Dec 7, 2017What Donald Rumsfeld can teach us about software estimatesThe infamous moment when Donald Rumsfeld tried to explain the missing WMDs with the “unknown”, while delivering the Whitehouse defense news briefing on 12th February 2002. …Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Dec 7, 2015Should product managers be able to code?It’s a question that gets asked again and again and again. So I’m one of those product managers who’s “been there, done that”. I’ve had about 10 years of professional programming experience in various roles, and even a couple of technical books and a few talks, if we really travel…Product Management3 min readProduct Management3 min read
Aug 21, 2015Logins are Dead, and Mobile Killed ThemLogging in with a username and password is dead; Mobile killed it. Why is it dead? Because you and your phone are one thing; a single organism. You get extremely nervous when you’re parted from it. It is your precious; once you get past the lock screen, you are intimately…UX Design6 min readUX Design6 min read
Aug 19, 2015Is your app iOS 9 ready?a last-minute survival guide for stressed mobile PMs Image cc licensed thanks to Håkan Dahlström You’ve read the WWDC announcements of all the cool stuff coming in iOS 9. …IOS94 min readIOS94 min read
May 27, 2015“So we went with a Hamburger menu…”Inspired by this BBC article. INT. MEETING ROOM — MORNING WILL enters room where JANET, TOM, DAVE and LUCY are already seated round table. WILL Thanks for coming everyone. So The Deadline is approaching. We’ve got to nail the mobile navigation once and for all. …UI Design2 min readUI Design2 min read
May 21, 201511 App Store Ranking FactorsApp Store Optimisation (ASO) like SEO is a dark art; second guessing a black box. Luckily it is slightly more deterministic than SEO as the search results — the apps — are better defined. So here’s the 11 factors I’m aware of that can influence your position in store search…App Store Optimization3 min readApp Store Optimization3 min read
Apr 2, 2015The Real Release NotesIsaac Blessing Jacob … apologies to Gioacchino Assereto The Real Release Notes The greatest joy in App Development comes from seeing all that effort you and your team poured into some shiny new feature finally live on the store. Crafting the Best Release Notes Ever is part of the pride you take. But sometimes…3 min read3 min read
Aug 20, 2014Interactive Onboarding using Push MessagesWe just released version 2.0 of HOI — the Swiss alternative to Yo — including the ability to send pictures and locations. But how to make…2 min read2 min read
Jan 29, 2014Lost in the crowdRecovering privacy by abandoning identity? — http://glsolo.deviantart.com/art/Lost-in-the-Crowd-200163960 Being anonymous is hard. Yesterday was reading “How to start an anonymous blog” and aside from the lengths the author has to go to to set up their blog, maintaining it will be even harder; just one slip is all it takes… But it got me wondering; what if…2 min read2 min read
Published inI. M. H. O.·Jul 28, 2013An algorithm as your bossPreferable to humans? — At a recent geeky dinner party we were discussing intelligent personal assistants like Google Now and I posed the question “Would you prefer an algorithm as your boss?” The ability of human beings to behave rationally is notoriously subject to a whole host of preconditions; the drive to work, flakiness…2 min read2 min read
