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Never trust pre/post dashboards — read behavior by cohort and judge changes by variant-vs-control so the macro can't fool you.
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High Agency, High Urgency Hiring Filter
Hire for two traits only — people who see a problem and go, and people who go now.
Hypothesis-to-Data Over Strategy
For most PMs, strategy is overrated — your real job is to shrink the time from hypothesis to data.
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Slow vs Fast Decisions
For any reversible decision there's no right or wrong — only slow and fast — so decide fast and correct fast.
The 10x Leverage Desk
Spend your finite time only on problems with 10x positive or negative impact — and physically move yourself into the details until they're solved.
The Better Tool, Same Problems Lens
Every model leap gets normalised within months — build for the boring future, not the euphoric one.
The Constrained-Resource Headcount Test
When the bottleneck isn't people, each new hire is a net productivity loss unless they uplevel everyone.
The Four Filters for Career Acceleration
Growth rate, strength-fit, deferred comp, and the C-suite question — pick jobs on these, not on salary.
The Platform Encroachment Test
Build where the platform's mission says it will never go — the general layer is not yours to own.
The Proxy Goal Ladder
Every metric you chase is a proxy — climb the ladder to the mission before you optimise it.
The Superpower Overlap Test
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