A certificate is a way to visualize abilities, turning abstract abilities into tangible proof documents. Therefore, certificates are very important for job hunting, but there are many certificates we can consider, such as various professional qualification certificates, professional skill certificates, and even new capacity building certificates. So what are the differences between these certificates? In fact, professional qualification certificates, professional […]
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Jobs vs Cook: Different Views on Hiring
This article is dedicated to the 11th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing. According to a recent report by CNBC, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at the graduation ceremony of the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, stating that he has noticed that the company’s “success” depends on its culture and employees. He told the faculty and students of the […]
Did IPD send Ideal to the ICU?
In the early days of its entrepreneurial journey, Ideal Automobile implemented the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) concept to test the feasibility of its products or direction through experimental design. This approach allowed Ideal to quickly verify whether its assumptions were valid and, if so, to invest resources in scaling up for market entry. If not, it was a quick failure […]
Unlocking Business Model Mastery: How to Avoid Costly Investments in Doomed Projects
Changes in the external environment have made managers in the venture capital industry increasingly value the business models of the companies they invest in. But the business model is actually a very new concept in management. Even most MBA programs only have financial management courses and no business model design courses. But in fact, for venture capital, finance is a […]
The Four Levels of Product Managers
Product managers face many challenges in their work, such as insufficient project budget, lack of cooperation from other departments, lack of marketing investment, etc. These seemingly external resource issues are actually problems with the product manager’s own capacity building. First and foremost is to enable product managers to have strong leadership. If the product manager has strong enough leadership, even […]
The Other Side of Innovators
This article is written for beginners who are preparing to enter the product manager position. Perhaps you have already read many articles discussing the good aspects of the product manager position, such as “Product managers are future CEOs”; “You can truly master the skills of innovation”; “You can help many people through new products” and so on. But this article […]
The First Half of Life Relies on Personal Abilities, the Second Half Relies on Teamwork
Success often lies at the intersection of our talents and interests. For product work, if a product manager has talent but no interest in the industry or product, they will lack motivation and are unlikely to succeed in their career. Conversely, having interest without talent can also make it difficult to achieve true success. But even when talent and interest […]
Training as a Benefit? No! The Boss’s Finger is Already on the Trigger
Some employees may think that company-organized training is not important and may even see it as a benefit provided by the company. But little do they know, it can actually be quite dangerous – especially when it comes to job-related training! I once asked a seasoned entrepreneur: “What would you do if an employee keeps making the same mistake?” He […]
Going Downhill Doesn’t Get Smoother, It Gets Faster
Going downhill, can it not be smooth? When director Xu Zheng’s Shanghainese film “Love Mythology” was released at the beginning of the year, people might not have thought that Shanghai would become the focus of the world in another way this year. The line spoken by Ma Yili in the movie even became prophetic: “Going downhill, can it not be […]
No “Trolley Problem“, Only Personal Interests Dictating Sides!
The “Trolley Problem” has never been a problem; it’s just a sophism. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the Trolley Problem back into discussion. The Trolley Problem involves two scenarios. In the first scenario, you are driving a runaway tram and will hit five unsuspecting people in front of you. You can’t stop, but you can steer onto a side track […]