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How to Take Bigger, Bolder Product Bets — Lessons from Slack’s Chief Product Officer

How to Take Bigger, Bolder Product Bets — Lessons from Slack’s Chief Product Officer

Seasoned product leader and Slack’s CPO Noah Desai Weiss shares the three-step framework he leans on to make quality product decisions with just the right amount of risk.
New Engineering Managers Have a High Failure Rate — This Figma Leader is on a Mission to Fix It

New Engineering Managers Have a High Failure Rate — This Figma Leader is on a Mission to Fix It

Are leaders setting up new engineering managers to fail? Marcel Weekes (VP of Engineering at Figma) sure thinks so. He unpacks his playbook for supporting the tricky transition from senior engineer to people manager and tested tactics for avoiding the common traps.
A Founder’s Framework for Understanding Performance vs. Brand Marketing for Your Startup

A Founder’s Framework for Understanding Performance vs. Brand Marketing for Your Startup

Startup marketing experts Sarah Emmott and Holly Chen share a multi-step process for how to craft a brand and performance marketing strategy, including how to set goals, allocate the right budget, and measure success.
Make Product Decisions Without Doubt — My Lessons from Twitter and Slack

Make Product Decisions Without Doubt — My Lessons from Twitter and Slack

At Twitter and Slack, Paul Rosania built interfaces that millions use each day. Here, he dissects how he eliminated doubt from four high-stakes product decisions.
Track and Facilitate Your Engineers’ Flow States In This Simple Way

Track and Facilitate Your Engineers’ Flow States In This Simple Way

Cynthia Maxwell has led engineering teams at Slack, Apple, Yahoo! and Pinterest. Here's the management framework that's become one of the most powerful resources in her toolkit.
What You Must Know To Build Savvy Push Notifications

What You Must Know To Build Savvy Push Notifications

With a few missteps, a push notification can transform from invitation to intrusion. Here, Noah Weiss, Slack's Head of Search, Learning and Intelligence, maps out the history and machinery behind push notifications — and the principles that can help startups use them well.
Slack's First Product Manager on How to Make a Firehose of Feedback Useful

Slack's First Product Manager on How to Make a Firehose of Feedback Useful

Kenneth Berger joined Slack at the very beginning and made several critical product decisions. Here's how he leveraged the right feedback to make it happen.
From 0 to $1B - Slack's Founder Shares Their Epic Launch Strategy

From 0 to $1B - Slack's Founder Shares Their Epic Launch Strategy

“HELL YEAH WE'RE USING @SlackHQ AT WORK I. LOVE. SLACK.”
Rands On How To Make Meetings Suck Less

Rands On How To Make Meetings Suck Less

Pinterest's Head of People Operations airs his opinion on meetings and how to change your approach to them for more productivity.