René Capella

designing generative multiplicities of possibility

[René Capella @renecapella]

Savory thanksgiving cake:

Two layers of #cornbread with pockets filled with all your favorite #thanksgivingdinner food

Topped with mashed potatoes and gravy

#Leftovers are already done ✅

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Former Google #DeveloperStudentClubs Lead @renecapella hosted 243 club events, helping reach more than 1,200 students! 🎉

Her dedication increased student participation, and inspired a new wave of students to further grow and advance @gdsc_nsc 💖

#GDSCSpotlight

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@japborst @LisaZane15 This: often you’ll find your current role expands to PM: very valuable opportunity when it presents itself

[René Capella @renecapella]

@LisaZane15 Often we see lots of people not collecting data about their impact in roles, so impactful statements like these are difficult to build.

Myself included: I just didn’t know.

Quantifying and communicating your value is the best thing you can do for your career.

Start tracking🙌

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Should you like your own posts on social media?

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@tobiasrogers 😹 so go get ‘em tiger.
All the product managers like

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@johncutlefish But really though:

My real answer is low hanging fruit

It might take x-story points for a feature, but those points don’t account tasks done immediately that ultimately push out the scheduled deadline. Just extra floof piling up

Focusing and prioritization are critical skills

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@johncutlefish didn’t factor in that office cross-fit membership. Those mid-day, team aerobic classes are long 😣

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@_hrithikn I think just being myself regardless of whether other people accept it is the real hack here

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@roshanpateI You should refinance your mortgage intentionally at a higher rate

nothing like the weight of superfluous borrowing fees to help push you to that extra-grind.

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@startswithv Data breech is not ideal 👀 If you can get your product “certified” in some capacity: do it. If anything, showing that level of forethought in marketing will work in your favor

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@maheshpansare @ProductHunt love it 😹

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@scottbelsky @sarahtavel There are probably a lot of versions of this, but I love ditching MVP, prototyping/testing for "riskiest assumption" on post-its if necessary, and once validated building a more polished, marketable product

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@tobiasrogers I think this dials into the importance of cultivating a team that isn't discouraged to fail. There's nothing more freeing than having your first idea fall flat in brainstorming and having your teammate find the beauty, pick it up and make it better.

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@ProductHunt Built my website, cared for my sick 8-year-old, applied to some APM programs, read "Product Roadmaps Relaunched" and watch "The Talented Mr.Ripley" 👀

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@ditzikow @zacharykimball @jenny_colgate This explains so many of my experiences working at start ups.

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@ProductHunt ... we only saw green, skin tone, and greyscale.

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@tobiasrogers Have you read the Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson? This quote the book fits for product 99.96%

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@ttorres “Test the riskiest assumptions first” 💙 so much quality guidance in the article!