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Let’s be honest. Scaling work isn't the shiniest, sexiest, or most visible thing internally and externally. In most orgs, when you do scaling work you don't get recognized for it in the same way as launching a new feature. This leads individual PMs and PM orgs to a mentality that scaling work isn't real product work. ***The reality is: you don't get recognized for doing scaling work, but when you don't do it, you will get recognized in a very negative way.***
> "*One small way Facebook rewards scaling work is by featuring a ‘Fix of the Week.’ Every week, Mark invites someone to discuss an important fix at the all-hands meeting which gives the company an opportunity to celebrate the critical, necessary work that often goes under-appreciated."* ***-* Ravi Mehta**, **former CPO at Tinder, Product at Facebook, Tripadvisor**
Product Work Beyond Product-Market Fit
Fareed Mosavat & Casey Winters
The purpose of data is *knowledge*. We shall define knowledge as “theories or models that allow you to predict the outcomes of your business actions.”
Becoming Data Driven, From First Principles
Commoncog
Here’s what you need to look for in a North Star Metric: As close as possible to the core value experience ... Aggregate number, not a rate or ratio—We’re looking for a number that will sum up the value across the entire market and potentially grow up-and-to-right over time... Simple and memorable—No North Star Metric is perfect. Some messages sent via WhatsApp may be spam, some items purchased on eBay may not be fully satisfactory to the buyer. That’s fine as long as the number is still generally indicative of total value.
Evidence-Guided
Itamar Gilad
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