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How to break into Silicon Valley

Andrew Chen

This is advice I’ve been giving to people for years, and it’s shaped by my own experience — after all, I moved to the Bay Area in 2007 and it completely changed my life. In 2007 this was cutting edge at a time when product success was often measured by vanity metrics such as the total registrations for a product.

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The Evolution of Netflix

The Product Coalition

In this blog series, we embark on a comprehensive journey through the evolution of Netflix, tracing its origins, key milestones, and the driving forces behind its remarkable transformation. In 2007, the company launched its streaming service, allowing subscribers to instantly watch a vast library of movies and TV shows online.

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Technology Gets Old One Day at a Time: Broken Blog Feeds and What You Missed

Johanna Rothman

When I started to blog in 2003, I used Blogger. In 2006 or 2007, a little too late, I moved to WordPress. ” I had to hire someone to move my Blogger blog and HTML site from old technology to new technology. If you happen to look at the first couple of years of posts for my blog, you'll notice there are no comments.

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5 Challenges of Cyber-Physical Product Development

Gocious Blog

Ever since the launch of the first iPhone in 2007 , consumers have grown accustomed to physical devices containing software systems. Every year, we're introduced to various new products with astonishing capabilities that directly impact our everyday lives.

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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

Yes, do start with the pirate metrics (from Dave McClure's 2007 talk ) so you can focus on the value you can provide. See this post on my other blog: Where Are You in Your Changes? That blog is all about adapting to change.) And use the flow metrics so you can see progress.

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Personal updates: Moving to LA, a new role at a16z, and more!

Andrew Chen

Dear readers, This blog is officially back! Finally, I just want to thank everyone who has been a subscriber to this blog (and newsletter) over the past few years. I started writing it in 2007 upon arriving to SF as a mid-20s noob aspiring founder, and over a decade later, it taught me that writing is one of my favorite activities.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

FITC Toronto 2008, Canada FITC Toronto 2007, Canada Flash Belt 2007, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2007, Boston, U.S. We offer a variety of blog posts , e-books and approaches designed to help you understand your digital strategies and establish elements of the product roadmap in the fabric of your business.