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Use leadership reviews to get principles, not (just) answers
How many times have you been in a brainstorm or jam session and heard someone say “Let’s take this idea to a leadership review!
Apr 2
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March 2025
The 3 biggest mistakes leaders make when hiring their first PMs
One of the most common questions I get asked by founders is: "What should I look for in my first PM?"
Mar 19
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Ami Vora
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The 3 biggest mistakes leaders make when hiring their first PMs
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The “red pen” trick to improving my writing
I once had a manager who reviewed my work in an unusual (and honestly kind of frustrating!) way.
Mar 5
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Ami Vora
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February 2025
An introvert’s 3 secrets to networking
I hate networking.
Feb 19
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Ami Vora
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An introvert’s 3 secrets to networking
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Unlocking simplicity: Customer empathy as a (not-so-secret) weapon
My last couple posts have been about how simplicity in strategy and design is a competitive edge.
Feb 5
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Ami Vora
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Unlocking simplicity: Customer empathy as a (not-so-secret) weapon
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January 2025
Simplify your product design — borrow familiar patterns
Last week’s post was about how simplicity is a competitive advantage when the world feels so complicated.
Jan 30
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Simplifying your product strategy is a competitive advantage
One of my most important lessons from years of working on WhatsApp is that simplicity isn’t just a design choice — it’s a competitive advantage.
Jan 22
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Ami Vora
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October 2024
Seeing Yourself through Others’ Eyes (guest post by Deb Liu)
How to view yourself the way your advocates do
Oct 30, 2024
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Ami Vora
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Seeing Yourself through Others’ Eyes (guest post by Deb Liu)
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How to stop getting interrupted (aka, turn the worst offenders into the best defenders)
“I have an idea here,” I said. “If we choose 5 of our largest customers to pilot a new program with—”
Oct 9, 2024
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Ami Vora
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How to stop getting interrupted (aka, turn the worst offenders into the best defenders)
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September 2024
5 tips to plan my career like I plan my product
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve heard for career growth is “Build your career like you would your product.” We’ve built up all these skills when…
Sep 25, 2024
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Ami Vora
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Making the tradeoff between speed and quality
“We need to ship faster,” I said to my team. “We know what we need to build, and the best thing we can do for our customers is get it into their hands…
Sep 5, 2024
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August 2024
The 4 components of product quality: performance, bugs, completeness, and consistency
In every team I’ve been on, we’ve always had long-running discussions (sometimes edging into an argument!) about whether our product is the right level…
Aug 15, 2024
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