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Product strategy in 7 minutes
A seven minute summary of everything I’ve learned about product strategy. What could go wrong… Awhile back I had the…
Product & Design
Our latest thinking on building and designing great products
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Iterative Improvement Is No Substitute For Creativity
With so many tools to measure, experiment, and quickly iterate through the designs of cloud software products, it’s tempting to…
Customer Service 3 min read
How to Educate & Persuade Customers
The most effective messages we see in Intercom either educate or persuade customers. Let’s talk about why they work. If…
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How to launch with a validated idea
Product market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market. Getting there is…
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How to hire designers
A beautiful product that solves a problem no one has will fail. An ugly product that solves a real problem well…
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The dribbblisation of design
There are divergent things happening in the product and interaction design community. On one hand, we have some amazing pieces…
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Why cards are the future of the web
Cards are fast becoming the best design pattern for mobile devices. We are currently witnessing a re-architecture of the web,…
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Why Microsoft needs a new focus
For Microsoft to survive the gravitational pull of enterprise irrelevance, a lot of things need to change. Starting with focus….
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Make Every Word Matter
The same companies who produce lengthy, hard-to-read press releases create bloated, hard-to-understand products. It’s no coincidence; it’s all connected. Once…