The Evolution of Operating Models: From Projects to Platforms

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Enterprises have traditionally relied on project-based models, but modern business dynamics demand a shift to product and platform models for sustained value creation. While projects are essential for specific tasks, they often lead to loss of knowledge post-execution. Transitioning to products means continuous ownership and accountability, whereas platforms allow ecosystems to generate value. Leaders must consciously design these operating models to adapt to evolving challenges.

Revisiting First Principles for AI-Driven Product Management

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In an AI-driven era, revisiting the timeless foundations of product leadership is critical. First principles provide essential truths that guide effective decision-making amid rapid market changes. Product leaders must maximize mission impact and enable team success by fostering collaboration, using data-driven principles, and anchoring their strategies in enduring truths for sustainable outcomes.

Essential Frameworks for a Data-Driven Culture

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What does it take to truly be data-driven in decision making, from executive to operational teams, within an organisation? To be truly data-driven, an organisation needs to prioritise uncovering causal relationships and pursuing knowledge over simply optimising numbers or setting arbitrary goals. Building a higher fidelity signal from noise is critical, and moving away from the ‘wiggle … Continue reading Essential Frameworks for a Data-Driven Culture

Becoming Steve Jobs: Leadership Lessons

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The article by Marc Andreessen in Founders Tribune highlights Steve Jobs’ transformative impact on the technology sector, elevating product quality and customer experience. It contrasts past mediocrity with the current standards set by the iPhone. Key takeaways include prioritizing product excellence and adopting a demanding leadership style to reject mediocrity.

Innovation Through Constraints: The DeepSeek Strategy

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In the world of technology, scarcity is often seen as a barrier. But for those who embrace it, scarcity can become a catalyst for creativity, efficiency, and breakthrough innovation. This is the story of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has not only overcome the constraints imposed by U.S. trade restrictions but has also emerged as a global leader in AI development. Their journey offers a masterclass in thriving under scarcity – a lesson that resonates far beyond the tech industry.

Optimizing KPIs for Executive Alignment with AI

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In a data-driven world, executives must view KPIs as strategic tools for aligning teams with shared goals and anticipating trends. By leveraging AI, organizations can automate KPI tracking, gain real-time insights, and refine metrics for continuous improvement. This approach fosters a culture of accountability and drives sustainable growth, ensuring future adaptability.

Lessons – shifting from startup to enterprise scale

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Transformation is essential for scale-up businesses shifting from startup mode to enterprise scale. This phase of growth is full of opportunities and challenges, but businesses that succeed in this journey show that transformation goes beyond adding new processes or tools—it’s about aligning people, priorities, and leadership for sustainable change. Drawing from companies that have successfully … Continue reading Lessons – shifting from startup to enterprise scale

Product-Led Business Transformation: Eleven Guiding Principles

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Successful organizational transformation relies on leadership support, patience, and an understanding of unique cultures. Continuous improvement and pragmatic trade-offs are essential, alongside effective communication and celebration of small wins. Prioritization of impactful initiatives is vital, and reflective practices help track progress. Transformation is an ongoing journey that requires adaptability. 1. Leadership support is key ‍The … Continue reading Product-Led Business Transformation: Eleven Guiding Principles

Platform approach to AI

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One of the elements which is ground-breaking in relation to OpenAI and #Microsoft working together is that the vision is to deliver ‘foundational AI’ capability as a platform for others to commercialise, productise and also industrialise. In my mind, this is the key element here. This is taking a small team, iterative science and innovation, scaling this and through … Continue reading Platform approach to AI