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The world does not revolve around your product

A common problem I run into with product founders and larger organizations is the idea that their customers will be obsessed with their products.
Eric Bailey
October 6, 2020
Pay the cost up front. Don't distribute it to others.

Our communication practices can be very disrupting. Remote work has taught me to be more considerate of how I communicate with others. We should treat other people’s time as we like ours to be treated.
German Velasco
October 2, 2020
- Communication
- Team
- Process
- Remote
Kudos to INDUSTRYconf for these great moments

The thoughtbot team shares what Product Strategy ideas stood out to them from this years INDUSTRYconf.
Kyle Fiedler and Kelly Gebo
October 1, 2020
Beyond basic modal editing. Using vim's command-line mode.

Most people learn vim’s normal, insert, and visual modes. But they’re only casually acquainted with vim’s powerful Ex commands. Let’s take a look at some.
German Velasco
September 23, 2020
- Vim
Keep Autogenerated Files Synced

Have you ever tried to find a bug that only exists in staging, and no one knows why? That’s not nice at all.
Jonas Meinerz
September 21, 2020
- Continuous Integration
- Code Review
- Git
- Bundler
- Yarn
- NPM
- Rails
Saying no to Diez (for now)

Evaluating Diez, a framework for creating and maintaining design tokens.
Eric Bailey
September 18, 2020
- Design Tokens
- Design
- Process
- App
New panel: Your path to digital health startup success

We’re calling on health tech industry experts to discuss market incentives, partnerships, regulations, and other business strategy topics.
Lindsey Christensen
September 17, 2020
Consider the Tomato

Tomatoes are a bit of an ontological mess.
Eric Bailey
September 8, 2020
- Information Architecture
- Design
Turning COVID Unknowns into an Ongoing Product Strategy

How to strategically pivot your business and product roadmap by testing your assumptions and connecting with customers.
Kelly Gebo
September 2, 2020
It's time for a new branch

It’s easy to check out new branches in Git. We’re moving forward with main and leaving master for the reflog.
Joe Ferris
August 31, 2020
- News
- Git
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