2024 WK35
Efficiency, Humans, Conway's Law, Plan & Execute, ProductOps, Four Pillars
Individual efficiency vs administrative efficiency
When should a policy optimize for the efficiency and happiness of the individual, and when should it optimize for the team, or the company? Read on. (11 min read)
Humans >> Data
In this podcast episode, Krithika Muthukumar discuss marketing lessons from OpenAI, Stripe, and Retool. (1 min read)
Config 2024: The heirloom tomato org chart
A common route for companies to take when growing their product organization is to split into many durable teams. Nan Yu, head of product at Linear, shares how these concepts map to Linear's organizational structure, product, and growth. (21 min watch)
Escaping the Vicious Cycle of Plan & Execute
Most medium-large projects I see are suffering to some degree from this vicious cycle, and the biggest culprit — is our blind and deeply ingrained belief in planning & Executing. (5 min read)
Rise of ProductOps in SaaS Companies
ProductOps aims to solve problems for product teams that single teams and individuals cannot solve. (5 min read)
What is Product Ops? The four pillars you need to understand deeply
Jenny Wanger delves into four pillars: using data, understanding users, team ownership, and cross-departmental communication, which shape product ops as a function. (8 min read)