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Don’t play the blame game
Don’t play the blame game
The “Bad Apple Theory” assumes that the problem is always within the person and not the organisation.
Daniel F Lopes
Sep 14, 2016
Behave like an owner of the company
Behave like an owner of the company
Working at startups is hard for many reasons:
Daniel F Lopes
Jul 4, 2016
Prioritization begins in strategy
Prioritization is an ever-present activity during product development: there’s constant decision-making about which features should be…
Daniel F Lopes
Sep 16, 2020
Demystifying Discovery
Demystifying Discovery
For many people Discovery is this mystical activity, described under vague and unclear technical words.
Daniel F Lopes
Mar 3, 2021
Do a few things very well
Do a few things very well
My product strategy philosophy usually sits on focusing on a very specific problem for a very specific niche — to grow and improve on the…
Daniel F Lopes
Aug 26, 2020
The Product Market-Fit Pyramid
The Product Market-Fit Pyramid
One of the most beautifully striking diagrams I’ve seen in the past months was the Product Market-Fit Pyramid by Dan Olsen:
Daniel F Lopes
Jun 1, 2020
How would you sell a comb to a bald person?
How would you sell a comb to a bald person?
Great salespeople earn trust by solving your problems, not by selling what you don’t need.
Daniel F Lopes
Aug 12, 2016
Empowered teams require strong alignment
Empowered teams require strong alignment
When kicking of a new product or initiative, our job as PMs involves providing the right guidance for what, when and why something needs to…
Daniel F Lopes
Jul 13, 2021
On wanting to be right
I believe one of the must under noted dynamics in teams — and, if we’re honest, in every human relationship — is the need most us have to…
Daniel F Lopes
May 3, 2021
What plane crashes have in common with Product Development
What plane crashes have in common with Product Development
When we think of airline crashes we think of old airplanes, bad pilots, and terrorists.
Daniel F Lopes
Aug 9, 2016
Retention as the North Star
Retention as the North Star
In the previous blog post I wrote why I don’t believe in MAUs, and why, especially when measuring PMF, your North Star should be customer…
Daniel F Lopes
Jul 16, 2020
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