Nov 10, 2020Pick 2: Number of Features, Delivery Speed, and Product QualityThe realities of software development constrain optimization. We can never accomplish all three: Delivery speed: the velocity of shipping new features (which is different from the sprint velocity). Number of features: the product’s capabilities or components. Feature quality: features actually work as advertised, due to their design and their technical…Agile8 min readAgile8 min read
Jul 20, 20205-Second Range of Error CalculationTL;DR — copy this Google spreadsheet to report your range of error in 5 seconds. If you consider a measurement of user behaviour to be just a “sample” of the true, or natural, user behaviour, then you can use some simple equations to produce a range of error for your…Product Management3 min readProduct Management3 min read
Jul 13, 2020Should product managers come up with solutions, or only define problems?This is a co-authored blog post with my friend and fellow product manager Nikta Kanuka, who has published it on her blog. The product manager role varies from one organization to the next. At some companies, in addition to identifying user and business problems, PM’s are expected to come up…Product Management6 min readProduct Management6 min read
Sep 20, 2017How the math of viral growth actually worksThis article is intended for people trying to develop the intuition behind the k-factor, and learning how to spot the bullshit. When I started reading up on k-factor, I noticed most blog posts explicitly skipped the “technical” aspects of calculating viral growth. In undergrad (physics and math), I became a…Startup15 min readStartup15 min read
