Experimentation in Product Innovation

In this episode, we challenge tech industry dogma around A/B testing & Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), and propose alternatives better suited to today’s post-low interest rate economy.

FOLLOW-UPS – 01:41
Apple Vision Pros & Cons
How to book a Vision Pro demo at an Apple Store
Apple Vision Pro has finally made virtual reality worth it
First insights about Apple Vision Pro optics
Steve Jobs on the Post-PC Era
Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not
Anil Dash on Apple Vision Pro

EXPERIMENTATION IN PRODUCT INNOVATION – 19:43
Building a Culture of Experimentation
The Surprising Power of Online Experiments
Computers suck now. They run on superstition, not science.

CRITIQUE OF THE MVP APPROACH – 25:03
Minimum Viable Product
Cory Doctorow on the enshittification of platforms

PIXAR, BRAINTRUSTS & SAFETY – 33:45
The Marginalian reviews Ed Catmull’s Creativity, Inc.
Toolbox: How “Jobs to Be Done” Can Help You Make, Better

LIES, DAMN LIES & STATISTICS – 48:24
Science has been in a “replication crisis” for a decade

REAL ARTISTS SHIP – 54:21
Andy Hertzfeld on the origin story behind this Jobs-ism

WEEKLY RECS – 56:52
“Onigiri” Rice Balls: Kings of the Convenience Store
History of Seven & I Holdings
The Greatest Night in Pop
The story behind “One Love” from Nas’ legendary Illmatic album

CLOSING & PREVIEW – 01:07:20

(Image credit: Young Frankenstein / Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp)

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CREDITS
Theme: Vendla / Today Is a Good Day / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Drum hit: PREL / Musical Element 85 / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com