Scaling like a Silicon Valley startup
summary
Argues that Silicon Valley scale comes from a product operating model of empowered teams using continuous product Discovery and delivery, not more features. Gives concrete examples: Airbnb’s Snow White storyboards that forced mobile decisions, Facebook’s “seven friends in ten days” growth metric, and Momo Medical’s bed sensor selling to memory care with a love score 85% that drives visits and payment. Cites engineers spending ~30% time on tech debt, Microsoft A/B results (1/3 improve, 1/3 no change, 1/3 worsen), and PMs running 10–20 experiments/week.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Scaling startups intro
- 2:49Bill Campbell coach
- 11:24Product operating model
- 13:50Company positioning
- 14:12Product vision importance
- 22:16Crafting product vision
- 27:09Product vision sprints
- 31:05Product strategy focus
- 38:16Product metrics
- 47:48Continuous discovery delivery
- 52:44Scaling left steps
- 55:34Q&A
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