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The Innovation Ambition Matrix

Roman Pichler

Apple, for instance, disrupted the mobile phone market with the original iPhone; Nintendo did the same in the games console market with its Wii; and Amazon disrupted the retail book market with its online store. [3] Additionally, you may have to investigate new technologies and review whether the current business model needs to be adapted.

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Writing a Book: How Continuous Discovery Helped Me Write a Better Book

Product Talk

It won’t surprise you to hear that I use the same continuous discovery habits that I wrote about in my book to run my business. When I set out to write my book, I was focused on a specific opportunity : “I’m not sure what discovery tactics to use when.” And thus, I announced that I was in fact writing a book. That was a mistake.

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523: #1 change to make OKRs work for you – with Ben Lamorte

Product Innovation Educators

He co-authored Objectives and Key Results: Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement and authored The OKRs Field Book. Ben shared that the landscape of OKR implementation changed after 2018, when John Doerr’s book Measure What Matters sparked widespread interest in the framework. You can find the others in his book.

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10 technical strategies to avoid when scaling your startup (and 5 to embrace)

Intercom, Inc.

From premature optimization to over-engineering solutions for your product, it’s easy to get caught up in making technology decisions that slow you down instead of speeding you up. So when it comes to building your technical strategy, you need to assess each component in relation to what success will look like for your business.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

As it turns out, he’s also quite the writer – since the last time we spoke , he has published not one but two books on engineering. After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track.

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The top books every Customer Success Manager should read

Intercom, Inc.

There are a lot of words that get thrown around with customer success: problems to be solved, implementation, product experts, expansion, strategic partners, technical advisors, proactive versus reactive. As an avid reader, I’m often asked by our Customer Success team to recommend books that I’ve found valuable. And if so, by how much?

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Whatfix Mobile Review: Pricing, Features, Pros & Cons

Userpilot

In this Whatfix Mobile review, youll find answers to three questions: What does Whatfix Mobile offer? What real users say: Whatfix Mobile pros and cons We looked at real user feedback from trusted review sites like G2 and Capterra to get a pulse on what actual users love about the product. Whatfix G2 review. Whatfix G2 Review.