Comments on: How to Fail Fast: Checklist to Lead You to the Next Experiment

By: Gopal Shenoy

Gopal Shenoy — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:29:43 +0000

Great post Cindy. I have already tagged it on delicious because I know I will be referencing this post for a long time.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:40:06 +0000

Thanks for the comments! As with many of my posts, a lot of questions came from “Wow, I wish I’d asked this question before X happened…”

The branding one is surprisingly tricky – it seems so obvious that someone MUST HAVE checked to make sure there’s no existing trademark for that name, to make sure people outside the company can pronounce it. And yet I’ve been on teams bitten by this MULTIPLE times. Don’t pick an internal name, don’t put a name on a single PPT, until you’ve checked the trademark/pronunciation/negative connotations out!

By: Trevor Rotzien

Trevor Rotzien — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:47:57 +0000

Great checklist! Not only good for Product Managers, but for the entire leadership of product companies to at least understand.

By: Artie W

Artie W — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:28:11 +0000

This is an awesome post!!

By: Jennifer D.

Jennifer D. — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:58 +0000

Great information. Very practical lsit that works the high points without forgetting the focuse.

Not only is this a good list as you review product line and viability; but, also to turn into questions if you are contemplating work with a startup.