As a child, I hated to do the same thing more than twice. Instead, I would set up a process or script to do it for me the 3rd or 4th time. Here you will find a collection of my thoughts that I’ve shared with multiple people that I would like to share with more.

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Use strategic intent to make 1000 decisions

I was very excited when I first learned about strategic intent a few months ago. The original article in HBR introducing this concept tied…

Joy Liu

Jul 20, 2020

Adjusting our meeting habits in WFH era

The majority of tech companies have adjusted to a remote workforce during COVID-19. Some have even announced a permanent WFH option that…

Joy Liu

Jul 1, 2020

Picking a metric — More outcomes, less outputs please

At the end of each quarter, OKR and KPI driven companies are busy determining best metrics to measure success for next quarter. This…

Joy Liu

Jun 24, 2019

Is iPad ready to replace laptops?

I think iPad will be the future platform for primary work device. Is that future now.

Joy Liu

Apr 16, 2019

Eliminate giving status updates

Designed by a product manager who loves collaboration and focus but hates giving status updates. Let me know if any one is interested in…

Joy Liu

Apr 2, 2019

Use principles with personality to drive product decisions

Much of a product manager’s job is to drive alignment across teams. Let’s consider a method revolving around principles with personality.

Joy Liu

Mar 21, 2019

Compounding benefits of shipping fast

There are millions of ways to differentiate organizations and teams. One way I would like to focus on today is those that move fast and…

Joy Liu

Nov 9, 2018

Top 10 Product Management Superpowers

You can easily point out high quality code, high quality design, high quality marketing campaign. But can you easily spot high quality…

Joy Liu

Sep 20, 2018

Using OODA loop to onboard into a new job

OODA loop is a decision model that is used in the air force to train fighter pilots. The pilots need to constantly make rapid decisions…

Joy Liu

Jun 20, 2018

Simplicity and mobile-first — a challenge for seemingly complex products

You can find dozens of articles talking about first principle thinking, job-to-be-done framework, and minimalistic design.

Joy Liu

Aug 1, 2017

Part 2: The Past, Present, and Future of Eating Out

In part 1 of this series, we explored the need to eat out and how the process of deciding where to eat has changed with technical…

Joy Liu

Mar 19, 2017

3 ways to grow your career by managing it like a product

Many people wonder how to get on the path to becoming a product manager. Consider the idea of starting to manage your career like you would…

Joy Liu

Mar 14, 2017

The Past, Present, and Future of Eating Out

There’s good reason why you often spot a restaurant or two when you walk down a block in a non-residential neighborhood. Restaurants…

Joy Liu

Mar 5, 2017

The Earth, Water, Fire, and Air Product Manager Persona

Not all product managers are the same. Everyone has a different combination of skills and styles that they use to get the job done…

Joy Liu

Feb 20, 2017

Use product bugs to highlight system breakdowns

When I say bugs, I don’t mean the living creatures as the image above suggest. Nor am I talking about bugs from a technical software…

Joy Liu

Feb 10, 2017

5 Products that Excel at Personalization

No one can argue against the benefits of product personalization. To name a few, it brings along deeper loyalty and longer engagement…

Joy Liu

Jan 25, 2017

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