As a product manager or business leader, you live and die (well, fail) by metrics. For every project, feature or change shipped, you want to measure the impact. “Did this new button have any effect? It’s the perfect shade of blue!”The most popular product metric is the Net Promoter Score (NPS). It’s slapped on dashboards, slides and documents wherever possible. It’s become the default way of measuring product success. Do customers like your product? Just look at the NPS numbers like a magic crystal ball.For many businesses, however — especially in software and technology — NPS is about as useful…
Dizzied by an accumulated pileup of busted norms, you might have missed a presidential executive order issued on March 20. It’s called, “Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos.” It basically gives the federal government the authority to consolidate all the unclassified materials from different government databases. Compared…
The talking and weighing in is over. Jaron “Boots” Ennis will put his IBF welterweight crown on the line against WBA champion Eimantas Stanionis in a premier unification fight. Both fighters were on weight on Friday and are systems are go. Boxing fans, this is the kind of fight you…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kelly Bozigian, 32, of Boston, Massachusetts. She and her husband, Colt Bozigian, run Coastal Caviar, a handmade jewelry company featuring charm necklaces, bracelets and more. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image Credit: Coastal Caviar. Kelly Bozigian.What was your day job or…
“Trust” isn’t just a word to Brad Wise — it’s the foundation of everything he’s built.Long before he was running the fast-growing Trust Restaurant Group, Wise was walking into a butcher shop in South Jersey, mesmerized by the craft of breaking down meat and the energy of the counter service.He…
Entrepreneurship today is suffering from an inflated expectation problem. While social media is flooded with content about disruptive startups, billion-dollar valuations and pitches for the next unicorn, fewer people are actually starting real, sustainable businesses. The fantasy has overtaken the fundamentals.The modern entrepreneur is often trapped not by a lack…
At the same time, the risk is immediate and present with agents. When models are not just contained boxes but can take actions in the world, when they have end-effectors that let them manipulate the world, I think it really becomes much more of a problem.We are making progress here,…
With Google warning that Chrome is under attack, it is not surprising that its 3 billion users are primed to keep their browsers updated. But be warned — sometimes the update can be more dangerous than the vulnerabilities it’s meant to fix. So it is with a new report from…
It’s the era of the side hustle, and if you’ve ever considered starting one to earn some extra cash outside of your 9-5, you’re in good company. These days, more than one-third of U.S. adults have side hustles, and their supplemental gigs make an average of $891 a month, according…
Quantum computing might seem like “just another” new technology, like the internet, cloud computing and AI. In fact, it’s something rather different – more similar to the leap forward from the earliest valve-based computers to modern transistors and microprocessors. These paradigm shifts in compute don’t just bring us faster computers—…
Patents can be a hidden cost trap for startups. While they seem like a one-time expense, the reality is different.Filing is just the beginning. A single U.S. patent can exceed $50,000 over its lifetime as legal fees, government fees, international filings and annuities after issuance stack up.No wonder founders hesitate,…
Many companies still rely on random newsletters or one-time templates when marketing. However, the best teams pick a different approach. They carefully plan each email marketing campaign. Every individual email is created to attract readers. This strategy helps to boost conversions and meet larger business goals.If your open rates change…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Shannon Houchin, 54, of Fort Worth, Texas. Houchin and her son Finn Canard, 22, own and operate Roadside Republic, a seven-figure business selling peaches on the side of the road. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image Credit: Courtesy of Roadside Republic.…
Executives at artificial intelligence companies may like to tell us that AGI is almost here, but the latest models still need some additional tutoring to help them be as clever as they can.Scale AI, a company that’s played a key role in helping frontier AI firms build advanced models, has…
I truly believe AI will be the most transformative technology of our lifetimes. However, even I, a firm advocate for the good I think it will do, can see that there is a huge amount of hype and confusion around it. This isn’t surprising. Some of the biggest and most…
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