innovation

Build more satisfying products with usability testing

Product Oct 5 2018

Build more satisfying products with usability testing

Usability testing is the act of letting users try a product and observing them closely. Teams often record sessions and pore over the footage to identify how users feel at every step to gain a deeper understanding of how they . . .

How AI can help us build the future we want–not the future we fear

Innovators Mar 29 2018

How AI can help us build the future we want–not the future we fear

If private companies are any indicator, some billionaires think AI is so dangerous that they are trying to escape to Mars. But there are other perspectives. Beneath all the doomsaying and dystopian science fiction, many of the smartest AI algorithms . . .

Data Science at Instacart means using unorthodox solutions to get an edge

Data Jan 16 2018

Data Science at Instacart means using unorthodox solutions to get an edge

Given a list of destinations, what is the shortest possible route that a traveling salesman can take to reach all of them? Seems simple? This is known to computer scientists as the traveling salesman problem, and it’s NP-hard, which for . . .

Sleep deprivation is making product teams age faster and think slower

Product Jan 11 2018

Sleep deprivation is making product teams age faster and think slower

In today’s tech culture, it’s not surprising that people treat their bodies like machines. Software, social networks, and the internet don’t sleep, so why should the people who build them? The artifacts of this cultural norm are legion. Tech employees . . .

To thrive, product teams need diverse talent – a former Uber product leader explains why

Product Nov 16 2017

To thrive, product teams need diverse talent – a former Uber product leader explains why

Feature image courtesy of #WOCinTech Chat.   Mina Radhakrishnan didn’t want to build a product that made its mark by solving a problem for the affluent. After eight years ensconced in the Bay Area tech bubble – working as a product manager . . .

A case for working at a telecom veteran instead of the next hot startup: A senior Verizon PM gives her side

Innovators Oct 26 2017

A case for working at a telecom veteran instead of the next hot startup: A senior Verizon PM gives her side

It takes some imagination to think beyond the mystery that surrounds innovation in the enterprise. Whispers about bureaucracy that stops creativity in its tracks. Recountings of days spent seeking approval for projects that only move the company an inch over . . .

Ellen Chisa’s uncommon practices for building richer products

Product Oct 6 2016

Ellen Chisa’s uncommon practices for building richer products

How a product is built (and how it's measured) needs to be unique to the users it serves.


Andrew Chen on building systems of growth

Innovators Sep 30 2016

Andrew Chen on building systems of growth

When you finally get the chance to shake Andrew Chen’s hand, it’s thrilling to learn that he’s not just the friendly Twitter account curating the best insights in tech. Putting a face to the handle is a great reminder that . . .

How Silicon Valley VC is disrupting legal marijuana

Customer Stories  / Innovators Aug 30 2016

How Silicon Valley VC is disrupting legal marijuana

Microsoft and Peter Thiel are getting into the legal marijuana business. What does that mean for VC in Silicon Valley?

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