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You are not a product | Phil Metcalfe

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Product Manager – New York. October 24, 2014. You are not a product. Your social network is owned by advertisers. Every post you share, every friend you make and every link you follow is tracked, recorded and converted into data. Advertisers buy your data so they can show you more ads. You are the product that’s bought and sold. We believe a social network can be a tool for empowerment. Not a tool to deceive, coerce and manipulate but a place to connect, create and celebrate life. You are not a product.

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Tech | Phil Metcalfe

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Product Manager – New York. December 8, 2014. Industries that satisfy themselves and not their consumers. Bob Lefsetz on Billboard’s new chart. 8220;Industries that satisfy themselves and not their consumers are headed for extinction. We see it over and over again. Whether it be the greedy cab companies or the overpriced hotel industry. They didn’t see Uber and Airbnb coming. But who wants to ride in a filthy cab with a driver on the phone who jolts to a stop?

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Development | Phil Metcalfe

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Product Manager – New York. October 24, 2014. Carly Guthrie shares what she’s learned about why people quit. There are a number of ways to keep your best people, but no silver bullet. As you think through your own retention strategy, remember the following:. Recognize that employees have lives outside of work cultivate a deep respect for employees’ time. When employees leave because of their boss, it rarely comes from personality mismatches; it stems from a lack of confidence. June 18, 2014. Recently the...

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Phil | Phil Metcalfe

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Product Manager – New York. July 7, 2015. I’ve been researching different approaches to understanding and prioritising product features and the concept of demand validation really stands out. Demand validation is a testing methodology that ties in with lean principals to figure out ways to answer the question do people want to use this? Is this product usable? Is answered by usability testing. Do people want to use this? Because customers were asked would you use this? It’s an interesting approach to an ...

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Travel with the Apple Watch | Phil Metcalfe

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Product Manager – New York. September 10, 2014. Travel with the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch was announced today and there were some specific announcements during the keynote that caught my attention. When Apple talked about 3rd party apps in development for the Apple Watch, they specifically called out travel – an industry I work in every day and a hobby I pursue outside of work as much as possible. This got a massive round of applause). I’ve stopped using Facebook →. You are not a product.

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Industries that satisfy themselves and not their consumers | Phil Metcalfe

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Product Manager – New York. December 8, 2014. Industries that satisfy themselves and not their consumers. Bob Lefsetz on Billboard’s new chart. 8220;Industries that satisfy themselves and not their consumers are headed for extinction. We see it over and over again. Whether it be the greedy cab companies or the overpriced hotel industry. They didn’t see Uber and Airbnb coming. But who wants to ride in a filthy cab with a driver on the phone who jolts to a stop? How to run a Hooroo Hack.

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Phil Metcalfe - Biodigital Jazz - Part 2

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Product Manager – New York. August 22, 2014. I’ve stopped using Facebook. My Facebook angst grew slowly through 2013 as my wife and I planned our wedding. What became clear was that no matter who we sent invites to for the big day, I could not choose who got to witness the occasion and who didn’t. Why? The sharing of photos and status updates by the guests who would come along, via Facebook, was completely out of my control. Crazy to feel that way. Facebook destroys the present moment. By not sharing any...

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About Phil Metcalfe | Phil Metcalfe

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Product Manager – New York. Hi there. I’m Phil, a Product Manager currently based in Brooklyn, New York. I was born, raised and educated in a small town. On the North Island of New Zealand until my early high school years. My family soon packed their bags and moved to the big smoke. Where I completed school. And went on to finish a Commerce degree at University. Double majoring in Marketing and Management. If you’d like to get in touch, I’d love to hear from you. Contact me on twitter.

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How to run a Hooroo Hack | Phil Metcalfe

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Product Manager – New York. January 29, 2015. How to run a Hooroo Hack. I’ve been running the company-wide hack at Hooroo for the last year or so and I thought I’d share how they happen. There isn’t a lot of great info on the web on the topic of running Hack Days and where there is, everyone is doing things slightly differently. I’ll let this serve as a contribution to that pile of disparate info for others use how they please. 1) Pick a date. 2) Decide on a theme. It pays to list 3 or 4 theme ideas and ...