korrents

Our readingWhat is a korrent?

Building a great product means being great at saying no -- not maybe, not later, no.

Drawn from what Des Traynor said

What these subjects mean

simplicity Less, but better: reduction as the way to make something good, and the argument about when it goes too far.

product management What a product manager is for, who decides what gets built, and what happens to that job once delivery is cheap.

Say no by default, Less, but better

product managementunder our view: A real product decision is a no, and it costs something to give one What is a PM for, now that building is cheap?under our view: Building got cheap, so the scarce work is choosing what to build and knowing what good looks like

What Des Traynor actually said

  1. Des Traynor Co-founder of Intercom
    If you’re building a product, you have to be great at saying no. Not “maybe” or “later”. The only word is no. Building a great product isn’t about creating tons of tactically useful features which are tangentially related.

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