People ask me all the time, what are the most valuable things I learned working at Facebook. I worked there for three years as a PM โ†’ Director of Product. (1/x)

Here they are ๐Ÿ‘‡

1/ Just because something is hard to know, doesnโ€™t mean it is unknowable. Similarly, just because something is hard to do, doesnโ€™t mean it canโ€™t or shouldnโ€™t be done.
2/ Rigor and quality of thought is critical to building great products. When you can build anything, structured thinking is essential.
3/ Understand. Identify. Execute. In that order, every time. (h/t @naomersg ) Too many people do it in reverse, skip a step, or do a bad job at any point.
4/ Crisp communication is the key to everything. (h/t @SadiSKhan)
5/ You canโ€™t be crisp if youโ€™re not precise. Value and prioritize precision. Do not hide uncertainty, do not bury nuance.
6/ Knowing something deeply is the best way to bring something unique and new to the world. Knowing something deeply also makes your ideas the most defensible.
7/ Great product leaders are: strong structured thinkers, operate from clear first principles, create frameworks that make it easy for those principles to come to life across teams and products, and communicate effectively.

This is not a MECE list.
8/ The job of a product leader is to ensure that the core idea, insight and user value is not lost as a product comes to market and moves through myriad people and opinions.
9/ Product leaders have the optionality of when to rely on data and when not to. They are one of the few that have that ability. Therefore, they should use that power wisely.
10/ The best product leaders can set a compelling vision but also zoom into the metal to really understand the implications of product decisions. Being able to transition between the clouds and mud easily gives them full understanding of the work.

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Once upon a time there was a Raja named Uttฤnapฤda born of Svayambhuva Manu,1st man on earth.He had 2 beautiful wives - Suniti & Suruchi & two sons were born of them Dhruva & Uttama respectively.
#talesofkrishna https://t.co/E85MTPkF9W


Now Suniti was the daughter of a tribal chief while Suruchi was the daughter of a rich king. Hence Suruchi was always favored the most by Raja while Suniti was ignored. But while Suniti was gentle & kind hearted by nature Suruchi was venomous inside.
#KrishnaLeela


The story is of a time when ideally the eldest son of the king becomes the heir to the throne. Hence the sinhasan of the Raja belonged to Dhruva.This is why Suruchi who was the 2nd wife nourished poison in her heart for Dhruva as she knew her son will never get the throne.


One day when Dhruva was just 5 years old he went on to sit on his father's lap. Suruchi, the jealous queen, got enraged and shoved him away from Raja as she never wanted Raja to shower Dhruva with his fatherly affection.


Dhruva protested questioning his step mother "why can't i sit on my own father's lap?" A furious Suruchi berated him saying "only God can allow him that privilege. Go ask him"
I'm going to do two history threads on Ethiopia, one on its ancient history, one on its modern story (1800 to today). ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น

I'll begin with the ancient history ... and it goes way back. Because modern humans - and before that, the ancestors of humans - almost certainly originated in Ethiopia. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น (sub-thread):


The first likely historical reference to Ethiopia is ancient Egyptian records of trade expeditions to the "Land of Punt" in search of gold, ebony, ivory, incense, and wild animals, starting in c 2500 BC ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น


Ethiopians themselves believe that the Queen of Sheba, who visited Israel's King Solomon in the Bible (c 950 BC), came from Ethiopia (not Yemen, as others believe). Here she is meeting Solomon in a stain-glassed window in Addis Ababa's Holy Trinity Church. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น


References to the Queen of Sheba are everywhere in Ethiopia. The national airline's frequent flier miles are even called "ShebaMiles". ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น