Ken Norton

APRIL 12, 2016

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and successful failure -. Jeff Bezos sent his annual letter to Amazon shareholders (PDF). It’s so good I’ll just quote the most interesting paragraph at length: One area where I think we are especially distinctive is failure. I believe we are the best place in the world to fail (we have plenty of practice!

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Tyner Blain

APRIL 12, 2016

Product owners and product managers. Two roles, often done by one person. Together, the product people need to take an organization’s strategy, figure out the appropriate product strategy, and convert that into actionable work for the delivery teams to create the right product. What does the product manager own, and for what is the product owner responsible?

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svpg

APRIL 12, 2016

Note 1: I’m focusing in this article on women, however, my points here are intended to apply to all under-represented groups. Note 2: I am highlighting here the product role, which is a subset of the “women in tech” topic. I would also love to see more women in engineering and design roles, but I am especially focused on the product role because it’s such a strong path to CEO and GM roles.

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