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Opinion
Mmhmm failed to grow because it did not solve a 'sharp' problem
“It was fun, but I don't think it was a sharp problem. Right? Like, you, it was fun, but yeah, it didn't change the world of your zoom camera. It didn't change the world of your collaboration. And so I think that's one example of a non-sharp problem, for exampl…”
Oji Udezue Sep 14, 2023 ▶ 28:06 Picking sharp problems, increasing virality, and unique product frameworks | Oji Udezue (Typeform)
Opinion
Weiss: Teams evolved into a video conferencing tool competing with Zoom
“I think as Teams has evolved over time, it's become much more of a video conferencing product that competes with like Zoom and Google Meet, the people who use Teams use it completely different than Slack where you live and breathe and channels and work and kin…”
Noah Weiss Jul 23, 2023 ▶ 37:10 The 10 traits of great PMs, AI, and Slack’s approach to product | Noah Weiss (Slack, Google)
Insight
Houston: SaaS productivity companies commonly suffer from a 'sophomore slump'
“Many in SAS SaaS productivity have this sort of sophomore slump where you have a super successful first product, but then it's challenging to build like the next, you know, the next platinum album. Right. So, you know, Dropbox has fallen into that category. Yo…”
Drew Houston Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 1:14:30 Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)
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Sri Batchu: Ramp tracks all-hands Zoom engagement, hitting near 100%
“We track engagement during all hands on the zoom to see what percentage people like participate. And it's like usually close to a hundred percent. Like people are talking, like the entire company is talking on the zoom job because they're excited about the win…”
Sri Batchu Jun 25, 2023 ▶ 23:44 Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor)
Insight
Kao: Cohort-based courses force instructor rigor through real-time student scrutiny
“But in a core-based course where your students are right there with you, where they can ask questions when they can have conversation in the zoom chat box. Like if you're saying something that doesn't really make sense, there could be a whole conversation happ…”
Wes Kao Aug 28, 2022 ▶ 19:44 Persuasive communication and managing up | Wes Kao (Maven, altMBA, Section4)
Insight
Lichaw: Zoom fatigue stems from lacking physical sensory stimuli during video calls
“There's a Neurological thing with zoom where it you know, we're just getting stimuli from through our eyes, but We and through our brains, but we're not getting like physical stimuli, the same I would be getting if we were in a room together, hanging out, even…”
Donna Lichaw Feb 25, 2024 ▶ 59:40 How to discover your superpowers, own your story, and unlock personal growth | Donna Lichaw
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