#64 Does Your Company Operate Intelligently?
Absolutely shattered as I’ve been catching up with friends I ain’t seen in a while. I send this before a 2 hour drive to Hampshire for a wedding (the things we do for love though!)
Pleased to share my latest article! You will have noticed a theme emerging of me building up the capabilities to do analysis with interactive, exploratory computing and cool vizzes. This works with breaking down business models and understanding where companies should put their focus so they can be more targeted. Read here.
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Concierge and Wizard of Oz Tests -
I thought it would be really cool to share these techniques in an article that I believe covers it well.
Wizard of Oz is for testing a specific solution hypothesis, Concierge is for generating ideas but they both involve providing the value proposition manually without any technology
Read more out this cool technique that could save you £’s before you engage developers
What is a Full Stack developer?
I thought it would be interesting to share this commonly discussed need.
I’ve been in Google Campus in Shoreditch where devs have boasted that they are “Full Stack”. So if you’re hiring one, what exactly should you be looking for?
I love this quote from the article:
“Good developers who are familiar with the entire stack know how to make life easier for those around them”
Sunday Reads
Michael Seibel starts off by talking about YC programme and how they advise companies to build unfair advantages whilst also not passing on the opportunity to explain how YC itself has unfair advantages.
He also shares advice on PMF, what Traction means and to treat throw away your customer pitch when speaking to VC’s
Office Hours with Michael Seibel - YouTube
The rise of 'pseudo-AI': how tech firms quietly use humans to do bots' work | Technology
Is this an example of faking it till you make it?
In a way it is but it’s what you learn that matters.
Helpful Tool(s)
Quick and dirty way to know what problem you are solving and who for. Even at an early stage, try to describe the problem you want to solve, the assumptions you have about the problems. Run this template for your product and don’t sweat the details
Template by Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm