Developing Clear Vision and Strategy

The speakers discuss the benefits of having a clear vision and strategy, and the challenges they face in writing for a public audience. They express their desire to improve their public writing skills and emphasize the importance of effectively communicating their vision to the team. The chapter ends with a commitment to focus on developing more technical aspects of their business.

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Marty sits down with Will Cole to discuss his new writing on the five invariant elements of product management and how to build an effective strategy for your company.

Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcole

0:00 - Intro

6:17 - Marty is sleepy

11:07 - Stories behind Will’s writing

19:10 - Invariants and levels of abstraction

30:25 - Why a product manager exists

33:57 - Think, then do

36:30 - Running through the invariants and strategy doc

42:41 - Timeline

46:55 - Minimizing meetings with good writing

48:53 - Iterating vs incrementing

56:44 - Who has better and worse product management?