Product Growth

Divergence in consumer spending patterns and changing sentiments, growing spending gap between high and low income families. Plus my predictions for first half of the year.

How Darwin would have analyzed AI? And applying his principle of evolution and natural selection in creating AI.

2020 to 2022 – we just failed in our predictions, is the future any better?

Chapek played the hand that was dealt by Iger. He did make rookie mistakes which costed Disney dearly over two year. Plus what should Iger's next order of business be as he begins round two at Disney.

FTX and Alameda scam explained. A corporate fraud that destroyed any image crypto was building back since the Celsius debacle.

Twitter's super app curve ball. Do Americans really want a super app, my understanding says no. I explain the concept of Super app and why China was successful in building them

It's all about how you define the problem. I just don't like the way Facebook defines the Metaverse

Fight for subscribers is not over, Social Media and Sports Streaming will be an uphill battle

AMD, Samsung, and FedEx's outlook reports tell us everything we need to know about the current economic environment, i.e. It Sucks!! AMD’s revenue is a billion dollars below its forecast, Samsung flags a drop of 32% in operating profit and FedEx says sales are slowing. What does it mean? Today almost anything to everything we use has chips inside it. If AMD, Samsung, or Intel are feeling the heat it is a clear signal, we …

Senate passed a $280B CHIPS and Science bill to boost the technological competitiveness of the United States. In this essay, I will provide the key takeaways from the bill, go into detail about why this bill was required, and whether it will help solve the microchip crisis. Since Intel gave its earnings this week, it made a lot of sense to me to add a section about it in this essay. This essay is not …

The Halo effect is a tendency to make inferences about specific traits based on a general impression. This example will help clarify the definition of the Halo effect. As an investor we need to question the information and even our judgement to ensure our investment is Halo free. This essay presents thoughts on how that can be done.

Netflix has decided to partner with Microsoft for their ad-tiered model. Is there more than what meets the eye. Is Netflix planning for their exit strategy, with a possible acquisition by Microsoft. Also what did the earnings tell about the future of Netflix business. Read more to find out.

The slump within startups in the BNPL market is concerning. Especially Klarna which has gone down from $46B in valuation to $6.5B. The same goes for Affirm which has lost 80% since the beginning of 2022. Delinquency and securitization of loans is a real concern and will impact if regulations are not strengthened in this direction.

Introduction Before we begin a quick question to all readers: https://poll.fm/11148395 🎡🎡 I am on my third product management venture. 🚀 My first company supported back-end operations for insurance giants within the blue cross and blue shield brands. 🚀 My second company supported the Electronic Health Record system for providers. 🚀 My current (third) company delivers online furniture. All three have one thing in common – They are heavily reliant on the monolith architecture system …

The process of Innovation is challenging and somehow with working knowledge, we all know what is required to innovate. However, there are still some aspects and stories that can always inspire us. Myths of innovation solidified my knowledge about following the path of idea generation. Key, as Scott also states, is to have a lot of ideas tested and crossed out. You need to have a bank where you can always go and pick an …

User stories are an essential component of this ideology that lets you define what benefits your products will bring to your target audience. User stories will allow you to connect your North star metrics with user expectations

Collaboration is a practice that brings together the whole team to achieve a specific goal. Working in a collaborative environment opens the doors to creating a product that offers real value in a fast and efficient manner and maintains a strong team.

The North Star is a leading indicator that acts as a connective tissue between the product and boarder business. NSM is a single critical rate, count, or ratio that represents your product strategy.

This article goes in depth about the process and criterions that should be used to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). I have shared my personal experiences on what constitutes a good MVP design.

So what is MVP after all, “Minimum Viable Product is a version of the product which includes only features that solve a core problem for a specific set of users, allowing organizations to release it to the market.” Eric Ries, the author of Lean Startup, defines MVP as “a version of a new product which allows the team to collect the maximum amount of validated learnings about customers with the least effort.” In simple words, …