This document provides tips for product management. It advises getting feedback using aikido-style redirection. Only demoing products when ready and when others are ready. It notes that lawyers are risk averse but that you don't need to agree with them and can play their language game while letting natural language trump lawyer speak. It warns against being creepy and notes hosting adult videos is expensive. It ends by providing contact details for Ian Kennedy.

1. Product Management Hacks
Ian Kennedy

2. Feedback
Aikido
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3. Only demo when. . .
You are ready
and . . .
they are ready
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4. Be Radar Be Radar
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5. Lawyers are paid to be risk-averse
• You do not need to agree
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6. MyBlogLog
MeetSpace

7. Lawyers are paid to be risk-averse
• You do not need to agree
• Play their game - the language game
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8. This service is not available.
You cannot use this service at this time.

9. Lawyers are paid to be risk-averse
• You do not need to agree
• Play their game - the language game
• Natural language trumps lawyer-speak
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10. Community Guidelines
Don’t be creepy.
You know the guy. Don't be that guy.
We're not in the business of profiting from adultoriented videos and hosting this stuff is fucking
expensive.

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12. The
Corporate
Firewall is
your friend
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13. Contact Me
• ian@gigaom.com
• @iankennedy
• everwas.com