The "Dirty" Secret of High Performing Product Teams

February 15, 2021

#24 – February 15, 2021

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The dirty secret of Silicon Valley is that most great product teams follow a system that resembles waterfall (gasp!) to launch new innovative features/products repeatably. The system starts with high conviction based on judgment, intuition, and instinct rather than relying on iterative customer feedback to build conviction over time.

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