2009

I wanted to continue my analysis of Marty Cagan’s Top 12 Product Management Mistakes. I already analyzed the first two mistakes here, and I included an introduction to jobs-to-be-done terms.

I’m reading Amar Bhide’s The Venturesome Economy and he mentions Apple’s iPod as an example of “the venturesome spirit of U.S. consumers”.

Apple’s winning streak over the past decade (OS X, iPod + iTunes, iPhone) is based on helping customers get jobs done better.

Traditional startups are constantly iterating their strategy to find one that works. So it is no surprise that business plans are a waste of time for fundraising.

A colleague of mine just sent me this HBS Elevator Pitch Generator. It is a nice tool, focused on “explaining yourself, your business, your goals and your passions.” 

I was introduced to Martin Cagan, the head of the Silicon Valley Product Group. Martin has an impressive track record and is an expert in product management.

I was with a good friend and great entrepreneur this weekend who has recently become a venture investor.

Reid Hoffman, the Founder and CEO of LinkedIn is a very successful entrepreneur and investor. I am a big fan of LinkedIn and support Reid’s 

Josh Quittner has an article in Time on a new type of startup he calls LILOs for “a little in, a lot

Sarah thinks startups should take more risk: “they are supposed to be doing something that is risky, seems insane and can easily fail. If they aren’t,