[REDACTED] ·Meta ·8 NOV 2016
Pick One Number, Fund the Teams That Move It
A real priority has one metric, a budget, and a bounty for anyone who signs up to move it.
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Fidji Simo
Meta (Facebook)·Instacart·OpenAI
2011–present
CEO of Applications at OpenAI and former CEO of Instacart, who earlier ran the Facebook app as its head of product. Her Meta-era correspondence shows a product leader translating a company-wide priority into team goals.
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Margaret Stewart & Mark Zuckerberg & Sue Young & Nick Clegg & Monika Bickert & Naomi Gleit & Andy O'Connell ·Meta/Facebook ·12 MAY 2020
The Burden-of-Proof Trap in Product Decisions
When you require proof of harm before acting, you've already decided in favor of the risk.