The 5-Minute Startup CTO #76
Dealing with Frustration, Product Positioning, Learnings from Intercom, Testing Dropbox
Hi there,
Hope you’re well! Here are your weekly tips:
👭 People
Daniel Pink sharing yet another great piece of advice - this time on dealing with frustration by applying the stoic test.
🥫 Product
In his latest newsletter, Lenny Rachitsky deep-dives into Product Positioning: what it is, what it isn’t, and the 5 components of a customer-centric approach to positioning.
🔄 Process
Lessons on how to scale a startup are plentiful. This time, it’s Intercom with 5 strategies to embrace, and 10 to avoid - including ‘listening to me’. So as always, see how that could fit into your own, unique context!
⌨️ Tech
Isaac Goldberg went to a great level of detail to explain how they tested the rewrite of Dropbox’s sync engine - starting with designing the new engine with testability in mind.
Until next time, have a great week
Fabrice
The 5-Minute Startup CTO: every Sunday, 4 top insights in 5 minutes for startup CTOs and Tech Leads. Hand-picked by Fabrice.