CPO @Wagestream. Former CPO @BloomonNL and Product Director @skyscanner. Partner to @philip_roberts. General enthusiasm.
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Constantly coming back to the balance between data and decision-making when building products: vimeo.com/189598824
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From my quarantine hideout in Fife, loving a bit of @turingfest this afternoon. Props to @brianc13 and team for pulling off the virtual conference this year. Also for always giving a proper shout-out to Scotland’s own great tech companies.
A serious party demands a serious cake. I call this one “Edinburgh: thanks for everything. This city and the friends we’ve met here have enriched our lives… instagram.com/p/BoMYPNwB1gtz… – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Totally, totally, totally: the hidden reason why a/b tests aren’t as effective as they look from @andrewchen andrewchen.co/conservation-o…
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And while we’re on the subject, if you still think “engagement” is a user-friendly or even user-focused metric, you’re about to eaten by someone who’s actually focused on user needs.
.@Strava is sending me super dumb push notifications. Two in one evening. I hate their butts. Interruptions should be time/place sensitive and important. A desire for more engagement is none these.
The visual design cheats I’ve been looking for, from @refactoringui medium.com/refactoring-ui/7-…
Why do SV companies feel so out of touch with the world? This may be why: Principles of Technology Leadership by @bcantrill. nitter.gq/bcantrill/status/93919…
This may be the most important talk I've ever given -- and no venue more apt for it than @monktoberfest. Thank you, @sogrady and crew! nitter.gq/sogrady/status/9391869…
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Worth it. nitter.gq/canvasconf/status/9659…
We're planning for this year's Canvas - a day of insider stories from product people 🙌 Join the mailing list & get notified of early updates on this year's conference: buff.ly/2EDaE90
China's obsession with QR codes in photos even I can understand: technode.com/2018/02/16/phot…
Slack’s Rachel Hepworth on bringing growth marketing to a high growth company blog.intercom.com/slack-rach…
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We're organising a pub meetup for product managers in Edinburgh. 15 Nov @ OX184. Free tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/product-u… #pm #po #productmgmt
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This series is becoming addictive! we all should be ghostbusters in order to run better tests @MCFRL @SkyscannerEng
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Ditto. "In an informal survey conducted entirely in my head, I discovered that 29% of my coffee chats end up being productive." nitter.gq/brian_donohue/status/9…
I wrote up some quick thoughts on why impromptu chats punch way above their weight
blog.intercom.com/coffee-doc…
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Such a great lineup this year. nitter.gq/canvasconf/status/9228…
Revisiting all our faves ahead of Thurs - here's @hilcsr (Product at Skyscanner) on 'Science & Sensibility' buff.ly/2kpQmdH
Ripping-off travellers for currency conversions is so old-fashioned. Didn't expect it from @airbnb. airbnb.co.uk/help/article/95…
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Couldn't resist the chance to visit when I heard the whole skyscanner product team was in town!… instagram.com/p/BZ3bFQEj3wy/