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*Take small steps.* Rather than trying to predict outcomes, aim to test, explore, and improvise. Consider each step or action you take to be a small, brief experiment. Try something, then step back and observe what happens. Then, try again. Remember that many small steps can add up to a great big change given a little time and persistence.
Make Life Possible
Mandy Brown
Ditch the discussion guide. Instead, generate a list of research questions (what you need to learn), and identify one or two story-based interview questions (what you’ll ask). Remember, a story-based interview question starts with, “Tell me about a specific time when…”
Continuous Discovery Habits
Teresa Torres
If you’re working on a strategy for a whole product, then the superpowers that you might have can be split into 7 categories:
• **Network effects** – Each user enjoys more value as new users join the network
• **Scale economies** – Unit costs decline as volume increases
• **Switching costs** – Switching to an alternate product would be costly or painful for users
• **Counter positioning** – Where a new product’s business model or value proposition cannot easily be copied by incumbents as it would damage their existing business
• **Cornered resource** – Unique access to a valuable asset
• **Branding** – An objectively identical offering has higher perceived value
• **Process Power** – Embedded company culture and process which enable lower costs and/or superior quality
How to Write a Product Strategy in 1 Day / 1 Week / 1 Month
Aakash Gupta
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