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Product Lessons
Personal blog · productlessons.substack.comcareerproductivitybusiness
Product Lessons is a personal blog at productlessons.substack.com about career, productivity and business. Since 2020, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 35 times, most often “The $300M button and other lessons”. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link Product Lessons for posts on career and product topics: one on the prestige trap in finance, big tech and consulting, and one on how small copy changes had a $300M impact.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Unconventional takes on how to accelerate your career. Packed with examples and stories.
Most-linked posts?
- The $300M button and other lessons3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2020-08-23
- How to develop your talent stack3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2020-08-04
- Game changers, table stakes, distractions2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-08-13
What Hacker News says?
My life is the living playbook of pursuing prestige. Went to Harvard, then consulting, then big tech. Initial pride quickly gave way to disillusionment at every step of the way. Yes, there are people who genuinely enjoy these positions. But they are truly few and far between. The more in demand a position is, the less pressure the employer has to actually make it a fulfilling experience. To be fulfilled, we often ha…
Comment linking /p/unlearning-the-first-20-years-of
on “The Prestige Trap: finance, big tech, and consulting”Submitted Why it’s better to be the anti-status quo as a story · 30 points
HN discussionSometimes copy can have a big impact to the tune of $300M. https://productlessons.substack.com/p/the-300m-button-and-ot...
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on “Small Copy, Big Impact”Submitted Building personal moats and killer features as a story · 22 points
HN discussionSubmitted The $300M button and other lessons as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted I got a $375K Instagram PM offer as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Five rules for building products and when to break them as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Building personal moats and killer features as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted A gaming-inspired curriculum for building products as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Lessons from Centuries of Innovations as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Develop your talent stack through data and intuition as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Developing your talent stack through data and intuition as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Game changers, table stakes, distractions as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Game changers, table stakes, distractions as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to develop your talent stack as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Five rules for building products and when to break them as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why brilliant products have terrible strategy and professional streaks are rare as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Rewriting the Software of You as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Success Story Fallacy as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why TikTok is so addicting as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Coloring inside the lines vs. drawing your own picture as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Lessons from Centuries of Innovations as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to develop your talent stack as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The $300M button and other lessons as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to develop your talent stack as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Digitizing Disney’s Magical Empire as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Elon Musk and rewriting the software of You as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted To Launch or Not to Launch? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Avoiding the “average” trap and building products that grow as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted In search of the holy grail in product as a story · 1 points
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