Julian Connor

On @ditheringfm today @gruber spoke about the need for new innovations to be 10x better. A possible origin is the 9x Effect coined by John Gourville which postulates that innovators overestimate the value of their innovation by 3x and consumers undervalue it by 3x.

Ever wondered what the difference is between traditional product teams, and the "growth" or "platform" varieties? It can become clearer if you think of a product as an amusement park... #prodmgmt medium.com/@julian.connor/co…

Strategy is not trying to do everything - and nine more things strategy definitely is not. medium.com/@julian.connor/th…

In my latest blog, I explore how strategy should flow from the overarching goals of the business, and in turn inform them - and in particular how to pair top-down direction with and bottom-up feedback to achieve this #strategy #prodmgmt #business medium.com/@julian.connor/to…

Surfing is a sport which I have come to love, despite not discovering it until my mid-twenties. My journey to learn and improve has also made me a better product manager. #prodmgmt #productmanagement link.medium.com/sI1CsKnN91

Some thoughts on how to improve a products chance at selling itself #productmanagement #prodmgmt link.medium.com/8aa0HOAaY1

Three questions to help understand whether you are succeeding as a product manager. #prodmgmt #productmanagement link.medium.com/YMDT2sgbJ1

For all the product bookworms out there - medium.com/@julian.connor/a-… #ProductManagement #prodmgmt

New blog digging into the North Star metric, some of the challenges and benefits in having one and how to incorporate it into your product strategy and roadmap. medium.com/@julian.connor/a-… #prodmgmt #productmanagement #productmgmt #metrics

Really enjoyed giving my lighting talk at #LTPCON yesterday. For anyone who missed it, I've described the Food Truck Test and how it helps you make better MVPs in the following blog- medium.com/@julian.connor/bu…

Ever wondered what you could be doing to become a better product manager? Here are some practical activities to get you started. link.medium.com/LCqLbqtrG0

Spotify continues their drive into podcasts. Unparelled choice coupled with unique content is the pathway to platform-of-choice: this deal adds a little bit more of the unique. bit.ly/2Ist2V5

“There are only two ways to make money in business: one is to bundle; the other is unbundle.” Jim Barksdale, former CEO and President of Netscape. Check out this blog on how bundling and unbundling can be pathways to business model disruption. link.medium.com/r2MqhdV2qW