I write mostly about the stuff I love. Space, Rockets, Product Management, Electronic Music. The list is not long.
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I offer six principles I’ve collected through experiences working in lean organisations, organisations that want to be lean but aren’t, and organisations that aren’t even trying, that can help product teams stay creative, operationally efficient, and build better products with less waste.
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Nothing can stop an idea whose time has come.
We are at an inflection point in the space industry. Paradigm shifts in business architectures and the proliferation of agile space startups is resulting in lower barriers to develop innovative space technologies. This has increased the economic capacity and viability of the space economy.
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Ah Mars. How near the dream.
I’ve been a fan of Mars for as long as I can remember. It began with Carl Sagan and his Blues for a Red Planet. The affair grew in proportion with the beloved Mars Rovers. Then came some movies. Now the fire burns with Elon’s vision and Kim Stanley Robinson’s futuristic dream. These days Mars is just about everywhere I look.
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Mars is of sublime and magnificent beauty.
Something continues to draw us to it. It’s in our culture now. The Mars generation. I’m all in. I’ll help in any way I can. Do what I must.
I’ve already proposed a series of apps for colonizers and, as hard as I tried, I never did get that call from Elon. Dissapointing, but not discouraging. Not giving up.
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Spoiler: It feels like juggling chainsaws.
Making choices is one of the most important things you’ll ever do as a product manager. This goes to the essence of our discipline. Deciding what product features to build when facing competing demand and limited resources.
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There’s no better job than being a product manager.
You get to build products people love, while sitting at the intersection of quintessential human endeavors like art, technology, engineering, psychology and business.
Beat that.
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