Hugo Barra
14 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 9, 2022 by Hugo Barra · said 9 times in 6 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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2022 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
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Nov 9, 2022 neutral
Facebook HR reprimanded Hugo Barra for scheduling a Sunday Oculus meeting
“After I, you know, I called a strategy meeting from my leadership at Oculus on a Sunday morning, you know, which seemed like a reasonable thing to do, because then you have a large block of time, and then I got a call from Facebook HR the next day, and that wa…”
Nov 9, 2022
Budget King product managers are more capable than Feature King PMs
“I think they are actually more capable than feature King PMs who, you know, tend to have amazing technology teams behind them. Budget King product managers really, really have to find the careful trade-offs, you know, when deciding what component to keep, what…”
Nov 9, 2022 positive
Barra: Applying 'Five Whys' in interviews uncovers candidates' true thinking
“It is absolutely the five whys. The five whys are the secret of getting to the depth to the reality, to who someone really is and how they think. You have to just go infinitely deep, pull out a layer, pull out the next layer, pull out the next layer. You have …”
Nov 9, 2022
Nov 9, 2022
Hugo Barra: Hardware PMF is harder than software due to physical space friction
“Physical products are challenging because they have to be chosen by the person every day because they're carrying it. It's occupying space as opposed to an app that may be on their, you know, 10th screen. They never get to see it. They don't think about it. It…”
Nov 9, 2022 negative
Meta's Oculus Go failed due to atrocious user retention
“That product was called Oculus Go. It was a 200 dollar VR headset that was built to be kind of your everyday, you know, VR device, and it sold really well, but had absolutely atrocious retention, which means it obviously failed. And, you know, it was basically…”
Nov 9, 2022
Hugo Barra: Avoid direct product questions during customer discovery interviews
“You don't ask direct questions. You kind of dance around the topic, right, and you ask how you feel when this, how you feel when that, you know, when was the last time you thought about this. Never ask about what do you think of a product that does this. Just …”
Nov 9, 2022 neutral
Nov 9, 2022
Consumer hardware V1s must choose to be Feature King or Budget King
“When you're building a consumer hardware product, you have to make one important decision for V-One. You either go for customers who are willing to pay a high price for a full feature product that does the job they expect without cutting any corners, or you fo…”
Nov 9, 2022
Hugo Barra: Hardware startups cannot afford a failed version one product
“Building hardware requires having a lot more conviction early on, you know, before you even build your view one. If you're wrong in software, you take feedback and iterate quickly and move on, you know, in a matter of days sometimes. If you're wrong in hardwar…”
Nov 9, 2022 positive
Nov 9, 2022 positive
Uninterrupted 3.5-hour interviews strip away polished executive responses
“A three and a half hour sort of grilling session where you get the person to talk about a level of detail of what they've done in their careers before, or problems that they've had to solve, or failures that they had to recover from, that they have typically n…”
Nov 9, 2022
Hugo Barra: Early Horizontal Products Must Focus on Niche Champions
“Even though you might have confidence that your product sort of has wide applicability, you need to choose who your, you know, product ambassadors are going to be. Who are those customers most likely to love your product, to talk about it to their friends, and…”