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Build a better digest email

Figma: @beyondpxls An example of an effective email digest from MileIQ, via ReallyGoodEmails Cutting through the noise of email is challenging. You need to create a call to action that gets attention, summarize information in a few screens or scrolls,…

Success criteria > Requirements

Hi, I’m Greg 👋! I’ve written more than 100 essays on product, data, and process where I noodle on an idea or a future product direction, often data that exists between systems. @Shopify that uses @Apple’s new #RoomPlan API. Here’s…

You need data unification

Photo by Paul Skorupskas on Unsplash Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash You’re probably familiar with the idea of a network effect, aka Metcalfe’s law. from If not, it’s the idea of conforming to a standard to increase utility. For…

Multiplayer spreadsheets are awful

Photo by Hans-Peter Gauster on Unsplash Photo by Susan Q Yin on Unsplash Spreadsheets are excellent for certain tasks. They are a great way to create a model for what happens with changing data, display a visualization of information that’s…

A Roadmap is a marathon

If you’ve managed a product, you’ve probably heard this a few times: “where is that feature on the roadmap?” Depending upon the context of the question, your teammate or customer or boss might be asking when the product will have…