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Keynote on YouTube. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a64aae5d74cff19f410a549/1684712450919-G6LQCRGWZXXM03474KVS/C6P_FDnXEAAnY6A.jpg Product Alchemy - The real purpose of roadmaps - Make it stand out The napkin sketch that provided the roadmap for Southwest Airlines’ founders – https://twitter.com/SouthwestAir/status/838794421382578177?s=20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a64aae5d74cff19f410a549/9960bd9f-0041-4cd4-a22b-813a2004607f/DnZMHbeX0AANo2t.jpg Product Alchemy - The real purpose of roadmaps - Make it stand out A sketch can be a roadmap; this is Jack Dorsey’s first sketch of Twitter’s tweet UI – https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1042104058507653121?s=20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a64aae5d74cff19f410a549/06b6d80c-1c14-4132-8abb-e824046ab9a9/Screen+Shot+2023-05-21+at+7.54.45+PM.png Product Alchemy - The real purpose of roadmaps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.markrabo.com/product-alchemy-posts/discover-anyones-personality-type monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://www.markrabo.com/product-alchemy-posts/navigating-chaotic-times-as-pm monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://www.markrabo.com/product-alchemy-posts/the-importance-of-myths-in-consumer-product-design monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a64aae5d74cff19f410a549/45b0faa4-0e26-4204-9361-dc7b06fc07a1/11-Myths.jpeg Product Alchemy - The importance of myths in consumer product design - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.markrabo.com/product-alchemy-posts/moneyball-framework-for-hiring-tech monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a64aae5d74cff19f410a549/d353a86a-1942-4e9d-92a4-faac38087fbc/11-Moneyball.png Product Alchemy - The Moneyball Framework for Hiring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a64aae5d74cff19f410a549/73746e30-4ebd-4d50-8492-fe3b98cbe1e6/MONEYBALLchart.png Product Alchemy - The Moneyball Framework for Hiring - Make it stand out The Yankees team payroll (far right) compared to the rest of the teams. 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Suggestions from users won’t always take you in the right direction. https://www.markrabo.com/product-alchemy-posts/when-failure-strikes-your-product monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://www.markrabo.com/product-alchemy-posts/soul-and-spreadsheets monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a64aae5d74cff19f410a549/1576556743927-1NHIJWBRVWTFLJLI8K7R/image-asset.png Product Alchemy - Soul and Spreadsheets - Make it stand out There was certainly no focus groups that came up with the design of the Tesla Cybertruck – this was an Elon Musk gut call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a64aae5d74cff19f410a549/1576556759538-F4L6TTFSL4E0HHBZOHK7/image-asset.jpeg Product Alchemy - Soul and Spreadsheets - Make it stand out 9-time world champion Valentino Rossi talking to his bike before a race. 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