Product Cafe: How to nail products before scaling? 🔥
Good evening readers!
Hope you are having a great week :) Diwali is here and which is why Product Cafe is early this week to not miss out on wishing you all a happy Diwali! We know that long weekend feeling, being high on good coffee, lots of sweets, more sleep, and even some personal space; )
Here's the next edition of Product Cafe. We planned to keep it light and pleasant to avoid disrupting your relaxing time, just like adding sprinkles to perfectly baked cookies.
What's inside? A couple of good reads, a handpicked podcast episode, and a top pick from our collection.
Product Good reads 📚
Escaping the build trap
When we were kids, we used to hear many stories about why we celebrate Diwali. Interestingly, there was not one story but quite a few. One of them was Rama returning to Ayodhya after killing Ravan. The end of the Ravan era. Ending matters. Even in our day-to-day lives, getting out of something that doesn't add value anymore matters.
And today, we are going to talk about ending something conventional when it comes to building great products.
A lot of companies build features after features without pausing for a moment to validate customers' needs. This is what Melissa Perri calls a "Build trap." And in her best-selling book "Escaping the build trap," she discusses how to get out of it and think around finding user value through experimentation to achieve business goals.
Productized has done a great job putting down everything "Escaping the build trap" tries to convey to the audience. Read here👇🏼
Storytelling for Product Managers
Everyone craves good stories. Stories bring life to any narrative and help you connect with your customers on an emotional level.
Is storytelling important for product managers? If so, why does it matter?
Read about it here👇🏼
Storytelling for product managers 📢
The Product Listen 📻
Do you nail before you scale your products? 🔥
In the Product world, we often come across the phrase "nail it, then scale it." But what does it mean to nail a product? What happens if you move too fast or too slow when rolling out a new product or feature?
In this episode, "Do you nail before you scale your products"? by Fearless Product leadership, you get to learn from six deeply experienced product leaders who understand the delicate nature of timing product releases.
A top pick from our collection ✨
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect, and passion in their operation.
-John Ruskin-
You meet people talking about skills all the time on your way to getting better at something. Be it job, relationships, and almost everything.
Talking about skills, you need strong and the right mix of technical and soft skills to nail your career. However, we are part of an industry where technical skills often fall back and other skills matter a lot.
So we thought, why not dig deeper and talk about the different hard and soft skills you need to master product management.
And that’s a wrap for this week. Relax and recharge until we meet next time.
Zeda.io wishes you and your family a Happy Diwali. May this Diwali lights up your life with loads of happiness and prosperity 🎇
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