September 2012
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Apple Maps and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
Ever since Apple launched iOS6 with their brand new Apple Maps, the web has been flooded with reports, posts, tweets and even special tumbler blogs dedicated to pointing out how ‘catastrophically bad’ Apple’s Maps product is. The cacophony reached a crescendo on Friday with this post from the normally respectable Business Insider, pointing out how…
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The “tweet pitch”: an elevator pitch in 140 characters
What’s the one sentence that describes your product? We all know about the Elevator Pitch – the 30 second pitch that you would deliver to your CEO or to an investor whom you meet in an elevator, where you have until the elevator doors open to pitch your great idea. I’ve written before that it’s…
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Microsoft gives all its employees a new phone, tablet and PC… and I think that’s real smart
Geekwire reported on Friday that Microsoft announced at their annual employee conference that every full-time employee will receive a brand spankin’ new Windows 8 mobile device, Windows 8 computer and a new Surface Tablet – for work and private use. With over 90,000 full-time employees, this is not an inexpensive exercise… with a generous estimate…
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The Law of Two Feet – every day
In open space-style workshops/sessions there’s a concept called “The Law of Two Feet”. It means that if, at any time, you feel you are not contributing to the session, or if you are not learning something, then you should use your two feet to leave the session and find one where you can contribute and…
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ALE 2012: My presentation: “The Product Owner – The Accidental Profession”
Here you can find the slides from my presentation at the Agile Lean Europe 2012 Unconference in Barcelona this week. Download the slides Thank you to everyone who attended and gave feedback!