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Introducing Core 4: The best way to measure and improve your product velocity

Lenny Rachitsky

Laura Tacho is the CTO at DX , has taught over 1,000 tech leaders through her course on developer productivity metrics , and on the side is an executive coach for engineering leaders. We recommend looking at 75th percentile values for comparison initially. Her background is in developer tools and distributed systems.

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Hiring a Head of Product

Mironov Consulting

Let’s carefully define a “Head of Product” as someone who directly supervises a team of product managers including hiring, work assignments, mentoring, and resolving cross-product disputes. That gives us some basis for comparison. “We So our first struggle is what to call this role.

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The Subscription Value Loop: A framework for growing consumer subscription businesses

Lenny Rachitsky

He is now a full-time growth advisor and angel investor who helps consumer subscription companies build their growth models, develop their growth strategies, hire and scale their growth teams, and achieve their full potential. A massive thank-you to Phil for doing the work to put a piece like this together. You know who you are!

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Best Countries To Outsource Software Development: Why India Reigns

Arkenea

Look to India, where an elite ecosystem of developers delivers world-class results at a fraction of domestic costs. However, the true value proposition extends far beyond hourly cost comparisons. In 2025, US businesses face unprecedented challenges finding affordable, quality tech talent. The solution?

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

Andrew Chen

5) market-by-market (or logo-by-logo, if SaaS) comparison where denser/older networks have higher engagement over time (network effects). My good friend @drewjgray joined as CTO of the autonomous startup @voyage with @olivercameron. Magic metrics indicating a startup probably has product/market fit. 3) viral factor >0.5

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Our Q2 FY22 letter to shareholders

Atlassian

After six incredible years leading Atlassian’s Engineering team, our CTO Sri Viswanath has decided to move on. This will see him transition CTO responsibilities to a to-be-determined successor at the end of FY22. Sri joined as Atlassian’s first CTO in January 2016, shortly after our initial public offering. A fond farewell.

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

Andrew Chen

5) market-by-market (or logo-by-logo, if SaaS) comparison where denser/older networks have higher engagement over time (network effects). My good friend @drewjgray joined as CTO of the autonomous startup @voyage with @olivercameron. Magic metrics indicating a startup probably has product/market fit. 3) viral factor >0.5