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Bar Raiser

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Lenny’s Podcast109 min

Unpacking Amazon’s unique ways of working

Bill Carr · Nov 2, 2023
Key learnings
  • Start product decisions from the customer's real problem and work backwards to the required solution, rather than starting from…
  • Avoid compound metrics that blend several numbers into one index; track each important metric individually so you can see which…
  • Organize teams around a single-threaded leader who owns the people, resources and roadmap for a durable area, rather than…
SVPG · Marty CaganJun 6, 2022

Ensuring Excellence

Jun 6, 2022 · 5 min

Cagan argues that beyond empowered teams hitting measurable outcomes, the best product companies also pursue a harder-to-define standard of excellence: desirability, delight, or 'spirit.' He acknowledges the tension…