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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
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?

Millions of dollars are being stolen. Maybe that's healthy.
Product Aug 4 2016
Millions of dollars are being stolen. Maybe that's healthy.

Security breaches. Price volatility. These tremors have induced a lot of panic in the cryptocurrency community. But many of those doing the most interesting work in the space remain calm. There’s more at stake here than a coin.

The Career Dilemma: Hunter Walk’s advice to product managers
Product Jul 28 2016
The Career Dilemma: Hunter Walk’s advice to product managers

It took Hunter Walk 15 years to realize he didn’t have to be a director of product to be a product leader. Being a product exec didn’t necessarily equate to “progress” in his career, either.


Why Niccolo de Masi of Glu Mobile is banking on Kim K and Taylor Swift
Innovators Jul 19 2016
Why Niccolo de Masi of Glu Mobile is banking on Kim K and Taylor Swift

“The worlds of entertainment, celebrity, and mobile gaming are converging,” Niccolo told me in his corner office, looking out onto the corner of First and Howard in downtown San Francisco.

The hustle of Hunter Walk (and his advice to seed stage founders)
Innovators Jul 6 2016
The hustle of Hunter Walk (and his advice to seed stage founders)

According to Hunter Walk, co-founder of Homebrew, the seed stage venture fund, developing a mature mindset can make the biggest impact on your startup.


Nancy Duarte's pep talk on powerful presentations
Innovators Jun 15 2016
Nancy Duarte's pep talk on powerful presentations

How we give a good speech, and the data we focus on, can give an idea the chance to thrive. This is what I learned from Nancy Duarte, the world’s leading expert in professional storytelling and chief executive officer of Duarte, the presentations services agency.

Statsbot, Mixpanel, & Slack: The trifecta of workplace productivity
Product Jun 7 2016
Statsbot, Mixpanel, & Slack: The trifecta of workplace productivity

Statsbot, the bot company that made a Slack bot for Mixpanel, cuts down on the ad hoc queries and helps people be more productive. But Statsbot isn’t just making Mixpanel users’ lives easier – it’s also a leading example of how bots-for-businesses will become as common as wearing hoodies to work.

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