Field Notes
Notes from the field.
Stories, patterns, and lessons from the practice of building product teams that compound. By Darren Card.
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The Translation Gap: why your team is better than your product shows
Your team is strong. Your product does not always show it. There is a name for this gap, and once you can see it, you can close it.
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The 1984 Edmonton Oilers and modern product teams
What a hockey dynasty teaches us about product operations. The system enabled the swagger.
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The AI productivity accountability gap
Boards are promised productivity lift from AI. Nobody is measuring whether the promise is delivered.
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