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Perspective on life
β€œIf you simply wake up every day trying to have the biggest impact you can, that's a really good guiding light.”
Ian McAllisterWhat it takes to become a top 1% PM | Ian McAllister (Uber, Amazon, Airbnb)
Impact
β€œI'm always interested about how other companies have implemented streaks and what they've learned.”
Jackson ShuttleworthBehind the product: Duolingo streaks | Jackson Shuttleworth (Group PM, Retention Team)
Learning from others
β€œYou could argue this one feature created billions of dollars of value.”
Jackson ShuttleworthBehind the product: Duolingo streaks | Jackson Shuttleworth (Group PM, Retention Team)
Impact of streaks
β€œStreaks are a great engagement hack. I'm of the opinion that any team, any app out there can introduce a streak, and if you figure it out, it probably works to retain users.”
Jackson ShuttleworthBehind the product: Duolingo streaks | Jackson Shuttleworth (Group PM, Retention Team)
Engagement mechanics
β€œYou have to be able to sit in the mess and sit in the ambiguity.”
Hilary GridleyHow to build a team that can β€œtake a punch” | Hilary Gridley (Head of Core Product, Whoop)
Dealing with uncertainty
β€œIf you are not in control of the voices in your head, they will eat you alive.”
Hilary GridleyHow to build a team that can β€œtake a punch” | Hilary Gridley (Head of Core Product, Whoop)
Product leadership
β€œI would really love it if more people were like, 'Screw it. I'm going to do something that's probably going to fail.'”
Hilary GridleyHow to build a team that can β€œtake a punch” | Hilary Gridley (Head of Core Product, Whoop)
Taking risks
β€œI think I've felt like it kind of becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. You're open-minded, you're kind of grateful, and then more opportunities actually come your way.”
Howie LiuHow we restructured Airtable's entire org for AI | Howie Liu (co-founder and CEO)
Opportunities and mindset
β€œIf you live your life in a way that's foundationally built around humility and gratitude, more opportunities actually come your way.”
Howie LiuHow we restructured Airtable's entire org for AI | Howie Liu (co-founder and CEO)
Life outlook
β€œEven if I'm going through a tough moment, to still try to look at the entire situation from overall a feeling of humility and gratitude.”
Howie LiuHow we restructured Airtable's entire org for AI | Howie Liu (co-founder and CEO)
Handling tough moments
β€œIt's not really about productivity, it's not about time management. It's really just about, look, at any given day, we're lucky if we can have one great moment where we have our peak attention and we use it well.”
Jake Knapp + John ZeratskyMaking time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (Authors of Make Time, Character VC)
Productivity and Attention
β€œIf we have some intention around it, it can happen more often than not.”
Jake Knapp + John ZeratskyMaking time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (Authors of Make Time, Character VC)
Intention in Daily Life
β€œWe just want you to have more time for what matters for you.”
Jake Knapp + John ZeratskyMaking time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (Authors of Make Time, Character VC)
Focus on What Matters
β€œThe user of B2B softwares are also human. It's the same human using B2C softwares.”
Hila QuThe ultimate guide to adding a PLG motion | Hila Qu (Reforge, GitLab)
User Behavior
β€œNorth star metric is valuable to just everything.”
Hila QuThe ultimate guide to adding a PLG motion | Hila Qu (Reforge, GitLab)
Growth Concept
β€œPLG motion is perfect for lowering the barrier for more people to try, broader the reach.”
Hila QuThe ultimate guide to adding a PLG motion | Hila Qu (Reforge, GitLab)
Product Led Growth
β€œI think it would be highly convenient if we could just focus on building products that people love and getting product market fit, but the reality is we're humans together.”
Heidi HelfandThe art and wisdom of changing teams | Heidi Helfand (Author of Dynamic Reteaming)
Human Element in Teams
β€œThere's a lot of opportunity to build companies that delight people where they're excited to be included in decision-making about how the organization grows and changes or shrinks.”
Heidi HelfandThe art and wisdom of changing teams | Heidi Helfand (Author of Dynamic Reteaming)
Team Dynamics
β€œIt's okay to slow down. It's okay to not go, go, go the whole time.”
Heidi HelfandThe art and wisdom of changing teams | Heidi Helfand (Author of Dynamic Reteaming)
Self-Care
β€œIf you are making software, if you know how to code or design, this is the highest leverage thing you can do for other people.”
Ivan ZhaoNotion's lost years, near collapse during COVID, staying small to move fast, building horizontal
Software and human intellect
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