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Sweet Caroline (December 12, 2008) Given the Boston fan's hatred of all things New York, I wonder if they'll still play the song?

714 (May 5, 2006)

Stuff for later (April 4, 2006) PDF merging, procrastination, baseball, and managing your bits in this edition of Simplelinks.

A whole new ballgame (March 3, 2006) Simplelinks hits on baseball, REST that ain't, and massive PHP Flickr-style.

Leisure suits (March 3, 2006) Music everywhere, computing on the run, and sports commercials make up this edition of Simplelinks.

Giants kick butt (July 7, 2004) The Giants provide some serious retribution for the complete game shutout that Matt Morris pitched a few weeks ago.

Management by Baseball (January 1, 2004) A former baseball reporter and current management consultant takes lessons learned from baseball news and applies them to business management.

Turning away customers (July 7, 2003) If a customer is going to go to the trouble of contacting you, it's important, at least to them. Make sure you'll see it.

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Decoding Product Leadership Titles
Mar 18: Not all product leadership titles mean what they sound like. ‘Head of Product’ can mean anything from a senior PM to a true VP. Here’s how to tell the difference.
What branding can teach about culture
Jan 8: Culture is your company’s point of view in action—a framework guiding behavior, even in the unknown. You can’t copy it; it must reflect your unique perspective.
Think Systems, not Symptoms
Dec 15: Piecemeal process creation frustrates teams and slows work. Stop patching problems and start solving systems. Adopting a systems thinking approach helps you design processes that are efficient, aligned with goals, and truly add value.
Your Policies Aren’t Your Culture
Dec 13: Policies guide behavior, but culture is the lived norms and values of your team. Policies reflect culture -- they don’t define it. Netflix’s parental leave shift didn’t change its culture of freedom and responsibility. It clarified how to live it.
Lighten Your Process Burden
Dec 7: Everyone hates oppressive processes, but somehow we keep managing to create them.
Product Add-Ons Are An Expansion Myth
Dec 1: Add-ons can enhance your product’s appeal but won’t drive significant market growth. To expand your customer base, focus on developing standalone products.
Protecting your Product Soul when the Same Product meets New People.
Nov 23: Expand into new markets while preserving your product’s core value. Discover how to adapt and grow without losing your product’s soul.
Building the Next Big Thing: A Framework for Your Second Product
Nov 19: You need a first product sooner than you think. Here's a framework for helping you identify a winner.

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