InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Nov 27, 2020The economics of product tradeoffsThe word tradeoff has become ubiquitously overused and misunderstood in product development.
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Jul 10, 2020Your artificial brainA couple of months ago I stumbled on something which stopped me in my tracks. I realized that the way I consume and retain information and…
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Jun 1, 2020B2B buyers have emotions, tooWhen I first learned about Jobs To Be Done from Bob Moesta and Chris Spiek, one of the core concepts that stuck with me was the emotional…
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Aug 9, 2019Turn your guesstimates into estimatesOur process of scoping work, and estimating the time it will take, is fundamentally broken.
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Jul 12, 2019The timing mythFor most successful companies or products you hear about these days, you hear stories about similar ideas that failed.
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Jun 29, 2019Innovation is a process, not a roadmapI often hear of a company’s innovation roadmap. I’m always perplexed: How can something that is by nature amorphous have a blueprint…
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·May 15, 2019The perils of incessant teamworkDuring a casual evening conversation, a startup CEO asked me, “What are the qualities we should be looking for in a good remote employee?”
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Apr 30, 2019The more choices you offer, the less you sell“So many customer requests, so many features to build.” We all feel the pressure to build a do-it-all product, which caters to every…
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Feb 6, 2019Blurring of contextTo truly understand why people buy products, we must dig deep into the context of the decision process. So many companies are taking the…
InIlya SterinbyIlya Sterin (Илья)·Dec 24, 2018Anchored in the wrong placeThe conflicted feeling when you’re more than halfway to your solution, but realize that there might be a better way. This is a dilemma…