Most strategies stall because leaders plan yearly while product teams learn weekly. This playbook shows how a North-Star OKR, a quarterly Strategic-Learning Loop, and dual-track workflows convert sprint-level evidence into board-level capital decisions within 90 days. Read More
Essays
Applied Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for a while. The ability for machines - to perform complicated actions based off specific inputs with minimal human involvement - has helped us increase our standards of living and is the predominant reason…
Trending Towards Positive, Social Impact Businesses
Do businesses with a social mission perform better? Let's look at how the Environment-Social-Governance ratings of companies affect their performance, talk about what we do/don't know today and map out the trends that are shaping tomorrow's businesses. Read More
Transitioning to an Agile Process
Before jumping into a cold lake, you ought to have a good reason otherwise you're going to have trouble convincing people to do it with you. Take the the time to understand the benefits of Agile so you can know when it makes sense, when it does not and, most importantly, how to communicate said benefits. Read More
Product Management Primer
There are many different functions within a company that require varying degrees of collaboration. Salespeople can often be independent agents selling products to a portfolio of clients while support and operations roles tend to require a bit more connection with the rest of the company. Product management might be the most inherently collaborative as it requires you to get features developed, supported by the entire team and used by customers. It is a role where you have to constantly check-in with the entire company, including and especially customers, to make sure that everyone is on the same page with the overall product direction.
Ryan Guichon 