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Srini Sekaran
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Aug 25, 2021

Lessons from John Cutler, former Product Manager at Zendesk

Bite-sized lessons from a product leader. John Cutler has helped build products at Amplitude and Zendesk. At On Deck, he talked about how product teams can tackle uncertainty. Here’s what I learned: Uncertainty is where the opportunity is. Artificially creating hints of certainty (p-values, random frameworks) in a world of…

Product Management

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Lessons from John Cutler, former Product Manager at Zendesk
Lessons from John Cutler, former Product Manager at Zendesk
Product Management

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Aug 10, 2021

Lessons from Jackie Bavaro, former Product Leader at Asana and Google

Bite-sized lessons from a product leader. Jackie Bavaro was the Head of Product Management at Asana and is the author of two best-selling PM books. At On Deck, she shared her thoughts on product strategy and finding high-growth companies to work at. Did my best to keep up with notes…

Product Management

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Lessons from Jackie Bavaro, former Product Leader at Asana and Google
Lessons from Jackie Bavaro, former Product Leader at Asana and Google
Product Management

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Aug 4, 2021

Lessons from Anand Chandrasekaran, Product Leader at Five9, Facebook, Snapdeal

Bite-sized lessons from a product leader. Anand Chandrasekaran is an Executive Vice President of Product Management at Five9. He was previously a CPO at Snapdeal and was at Facebook. He shared lessons on building products, trust, and a career at On Deck. Here’s what I learned: On Career Growth Focus…

Product Management

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Lessons from Anand Chandrasekaran, Product Leader at Five9, Facebook, Snapdeal
Lessons from Anand Chandrasekaran, Product Leader at Five9, Facebook, Snapdeal
Product Management

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Aug 4, 2021

Lessons from Shreyas Doshi, Product Leader at Stripe, Google, Twitter

Bite-sized lessons from a product leader. Shreyas Doshi has built products at Stripe, Google, Twitter, and more. He’s currently a product advisor. He shared his thoughts on how product management is evolving, product leadership, and more at On Deck. Here’s what I learned: On the Changing Nature of Product Management …

Product Management

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Lessons from Shreyas Doshi, Product Leader at Stripe, Google, Twitter
Lessons from Shreyas Doshi, Product Leader at Stripe, Google, Twitter
Product Management

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Aug 3, 2021

Lessons from Jeff Morris Jr., former VP of Product at Tinder

Bite-sized lessons from a product leader. Jeff Morris Jr. was a VP of Product at Tinder and is the Founder of Chapter One. He shared his thoughts on product management and venture at On Deck. Here’s what I learned: On Product Careers aren’t linear. The road doesn’t end if you don’t get…

Product Management

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Lessons from Jeff Morris Jr., former VP of Product at Tinder
Lessons from Jeff Morris Jr., former VP of Product at Tinder
Product Management

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Sep 7, 2020

3 Ways to Prioritize Features

Prioritization frameworks can be helpful tools to determine which products, features, and projects should be focused on and placed on the roadmap. In this article, we talk about three frameworks: RICE Scoring, the Weight Scoring Decision Matrix, and the Kano Model. RICE Scoring The RICE scoring model is a prioritization framework that…

Product Management

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3 Ways to Prioritize Features
3 Ways to Prioritize Features
Product Management

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Aug 27, 2020

What Plato Can Teach Us About Purchase Decisions

Plato, the Athenian philosopher, made the case that the human psyche is our true essence and drives our behavior. He argued that the soul is not a single monolithic unit but rather divided into different components, each concerned with a distinct aspect of reality. …

Product Management

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Product Management

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Aug 14, 2020

Jugaad Thinking for Product

Jugaad is a colloquial Hindi word that roughly revolves around the idea of creative improvisation or frugal innovation. Commonplace in many countries where resources are not abundant, jugaad thinking manifests as the fruit vendor breathing new life into a broken bicycle and miscellaneous scraps and concocting a makeshift mango cargo…

Product Management

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Product Management

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Aug 14, 2020

Messaging: How to Communicate Value

If positioning is the internal North Star in defining the target customer and the unique value your product provides, messaging is how positioning statements are manifested in the world. It’s the foundation for how you communicate your product and positioning to the marketplace. …

Product Management

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Messaging: How to Communicate Value
Messaging: How to Communicate Value
Product Management

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Aug 14, 2020

Positioning: How to Create a Statement

Taking a product to market involves communicating its benefits and the category in which it belongs to prospects and the marketplace. Failing to communicate this is one of the top reasons why startups fail to achieve product-market fit. Bridging Connections People intrinsically want to categorize. Whether explicitly or unconsciously, we categorize different…

Positioning Statement

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Positioning Statement

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Srini Sekaran

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Product Manager at Amazon. Previously at NASA and startups. Optimist.

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