Product Bob

Product Leader solving real problems with user research, thoughtful user-centered design, and lean experimentation.

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

@UPS come get your boy. #r810

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

@saeedwkhan Agree. The only thing NNL handles is the prioritization aspect of the roadmap. It doesn't articulate goals or desired outcomes, dependencies, or timelines.

[Teresa Torres @ttorres]

"One of the most pleasing elements of the shift has been observing what the team didn’t build as a result of new discovery habits." - Chris M.

https://t.co/KIjpu3TvSo

#prodmgmt #ux #engineering

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

OKRs are important, but they are not a strategy. I agree with @PatThePM and @lennysan .

[Pat Bergstresser @PatBergie]

A golden nugget that resonated with me in @lennysan 's recent interview with @lshackleton of Coda.

OKRs != Strategy

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

@KiwiDenny Then Pivot or Persevere, and do it all again.

[Product Hunt 😸 @ProductHunt]

Announced by Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, Bard will be shipping in the coming weeks: https://t.co/S9isyFZjls

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

💯 I especially like the image of the PM in the mirror reminding himself not to bring up the product, but to instead focus on exploring the user's problems first.

[Peter Yang @petergyang]

How to run user interviews that don't suck:

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

Real product management at work. Hypothesize, research, identify your metrics, and GO!!!!

[Ali Abouelatta @abouelatta_ali]

We ran 100's of experiments @ Duolingo in 2022.

These 4 helped were big for retention:

1) Widgets that “come to life”

Our take: Duo gets progressively more frustrated throughout the day if you haven’t done your lesson.

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

If I were getting a Product Management tattoo...

[Serge Kuznetsov @MadeItWithSerge]

You don't need more knowledge.

You need more curiosity.

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

@PawelHuryn Great thread!

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

9500 views and <50 likes? This deserves better. Thank you @PawelHuryn

[Paweł Huryn @PawelHuryn]

You are only as smart as the content you consume.

Top 15 unique, free learning resources for PMs:

1. An excellent collection of thinking tools and frameworks to solve problems and make better decisions: https://t.co/5wWbJ1CR1Q

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

@davidfuesser Retention > Acquisition. Focusing on acquisition over retention is a churn and burn strategy.

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

This is a super fascinating thread about the wokeness of ChatGPT. Save millions by uttering a racial slur, even if no one can hear you? Nope. They all must die. 🤯🤦‍♂️ 💀

[H̶armless @harmlessai]

this is what alignment looks like

[ハセン حسن @hasen_95dx]

@harmlessai Jailbreaking helps a little bit. It's still very hesitant about it, but still helps a bit.

Please take notes @sama @OpenAI

Without jaibreak: With jailbreak:

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

Things ChatGPT got wrong

[H̶armless @harmlessai]

this is what alignment looks like

[Paweł Huryn @PawelHuryn]

The Product Manager makes $127,902 on average*

But it's extremely difficult to break into right now.

Learn more than 80% of PMs know in 9 weeks (97% of APMs) and land your dream job or keep the existing one: 🧵

*source: glassdoor, US, 2/4/2023

[Paweł Huryn @PawelHuryn]

Average PM earnings:

- Assosiate PM: $103,634
- PM: $138,489
- Senior PM: $164,098
- VP of product: $237,525

But many make the same mistakes in resumes. Are not even invited to interviews. And must look for a non-ideal position.

Ace your professional PM resume in 11 steps: 🧵

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

Lenny and Marily, PREACH!! Listening to your just dropped podcast on AI and Product Management and I couldn't agree more! Great discussion! @lennysan @marilynika https://t.co/wp9hilai7i

[Product Bob @hookedproduct]

Fear not, you've got plenty else on your plate that's not easy to automate. #ProductManagement #ArtificialIntelligence #automation https://t.co/XAylHoA08U

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

George Bernard Shaw said:

“The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place”

Possibly the most important communication lesson, ever.

[Carl Vellotti 🥞 @carlvellotti]

The 20 most popular product threads of ALL TIME: