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Chesterton's Fence
Should you remove the fence or not?
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Taylor Adams
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Valuable Sources
Growth-oriented product managers don’t presume to come up with great ideas all on their own. But they must be experts at picking and prioritizing the…
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To Test or Not to Test
Your Growth team should subject every decision it makes to an A/B test. The exception to this is rare. Just as importantly, each failed test should not…
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False Confidence
Ask a roomful of people if they are above average at anything—driving, cooking, performing on the job—and more than half of them will raise their hands…
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Tests Are Not Exams Theorem
This is one of the first Lens that I introduce to a team as it is foundational to a successful growth team and alongside the Lens “To Test or Not to…
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The Clarity of a Lens
A strong culture allows people to make good decisions quickly and confidently, knowing that everyone in the organization operates under a common set of…
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Classes of Growth - Real World DnD
In 2010 my brother introduced me to a hilarious podcast of four comedians playing DnD called Acquisitions Incorporated. We had so much fun from…
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Who Am I And Why Am I Doing This
Why am I doing this? I want to get better and I believe that this process will put sharper form to experience. I have built a model of lens' that help…
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