Tag: product
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Data products and the cost of iteration
It is great working with data products. You are providing users with information to make better decisions on their own data, and really unlocking its potential. That said, iterating on such products can be a very involved affair, and you can be left wondering whether it really has to be so slow. This post explores…
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Understand your bugs, understand your product
As a product manager, more time than I’d care to admit has been dedicated to understanding, prioritising, and resolving bugs. I know that I am far from alone in that, and yet you do not see bugs prominently feature in the product management thought pieces. Perhaps this is because they are just considered a chore…
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Like Rome, great products are not built in a day
I like small, frequent product releases. These tend to be less risky, offer more opportunities to learn, and provide potential value sooner. However, this does not mean mindlessly pursuing quick wins, or even that these quick releases will on their own be particularly monumental. There are no shortcuts to making an impact: one still needs…
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Charting the data: Three takeaways from working on an analytics product
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a good chart is definitely a match for even the most verbose images. This might help explain why analytics are everywhere. Take Twitter as an example. It would never be as popular as it is without showing its users how well their tweets are doing. Analytics…
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Need for speeds
“If you want to improve the UX of your product, make it 10% faster!” I heard this years ago in an episode of “What is wrong with UX” and I still ponder upon it and think “Yeah, that is pretty spot on, those two self-described ‘old ladies who yell at each other’ really hit the…
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Transitioning from academia to product management
The world of academia can be great for several reasons. There are many benefits, from the loftier goals of advancing human knowledge to the variety that academic roles provide. There is of course also academia’s much vaunted flexibility. While this is all arguably true, I found myself comparing it to a partner you like but…