Three Product Design Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
Mistake: Focus on Feature Parity Sometimes you win because the competition goes out of their way to lose. Usually this is the case when one company nails it, and everyone else strikes out. Take Apple’s...
View ArticleStandards are Worthless Unless You Use Them
A good standard is one everyone uses. Well, duh, right? While I was on the board of directors for an international standards consortium (HR-XML), the biggest battle has always been getting developers...
View ArticleMove Fast and Break Things Isn’t About What You Think
credit: XKCD “Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.” – Mark Zuckerberg It’s not about being reckless. It’s not about being okay with things being...
View ArticleThe Two Layer Problem
Often in business, we create bizarre organizations where sales we insulate stakeholders from the makers. Most of the time, it’s protecting the engineers from customers. Other times, it’s protecting...
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