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RUTHLESS PRIORITIZATION

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My career

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Ruthless Prioritization doesn’t matter if we don’t build the right product for the customer. That’s our first job.

Assuming we’ve done that...our second job is to help teams build it efficiently.

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PRIORITIZATION

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Ruthless Prioritization

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Ruthless Prioritization

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Three Scopes of Prioritization

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The Three Scopes of Prioritization

   

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The Three Scopes of Prioritization

Product Operating Framework

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Product Operating Framework

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The Three Scopes of Prioritization

MVP

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MVP

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The MVP Trade-off Problem

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The MVP Trade-off Problem

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Hypothesis

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Assumptions are everything.

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The Three Scopes of Prioritization

Product Strategy

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Product Strategy

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Similar to MVP, but macro

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Theory

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Probability of success: 5%

Probability of success: 10%

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Reality

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How Shopify Operationalizes its Vision

Product Strategy

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RUTHLESSNESS

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Ruthless Prioritization

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What is ruthlessness in practice?

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What is ruthlessness in practice?

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What is ruthlessness in practice?

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What is ruthlessness in practice?

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Ruthless Prioritization is about caring about your team’s focus like a general cares about sending soldiers to war

● It’s important to win● You can only fight so many battles, so apply good

strategies and frameworks to make decisions● Treat your team’s time like a general does their

soldier’s lives, with care

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