Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

They communicated this to product management who looked at all of the internal requirements we had generated (e.g. some came from our customer service, some were to improve performance / scalability from tech ops, some were bug fixes, etc.) and product management worked with me to decide what to build & when.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2011

walking around seeing coders buried deep into code, focused on completing their product before the clock expired. Some experience developers, project managers, and even some designers. At the end of the development time allotted for each team, They get up to present their days work. Product Design. Development.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2011

He went on to explain a bit about the customer development model from Blanks: State business model assumptions. These tidbits of advice certainly fell on attentive ears as we know entrepreneurs generally take real world examples and experiences to heart. Iterate until validated (through sales or tangible exchange).

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. Want to know, for example, why Foursquare uses MongoDB to store check-in information? So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

These two ads showed how disconnected from their customers these once industry leaders have become. Sadly this is just a single example of what is happening to thousand of companies that are not listening to their respective customers. In fact, Customer Experience (CX) turns the product development chart upside down.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Instead of making a few dollars per sale and hoping for thousands of sales, you sell to only a few customers, and charge much higher rates. My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Here’s why.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. Same goes for television.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Here’s an example of one comment I received, “So you think it’s better to plan and build for years without testing it on the market and then make a big splash release and hope for the best? Research this market by doing market sizing, looking at existing products, talking to customers and deciding how you will make money.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Automating the Path to a Better User Experience - The Product Guy , July 5, 2010 I started writing about Quick-UX in 2008. Since then, I have written many detailed articles exploring, evaluating, and identifying areas of improvement for real products — along the components that make up Quick-UX. Showscase your products and services.

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