Here are a few pithy insights from a presentation I saw from Scott Belsky.
I wish I had a link to the original!
"The best new products ultimately take us back to the way things once were, but with more scale and efficiency."
"You only get one chance with a customer".
"The MVP has more gravity than you think"
"It can get you stuck on the wrong hill."
"It anchors you on a particular mountain, which is very hard to change."
"Data is a compass not a map"
"Perceived performance matters more than actual performance (perception is reality when it comes to ux)"
"A prototype is a hot knife through the butter of bureaucracy and noise."
"A+ designers are the cheat codes for the best product leaders."
"Personalization effects are the new network effects."
"Process is the excretion of misalignment."
Users feel success in your product with shallow value (no obstacles).
They actually succeed with deep value.
But to unlock the deep value they have to stick around.
Offer immediate utility, don't rely on long term promise.
You must prioritize grafting talent as much as hiring talent.
Being a senior hire in is an organ transplant, which requires immuno suppression.
Higher performing teams will have stronger immune systems.
Novelty often precedes utility.