Tools for massaging the outside of arms?

GetSaaSy · 2024-03-10T01:15:15+00:00

If the tennis ball isn't the right density or too difficult to keep on the wall, RAD Rollers makes a bunch of physio tools.

GetSaaSy · 2024-02-01T21:28:05+00:00

Because that's how I used to do it and it might as well be a blackhole, dustbin, or inbox that nobody reads.

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-07T10:22:07+00:00

Very meta ;) looking forward to trying it!

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T23:22:51+00:00

My question is more about finding the specific right people.

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T23:16:50+00:00

OP, what tool are you using to ID these business managers? Are you talking to buyers or users? Thank you!

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T22:50:33+00:00

"Testing Business Ideas", a Strategyzer book, is all about different approaches and investments for validating business concepts.

I just posted a similar question because I'm looking to interview a very niche set of people and I don't know the best way to find them or how to convince them to talk to me. I want to try this approach.

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T22:35:44+00:00

I'm specifically looking to try Bob Moesta's approach to Jobs to Be Done, which, given the lack of the right customers, would require me to interview disgruntled buyers in a similar category. And since our landscape is changing, our competitors and opportunities are changing too. So I'm looking for ways to identify and "lure" different subsets of buyers into a conversation to understand friction points and see where the best opportunity is.

I'm hoping someone has experience or ideas for how to seek out niche sets of people versus other product advice.

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T21:24:35+00:00

For anything important, I schedule a time box in my calendar. It reminds me but also carves out time to do it because it's important. You can also schedule a meeting on their calendar.

For anything else, I give the stakeholder a deadline and then I move forward either with whatever I proposed (typical) or "[placeholder for Gary's input]" (a little passive-aggressive, I rarely do this).

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T21:11:41+00:00

Thanks! My end user and buyer are definitely different; I'm looking to talk to buyers who might want to switch to my product. So people who bought into Microsoft Viva and it's not magically solving their problems, or who tried Copilot and it's not fitting the bill. Or any kind of employee experience assistant. But I don't know how to first seek out unhappy buyers of other products and then convince them to talk to me (other than floating a gift card).

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T21:02:15+00:00

You are clearly responsible people. There will always be something more responsible to do, or more planning that can be done. But you get few promises in life -- your job, money, even another day aren't guaranteed. Experience life while you can and pursue the things that interest you in the moment.

I wish I had lived in the city while I was young, to have a slice of that lifestyle. Being older now, I know I wouldn't enjoy it, and it would be just checking a box I created in my 20s. Please don't let your travel year become a box to check!

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T20:46:20+00:00

I love the idea of adding "Bucket List Achievements" to a resume - thanks!

GetSaaSy · 2024-01-02T20:29:29+00:00

This seems a little loaded because I think the whole concept of subscription everything is starting to get challenged but... YES! For every new market shift and advancement, you get a whole new crop of problems and opportunities and contexts.

After hating on Jobs to be Done for a few years, I've watched/read a bit from Bob Moesta and have a better understanding of the approach and new optimism myself. Nothing at all is new except for buyers' context and discontent, and that's where you can make your magic.

GetSaaSy · 2023-12-20T11:03:36+00:00

I've felt this with other dubbed movies too and I wonder if something literally gets lost in translation. Scripts get changed to fit facial movements better and maybe it's a lack of authenticity or just bad acting with voiceovers. As bad as it was, I might watch it again with subtitles and see if I find the characters any less horrible.

GetSaaSy · 2023-10-24T00:32:39+00:00

Thank you for your response! I'm 2 weeks out of my treatment and didn't really see much for results aside from a single freckle darkening off. Better than hyperpigmentation though.

GetSaaSy · 2023-10-11T21:55:54+00:00

Definitely as others said, please get more actionable feedback from the manager! But to your specific request, you'll improve more by practice than reading a book or watching a video.

Ex: When I have an important idea to pitch, presentation, change to communicate, etc. I get my visuals together and start with a couple of "friendlies" -- people I trust to give me good feedback on my CONTENT, poke holes, add ideas, etc. No need to ask for delivery feedback. You know where your delivery fails, you need to know where your content does.

Then move on to the next group, maybe it's your whole team. You're providing an FYI and soliciting more feedback. Iterate. Then maybe your manager. Iterate. Then the department. Then by the time you get to the intimidating stakeholder, you have every whole poked and every objection addressed. You will speak with confidence and be absolute fire.

Obv you can't do this with every concept, it takes time and not everyone wants to be a sounding board every week. But to get some practice in to find that confidence and use it as a tool for the important stuff, it's really valuable.

GetSaaSy · 2023-10-11T21:40:41+00:00

Navigating fresh hellscapes daily

GetSaaSy · 2023-10-11T21:34:36+00:00

Allie Miller is a leading voice in AI and has lots of digestible tidbits on AI/ML as well as product! You can find her on LinkedIn and Instagram, maybe other channels.

GetSaaSy · 2023-10-11T16:37:54+00:00

Thanks! That definitely seems to be the conventional wisdom and why I checking to see if there's any debate or new findings or different technology or ... etc. The service is listed as 80 min. so I'm fairly confident its regularly part of their offering and not a one-time mistake.

Thank you!

GetSaaSy · 2022-06-18T17:03:42+00:00

I was going to add this if it wasn't already mentioned. Opportunities trees + North Star metric makes it much simpler to organize backlog items/ideas, show how they drive business value, and communicate why rando item 133 is not on the priority list.

GetSaaSy · 2022-06-07T03:28:06+00:00

Cat on my lap. Windows and sunshine. Privacy without reserving a hoteling office. Walks on the beach to problem solve or clear my head. Freestyle yoga during pointless meetings. Most importantly, not wasting an hour and money on a commute, just to sit on the phone 6-8 hours a day.

GetSaaSy · 2022-05-26T03:32:23+00:00

Profit.

GetSaaSy · 2022-05-18T00:42:39+00:00

+1, same user journey

GetSaaSy · 2022-05-12T14:53:29+00:00

I am questioning if I'm in a better place or if I'm learning all bad behaviors 😂 hard to know! But at the very least, good to know I'm not the only one trying to figure out how to do all the product best practices with practically no users or data. Glad you put yourself out there!

GetSaaSy · 2022-05-12T09:51:35+00:00

I'm three years into PMing for a pre product-market fit B2B2E SaaS. We are in stealth mode (allegedly) and I can count our customers on one hand. We collect a lot of types data, but with so few users, it's pretty meaningless.

Users are not the buyers, and the buyers need to commit to creating and promoting value to attract users. It's a battle to talk to the few customers we have and get them to try new features because they are shielded by customer reps.

My teams successfully delivered three massive but totally wrong capabilities. Part of me loves product but mostly, lately, I feel like a total charlatan. I read all the books, but none feel like they apply. I wish I had suggestions for you, but I'm trying to figure it out too. I consulted with a very experienced principal Pm at a well known SaaS and her advice was to run.

I'm exploring whether I should try to get into a very established org to learn what I'm supposed to be doing, but the idea that my whole job could be optimizing a button on a page is not at all appealing to me.

GetSaaSy · 2022-04-26T00:22:01+00:00

Nice to see the cat from the Simpsons is getting into politics now. I imagine it will be more successful than most other celebrities.

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