@scottsurette So happy for you, Scott!! My life's better without alcohol, and I'm glad I gave myself the grace and space to explore it. Always here if you want sober support!
Excited to share some personal news that’s been under wraps - yesterday was my first day on the Product Management team at Fidelity Labs! I’m looking forward to building innovative, customer-focused financial solutions in this new role
"When we measure outcome [rather than output], we measure the impact the new features had on the activity of the users AND the success of the company" ~ great article by @velcro_cowboy of @Ansarada on determining and using the right OKRs https://t.co/It56Vy6z7h
#Insurance is about using statistics to price risk, which is why data, properly collected and used, can transform the core of the product ~ @daschreiber of @Lemonade_Inc. Great overview of #ITC2018 by @cakeandarrow https://t.co/YK0AdcAAJ3
At @CICBoston & we're about to hear from @resilientcoders bootcamp grads who are all available for hire! Learn more about RC: https://t.co/A4FCOtAj9R & to learn more about this cohort, follow this https://t.co/z9z2QfWMX0 & #RCDemoDay! #hireresilient#Boston#fullstack#developers
There are many potential applications of #IoT and smart homes to the P&C #insurance industry - early detection, claims processing, and fraud analysis. But it comes with risks. Insurance Thought Leadership explores some opportunities and considerations: https://t.co/vPXx1fTaqh
#Insurance is on the verge of a seismic, tech-driven shift. McKinsey & Co focuses on four areas that can position carriers to embrace this change.
https://t.co/hjIHVEdYiE
"We believe that people want something new and more.. before reinventing the wheel, understand the value (time, effort, knowledge) that went into what you are trying to disrupt." Great article on 10 small (frustrating!) design mistakes we're still making
https://t.co/as6Puw0dCM
Arity is using extensive data - over 1 billion miles of new driver info each month - and innovations in usage based auto #insurance to provide more flexible products and make the roads safer https://t.co/7U2pdwyIup
Attending @pragmaticmkting Foundation, Focus, and Build courses this week in #Boston and looking forward to learning new #prodmgmt strategies, tools, and best practices
To iterate quickly, stay up to date on what your customers are asking for, pay attention to what your competitors are doing, and use data to inform (but not drive) your decisions ~ @tymagnin of @Appcues#prodmgmt https://t.co/awFM0fsTjq
Insightful interview with @rohinip, #prodmgmt@square: "Iterate on process the same way you iterate on product. If a process doesn’t stick, don’t hesitate to move from it." https://t.co/Cl6yVAFavb
Instead of brainstorming try "brainwriting"- people generate ideas, write them down & submit them. The group then evaluates which ones have promise. "It’s about leveraging the power of the group for idea selection but letting individuals be creative first" https://t.co/vQQNOvVX7x
We consume about 5x more information per day than in 1986, but are not learning more. @HarvardBiz shares four ways to be a more productive learner. https://t.co/RMvRQX8kJc