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Product Scaling Secrets from 4 Companies that Cracked the Code

ProductPlan

At the time, he says the company’s co-founder and CTO personally reviewed almost every product decision. As Lynch recalls, the CTO was busy, but the review process seemed to work well while the team was still small. However, as the team grew, it became difficult for anyone to get time with the CTO. The Takeaway.

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My top essays/tweetstorms in 2019 on product/market fit, investing, KPIs, YouTubers, and more

Andrew Chen

The Head/Heart/Hands framework. I like this framework in that it says, hey, there’s no right tradeoff – it’s just different. For everyone who joined in the early years – 2010 to 2014 – they’ve already hit their 4 year mark and many are spinning out. Tbh, #1 is the hardest!

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My top essays/tweetstorms in 2019 on product/market fit, investing, KPIs, YouTubers, and more

Andrew Chen

The Head/Heart/Hands framework. I like this framework in that it says, hey, there’s no right tradeoff – it’s just different. For everyone who joined in the early years – 2010 to 2014 – they’ve already hit their 4 year mark and many are spinning out. Tbh, #1 is the hardest!