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Data Nerd. Design Geek. Product Fanatic. Adj Prof at @IEBusiness, @Hult_Business, and @MICA Writes at @OReillyMedia Loves all things cycling and coffee

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Joined September 2008
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Andrej Karpathy: “Prompting is going away. Delete everything and keep the graph.” In one hour he shows how to build graphs from scratch — and how to make agents that actually work, then improve themselves. Not the newest talk. Still one of the best you’ll find. Watch it to start building graphs.
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Exciting news! C Todd Lombardo and @ShwetaAgrawal will be leading ProductCamp Boston! It's been a great honor for @SteveRobins and @sarelabc to lead PCampBoston. Thanks to all who have made ProductCamp Boston possible since 2009!
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Are you in NYC next Monday, 6/17? Join me at @producttank NYC, where @iamctodd and I will share practical tips to delight your customers. The tickets are free. Register here: meetup.com/producttanknyc/ev…
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This great illustration from @anatinge shows what we do during listening sessions. It requires practice, but anyone and everyone can learn how to do it! You wanna know how?
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[Mobile OSs] “facilitate government surveillance of how users are using particular apps” - Sen. @RonWyden made the news: reuters.com/technology/cyber… That's why #opensource SimpleX Chat uses e2e encrypted notifications on iOS, without even encrypted message content, and avoids using 3rd party push notification providers on Android entirely, even though at a cost of higher battery usage. #privacy #security
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What does it take to transform ideas into impact? In the latest @IeInsights video, @iamctodd analyzes why products fail, and details how to ask the right questions before launching. Check it out here: bit.ly/44tu5fO
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Replying to @iamctodd
@iamctodd analyses how to manage data and asks the right questions before launching a product. Explore the process of creating valuable products at @IeInsights: 1.ie.edu/3DykgCe. #ProductDesign #ProductDevelopment #Product
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Getting the basic stuff right is important: User Stories, Features, Roadmaps etc. Read: 1. User Story Mapping by @jeffpatton 2. Epic Alignment by @nilsjanse 3. Product Roadmaps by @iamctodd @d8a_driven
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Before racing ahead w/an idea, or diving into massive amounts of data, or adding AI & ChatGPT to a service, companies should first make sure they are addressing an actual customer need. @iamctodd talks with @IeInsights about building products that matter. ie.edu/insights/videos/how-t…
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Replying to @BriannaWu
Don't know when, or maybe it was always like this and it just got worse, but predictions and innovation became less about what people wanted or what solved problems and more about what can make the owners the most money.
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Hidden amongst the zingers in the leaked Google memo there's this: data quality is what is making the difference now. This is an important shift away from internet-scale garbage dump datasets that have been running the show for years.
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Today on @WordPress we are announcing you're not allowed to link to... oh wait, it's your site. You can link to whatever you want. It's the web. That's how it works.
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"Don’t even start considering solutions until you understand the problem. Your goal should be to “solve” the problem mostly within the problem domain, not the solution domain." — Oz Nova
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ChatGPT strikes again. A journalist contacted me to research her profile on @lexfridman. ChatGPT informed her that @_KarenHao and I were his top critics. It cited articles we'd written about him, gave links, and summaries. Only problem: it's all false. Here's what she sent me:
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A tip for people planning usability tests ⬇️ STOP posting in UX groups to find people to be a part of your usability tests. They're likely, not your user. Instead, find relevant groups & post there. Is it a fitness product? Find a fitness group. Food? Find a food group. #ux
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