27 November 2023
This week's additions focus on leadership, strategy, and mindset, with new digests from Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth, Cameron Herold, and Rob Walling. Highlights include Most PMs skip vision entirely — here's the full framework. Visibility and public speaking can outweigh profit sharing as retention.
Showing 50 digests for 27 November 2023.
How to build and communicate a compelling product vision
Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth
December 3, 2023
Roadmapping
9
Customer discovery
7
Culture building
6
Most PMs skip vision entirely — here's the full framework.
Clarity on the problem beats any roadmap or strategy deck.
Evangelise in three circles: team, stakeholders, then leadership.
How to build a personal brand while working inside a company
Cameron Herold
December 3, 2023
Visibility and public speaking can outweigh profit sharing as retention.
Title inflation means pay and scope must align, not just the label.
Handcraft retention for each key person — money is rarely enough.
Understanding platform risk in SaaS: types, mitigation, and when to accept it
Rob Walling
December 3, 2023
Business models
9
Niche selection
6
Shopify killed a multi-million dollar app with one email
Infrastructure risk and app store risk require different mitigation strategies
Platform risk is sometimes acceptable — especially in early stair-step businesses
When your company outgrows you: leading through startup growth stages
EO
December 3, 2023
Management
9
Business operating systems
6
Resilience & grit
5
Yesterday's superstar exec becomes a liability when the role evolves.
CEO must evolve from Captain America to Professor Xavier as company scales.
Give struggling leaders 90 days to change — then make the call.
Leading with the greater good: aligning your team to a shared vision
EOS Worldwide
December 3, 2023
Management
9
Vision & mission
8
Every word of your VTO must be understood by everyone.
Genuine care for people drives better decisions than style.
Leader behaviour sets the standard: as go you, so go they.
Gratitude & self-belief
YouTube
Mindset, gratitude, and the roots of lasting joy
GaryVee
December 3, 2023
Gratitude & self-belief
9
Founder interviews
8
Management
6
Childhood poverty without wealth taught Gary to decouple happiness from money.
Gratitude is a daily practice, not a feeling — treat it like push-ups.
Curiosity compounds: one extra hour a day for 60 days reaches top-10% knowledge.
A three-step go-to-market framework for SaaS growth
TK Kader
December 3, 2023
Growth hacking
8
Niche selection
7
Content marketing
5
Set a specific ARR number before touching any marketing activity.
A 29-point ICP and a positioning manifesto define your strategy — skip them and execution fails.
Consistency on one channel beats rotating through many — master the Broadway show.
Business operating systems
YouTube
Running multiple businesses with five operating principles
KeyPersonOfInfluence
December 3, 2023
Business operating systems
9
Processes & SOPs
7
A 90-day alignment rhythm keeps 100 people across time zones focused.
Awarenesses catch problems before they become issues — not after.
Weekly public activity declarations replace micromanagement entirely.
Outsourcing & delegation
YouTube
Critical mistakes to avoid when acquiring a marketing agency
Neil Patel
December 2, 2023
Outsourcing & delegation
8
Hiring & recruitment
6
Founders who exit immediately take clients and staff with them.
Sellers always hold an information advantage — diligence closes the gap.
Client retention under four years signals a revolving-door business.
Letting go of the vine: delegating beyond your strengths
EOS Worldwide
December 2, 2023
Delegation
9
Outsourcing & delegation
5
Delegate everything outside your unique skill set — no exceptions.
Hand off to people who get it, want it, and excel at it.
Once you delegate, step back and let your team operate.
AI tools & automation
Podcast
How AI is reshaping software development: lessons from GitHub's CPO
Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth
December 1, 2023
AI tools & automation
9
Management
8
Vision & mission
7
Developers spend under 25% of their time coding — AI fixes that
AI-driven testing is the most underhyped opportunity in software right now
Start from the problem, not the AI — most teams get this backwards
Outsourcing & delegation
YouTube
How CEOs manage their inbox with five core principles
Dan Martell
December 1, 2023
Outsourcing & delegation
9
Delegation
7
Stop touching email — hand full inbox control to an assistant
Seven-folder GPS system routes 90% of email without you
Daily five-point review keeps you informed without micromanaging
How to prevent organizational whiplash with a visionary-integrator buffer
EOS Worldwide
December 1, 2023
Visionary idea-chasing causes teams to constantly shift direction
The integrator buffers brilliant ideas before they reach the organization
Same-page meetings filter and prioritize ideas without derailing the team
Business operating systems
YouTube
How to choose an integrator when you have multiple internal candidates
EOS Worldwide
December 1, 2023
Business operating systems
9
Hiring & recruitment
6
Indecision between candidates defaults to the status quo by default
People Analyzer and Crystallizer assessment remove emotional bias
Losing unchosen candidates is a real risk — plan for it
How to stay on top of consumer and pop culture trends
GaryVee
December 1, 2023
Growth hacking
8
Goal setting
6
Obsessive curiosity — not talent — is what keeps you ahead of culture.
NFTs aren't dead; this is the quiet-building phase before the next wave.
Platform craft and copywriting matter more than your topic or location.