. Big shifts for me: • Obsess over quality • 60–80% dev time = error analysis (skip → whack-a-mole) • Evals sharpen specs, prompts & build trust 👉 Next cohort Oct: maven.com/parlance-labs/…

Be sure to engage with these companies exhibiting at this year's conference. African Impact Initiative , Innovate Africa Foundation , Product Leadership Accelerator , NedRockSA & Ethiopian Airlines

Please entrepreneurs, don't be satisfied with a superficial understanding of the problem you want to solve. Dig deep to find the truth.