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On the Exactitude of Patriotism

…In that Empire, the Art of Vexillology attained such Perfection that the flag of a single State occupied the entirety of a City, and the…

Aug 25, 2020

On the Exactitude of Patriotism

Aug 25, 2020

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Entrepreneur First

How to pitch a company at Demo Day

Every six months at Entrepreneur First, founders from our latest cohort deliver 3-minute pitches to a gathering of the world’s top seed…

Jun 27, 2018

How to pitch a company at Demo Day

Jun 27, 2018

Alex Diaz

Don’t know what to do? Pick extremes

There’s a quote I love in Strunk & White’s “Elements of Style”:

Dec 21, 2017

Dec 21, 2017

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Entrepreneur First

Introducing EF Form

This is the seventh part in a 10-part series celebrating EF’s 10th London cohort, which starts in April 2018. Alex Diaz — Managing Director…

Dec 14, 2017

Introducing EF Form

Dec 14, 2017

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Entrepreneur First

What we look for in founders at EF

This is the first in a 10-part series celebrating EF’s 10th London cohort, which starts in April 2018.

Nov 10, 2017

What we look for in founders at EF

Nov 10, 2017

Alex Diaz

Is your product a winner? (or, when complaints are a good thing)

Our goal is to ship quality products that users are really passionate about. Users get passionate about products that uniquely, and…

Mar 14, 2017

Is your product a winner? (or, when complaints are a good thing)

Mar 14, 2017

Alex Diaz

Don’t confuse metrics with what you’re trying to optimize

Almost every team these days is, or claims to be, “metrics-driven.” Everything from quarterly goals to bonuses are often tied to specific…

Feb 27, 2017

Don’t confuse metrics with what you’re trying to optimize

Feb 27, 2017

Alex Diaz

PM the team, not the product

This story is adapted from a talk I gave on Nov 17, 2016 at the Product Management Festival in Zurich (video and slides available).

Feb 22, 2017

PM the team, not the product

Feb 22, 2017

Alex Diaz

Better notes, better meetings

When Larry Page took over the CEO role at Google in 2006, I was, like many Googlers, excited to see what ambitious “moonshots” he would…

Feb 19, 2017

Better notes, better meetings

Feb 19, 2017

Alex Diaz

What to build? The Superbowl Ad Pyramid

In my time as a product manager, I have rarely had the challenge of distinguishing “good” ideas from “bad” ones. As I get to work with…

Feb 8, 2017

What to build? The Superbowl Ad Pyramid

Feb 8, 2017

Alex Diaz

Alex Diaz

I help build companies from scratch at Entrepreneur First in London. Previously I was a product manager at Google, Yahoo, and Lystable.

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