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Someone in the Payless marketing department needs a massive promotion, this is genius stuff https://t.co/ZU4JhPvXT4
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Startups are hard, try to avoid: -living with your team -conferences -delaying equity convos -raising $ from non… https://t.co/0Rg8x4Nz5j
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
What millennials will invest in over the next decade: -Crypto -Equities they understand (Netflix, Amazon, etc) -Hou… https://t.co/8Aen8jNarJ
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
We are in the early stages of a tectonic shift in work, enabled by software Software is about to eat the physical… https://t.co/JwcnoO2MOp
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
How to unlock creativity: -slow down -study another field -get into nature -get out of office -music, lots -sket… https://t.co/tDFAJqhKaA
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
It’s a common belief that the best product always wins This is a myth The timing of technology platform shifts &… https://t.co/KeMUCTIKsQ
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
I marvel at what @netflix hasn’t built: -day-and-date, secure distribution experience -live -acquired premium spo… https://t.co/aOyn40nan0
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
I wholeheartedly reject the notion that every product must solve a problem (I hear this a lot from investors) Our… https://t.co/q4od9FV5GQ
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Top consumer features of past 20 years: -AOL IM away message -BTC 21 million supply -YouTube embeds -IG filters -M… https://t.co/QhYCNtcK45
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
I’ve never met a good product person who didn’t want anything but absolutely brutal feedback on their work
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Great founders: High integrity Learning machines High energy High pain threshold Intellectual flexibility Emp… https://t.co/gUboQsZL1s
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
.@Snapchat's immense product contributions can't be overstated: -invented ephemerality in a period when few peopl… https://t.co/e3U9bfTEYn
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Building a product is about fighting the insidious disease of more More features, more fluff, more everything As… https://t.co/TfuJxLSkUI
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Almost everything in Crypto is too complicated and this presents an incredible opportunity for product designers to simplify
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
We are quickly moving toward a world where remote work will just be called work
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Be insanely picky about the people you hire in the first year of business
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
1/ Business idea generation: -Move the online world offline -Move the offline online -Productize what lives insi… https://t.co/5Fc9FfZmvd
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
I’ve reviewed thousands of products Without fail, it’s the products built by people for themselves that continue t… https://t.co/hg5C5Aq9if
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Behavioral traits of great founders: -gets shit done -tells a great story, thus attracts talent -high-energy -chi… https://t.co/HRH8Rf2hKd
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Product development traps: -Not defining a North Star out of the gate -Committees -Listening to the wrong users -… https://t.co/Tfw5A4p5tm
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
The future of work: -fully distributed teams -small tribes of creatives working in high intensity batches (co-loca… https://t.co/qX4Tumgv3c
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Can I draw a straight line through your product? It’s my fundamental question Messy products fracture attention,… https://t.co/Rb2Gxmy1bZ
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
The most important markets & tech of the coming decade: -marijuana/cannabinoids (fuck bug Pharma) -Crypto & blockc… https://t.co/CJ4DkiiMdc
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
You can learn more about a product manager by analyzing their work in version 1.1 rather 1.0 The second release tr… https://t.co/twY0bow33h
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Here’s a personal update, I am moving on from @Tinder to build and invest in the best Thank you to my wonderful t… https://t.co/XIu4lkFgTn
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Practical usability rules: -can a 7 year-old use your product? -can a 70 year-old use your product?
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Your elevator pitch is immaterial What truly matters is how someone explains your product to a friend
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
One of the hardest things for a young designer or product manager to do is show off unfinished work Learn how to d… https://t.co/VoBehWGeTS
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Important lesson for product people, never ever ask people what they want Observe, pattern match, design and deliv… https://t.co/g7NaCaIggM
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Feature, not a bug. It’s polarizing and differentiated—the specific ingredients that lead to a great product. M… https://t.co/GY7ZkmL8kn
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
If you are going start something new next year, there will always be naysayers & non-believers That’s fine It’s u… https://t.co/4EeGPOUaDb
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Most people are afraid to make their products playful It’s a shame because consumers love a playful product
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
The next wave of consumer growth will be about “virtual places” where people talk, socialize & play in semi-immersi… https://t.co/SolByD65ct
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
How to build a blockbuster product: -own a rigid constraint -align with a world-class designer + developer -eschew… https://t.co/aKXQ2DunP6
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
The ultimate tool to scale your global professional network is Twitter, don’t waste a minute on LinkedIn
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Top product people practice reductionism. They take radically complex concepts and distill them down to the bare… https://t.co/H1pJ0tz0Xv
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Millennial investing patterns & preferences: 1. Low fees 2. Desire for home ownership 3. Preferred adoption of sim… https://t.co/4TXJVOkEY5
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
Product 101: -there is no end or beginning -the sum of the makers experiences define what’s built (hence diversity… https://t.co/VXWYZIfBWg
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
I love this strategic move by @RobinhoodApp to offer 3% interest on checking and saving accounts Use the no-fee t… https://t.co/9WlOKFS2h6
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)
After an interesting few weeks at @Tinder here’s our latest blowout Q1 numbers: -Added 368K subs🔥 -150% YoY revenue… https://t.co/Eu0lREOEeP
— briannorgard (@briannorgard)