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Tavel: Pinterest improved user engagement by switching OKR to weekly active pinners
“When the growth team realized this and ended up changing their OKR to be what we called weekly active pinners, you know, actually making someone who signs up for Pinterest not just come to the site once in a month, but actually pin something once in a week, th…”
Sarah Tavel Jun 15, 2021 ▶ 8:47 #113 Sarah Tavel: The Value of Intellectual Rigor
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Tavel: Moving Pinterest's growth team under product leadership streamlined execution
“And so there was a point in time when the growth team at Pinterest was actually reporting to the marketing team. And so you had a team that was separate from the product team that was making changes to the product and wasn't actually aligned with what the prod…”
Sarah Tavel Jun 15, 2021 ▶ 11:24 #113 Sarah Tavel: The Value of Intellectual Rigor
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Tavel: GOAT disrupted eBay by authenticating sneakers and building vertical features
“And so GOAT went after that vulnerability first by creating like, you know, a policy that it was always good that they were going to vet all the inventory to make sure it was authentic. And then they also created A product that was focused on this white hot ce…”
Sarah Tavel Jun 15, 2021 ▶ 54:43 #113 Sarah Tavel: The Value of Intellectual Rigor
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Tavel: Next-Gen Remote-Native Tools Will Transform Work Beyond Zoom and Slack
“And in a way, like you had technologies like Slack and Zoom That I think facilitated a new way of working, which was the ability for us to be remote, but aren't actually native to the way we are working when you're working remote. And so you're seeing a new ge…”
Sarah Tavel Jun 15, 2021 ▶ 57:35 #113 Sarah Tavel: The Value of Intellectual Rigor
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Tavel: Diapers.com started as a 2% gross margin business
“I remember I was lucky to observe the board of diapers.com, and those guys started by selling diapers, wipes, and formula. It was like a two percent gross margin business”
Sarah Tavel Jun 15, 2021 ▶ 49:22 #113 Sarah Tavel: The Value of Intellectual Rigor
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