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Getting Products out from under the MIDDLE of the Bell Curve and Exceeding Expectations (SVPMA)
Given the key role Product Managers play in creating the environment for their teams… what must they do to avoid the bell curve of mediocre products that unfortunately are the norm? I shared my perspective as the guest speaker at the SVPMA (Sept 3, 2014) based on my own experiences and other authors/speakers that I…
My First Lean Startup – In Brief
At last night’s Lean Startup meetup (video), Eric Ries inspired us to share stories of how we’re applying various techniques, so here goes… In January, I had the the idea to build a new app which would enable us to make more meaningful birthday wishes to our friends in the form of something called a BirthdayGram. However I was…
Why Facebook *really* shut down another contact info exporter today
In the news today we see yet another case of Facebook shutting down a service aimed at librating contact info from the Facebook walled garden. Facebook believes you shouldn’t be able to export the contact info your friends have shared with you—Except when it doesn’t believe that (their Dec 2009 deal with Yahoo! which enabled contact…
An Important Milestone at Plaxo
It’s been a while since I’ve shared my thoughts here and so I thought I’d give you a glipse in what I’ve been up to the past 9 months or so in my new gig at Plaxo. Here’s a copy of what I wrote up on the Plaxo Blog: An important milestone – and it’s…
An Important Milestone at Plaxo
It’s been a while since I’ve shared my thoughts here and so I thought I’d give you a glipse in what I’ve been up to the past 9 months or so in my new gig at Plaxo. Here’s a copy of what I wrote up on the Plaxo Blog: An important milestone – and it’s…
My next chapter
I’ve decided to wrap up 7 great years at eBay and will be leaving in a couple weeks. I’m proud of the design team I’ve built there and wish them and all my colleagues the very best as the eBay Marketplace completes the turnaround that’s well underway. Since finishing my MBA I’ve been interested in making…