PRODUCTHEAD is my free curated newsletter of the best articles, videos and podcasts from product leaders and commentators all over the world. All neatly packaged up in a weekly email delivery for your reading, viewing and listening pleasure. Curated by Jock Busuttil (jockbusuttil.com).
» Pricing determines the structure of the business that produces it
» Start with consumer research to determine potential demand and feasibility of the product
» A step-by-step guide to pricing software
» Scalpers have made $82M in sales of consumer tech in under three months
» Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed
» DeepMind’s AlphaFold solves a complex protein folding problem in days rather than years
» Netflix and the BBFC automate age certifications for content with a staff-trained algorithm
» YouTube’s recommendation algorithm has the unintended consequence of creating echo chambers
» An algorithm widely used in US courts for predicting future criminality exhibits racial bias
» Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya explores the impact of biased facial recognition algorithms on human rights
» Leaders have a disporportionate impact on the psychological safety of their teams
» Effective teams feel their work means something and makes a difference
» A servant leader’s motivation begins with a consious choice to serve others without self-interest
» A leader can show support and respect by approving and following a team’s social charter
» Product strategy is how you will achieve your product vision
» There are only 4 types of work after finding product-market fit
» A step-by-step guide to building product strategy like Netflix
» “Framework fanatics” and “optimisation optimists” mask the absence of product strategy
» Using research to overcome organisational inertia to your product strategy
» Business strategy is guesswork without situational awareness
» Once you understand the game’s rules, you can out-manoeuvre your competitors
» Practical accessibility and inclusion guidance from UK and US governments
» Accessibility guides to various impairments by disabled gamers for the gaming industry
» Making your content accessible and inclusive isn’t ‘dumbing down’
» Professionals want clear, concise information, not jargon or complex terms
» Use the language of your audience
» Easy-to-read content is accessible and inclusive
» Even experts prefer plain language
» Content design can be done on a tight budget when needed
» Procrastinating on a TED talk about procrastination
» How to get stuff done if you’re a procrastinator
» Using procrastination to your advantage
» The vision describes the future we are trying to create
» It is a first filter for new ideas and change requests
» Mission, vision and other concepts are often confused with each other
» Have one overarching product vision, not lots of smaller ones
» Scientists have solved a problem preventing the commercial production of more efficient solar panels
» Solar generated electricity is now cheaper than fossil fuels
» Tesla’s South Australia battery farm is saving tens of millions of dollars
» South Australia spent an hour powered solely by solar, 77% of which came from consumers’ home panels
» The cost of US battery farm projects has dropped 70% in 3 years
» Tesla’s battery innovations would result in cost dropping by half, capacity increasing by half
» The convergence of green technologies would lead to explosive growth
