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Product Management
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11 Years of SaaS Product Strategy
Alex Ghiculescu reflects on 11 years of SaaS product decisions at Tanda (workforce management) — what strategies worked, what didn't, and the hard-won lessons about feature prioritization, customer segments, and building for the long term. Honest retrospective from a founder who stayed the course.
Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters
Shape Up is Basecamp's product development methodology written by Ryan Singer — six-week cycles, fixed time with variable scope, and 'shaping' work before scheduling it. A serious alternative to Scrum for product teams that want to ship meaningful work without constant sprint theater.
The Oxymoron of "Data-Driven Innovation"
Chelsea Troy argues that 'data-driven innovation' is internally contradictory — data can only confirm what you already know to measure, and genuine innovation requires bets on things you can't yet measure. A sharp critique of how tech teams use data to avoid hard decisions.
Turntable.fm: Where Did Our Love Go?
Inc. Magazine's profile of Turntable.fm — the social music platform that briefly captivated Silicon Valley in 2011, examining why the initial viral excitement faded. A case study in the gap between early adopter love and mainstream retention.