David Jesse
@davidjproduct.bsky.social
Product leader/transformation coach/advisor. I love to help companies scale. Family guy, sports fan & sometimes soccer player.
Crescendo Product Group, Prodify, DoorDash, Fetch Rewards, Groupon, Gaia Online, eBay.
buildcrescendo.com
Crescendo Product Group, Prodify, DoorDash, Fetch Rewards, Groupon, Gaia Online, eBay.
buildcrescendo.com
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David Jesse
@davidjproduct.bsky.social
· Apr 22
I would like to find more product related content on Bluesky as a substitute for unnamed sites I used to frequent.
Who else should be on this list? Please mention them if their posts frequently touch upon product, PM, UX design, engineering, tech innovation, etc. I will add.
go.bsky.app/AYJR3Gm
Who else should be on this list? Please mention them if their posts frequently touch upon product, PM, UX design, engineering, tech innovation, etc. I will add.
go.bsky.app/AYJR3Gm
Sounds a lot like “I don’t have any measurable results but shipped a lot of features.”
I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Sounds a lot like “I don’t have any measurable results but shipped a lot of features.”
Reposted by David Jesse
Look I’m no Tech Visionary but this AI “boom” largely seems to be the same 6 companies handing each other bags of money back and for—UPDATE: I’d like to announce my partnership with Nvidia to bring the latest in AI insights to my posts,
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Look I’m no Tech Visionary but this AI “boom” largely seems to be the same 6 companies handing each other bags of money back and for—UPDATE: I’d like to announce my partnership with Nvidia to bring the latest in AI insights to my posts,
Designers, engineers & data scientists: who are the top community organizations in your space?
@chiprodalliance.bsky.social wants to serve the full product triad. Our initial groups & attendees have skewed more towards PM than we'd like.
Help us make progress here! Who should we work with?
@chiprodalliance.bsky.social wants to serve the full product triad. Our initial groups & attendees have skewed more towards PM than we'd like.
Help us make progress here! Who should we work with?
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Designers, engineers & data scientists: who are the top community organizations in your space?
@chiprodalliance.bsky.social wants to serve the full product triad. Our initial groups & attendees have skewed more towards PM than we'd like.
Help us make progress here! Who should we work with?
@chiprodalliance.bsky.social wants to serve the full product triad. Our initial groups & attendees have skewed more towards PM than we'd like.
Help us make progress here! Who should we work with?
Reposted by David Jesse
a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
I had the privilege of speaking at Mind the Product Chicago last night on expanding future impact for product teams. Energized by the engaged product leaders who showed up.
1/3
1/3
October 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I had the privilege of speaking at Mind the Product Chicago last night on expanding future impact for product teams. Energized by the engaged product leaders who showed up.
1/3
1/3
• Alphabet X moonshots expect a 2% hit rate
• Normal Google tests succeed around 10-20% of the time
Yet companies launch and move on without validating a feature’s impact.
Is your team better than Alphabet? If not, you should reconsider your approach.
www.buildcrescendo.com/blog/overcon...
• Normal Google tests succeed around 10-20% of the time
Yet companies launch and move on without validating a feature’s impact.
Is your team better than Alphabet? If not, you should reconsider your approach.
www.buildcrescendo.com/blog/overcon...
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
• Alphabet X moonshots expect a 2% hit rate
• Normal Google tests succeed around 10-20% of the time
Yet companies launch and move on without validating a feature’s impact.
Is your team better than Alphabet? If not, you should reconsider your approach.
www.buildcrescendo.com/blog/overcon...
• Normal Google tests succeed around 10-20% of the time
Yet companies launch and move on without validating a feature’s impact.
Is your team better than Alphabet? If not, you should reconsider your approach.
www.buildcrescendo.com/blog/overcon...
I just wrote about using behavior design concepts and recognition in developing high performance team habits.
Let me know what you think!
www.linkedin.com/posts/davidj...
Let me know what you think!
www.linkedin.com/posts/davidj...
#productleadership #teamculture #behaviordesign | David Jesse
🏆 DESIGNING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAM HABITS
Product leaders should not just be focused on their roadmaps, but rather how to improve their team’s performance.
One of the most impactful ways to do this is...
www.linkedin.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I just wrote about using behavior design concepts and recognition in developing high performance team habits.
Let me know what you think!
www.linkedin.com/posts/davidj...
Let me know what you think!
www.linkedin.com/posts/davidj...
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A little ramble on why you should regularly check your #metrics are still useful 👇🏻 adrianhoward.com/posts/give-y...
Give Your Metrics an Expiry Date
TL;DR: Set expiry dates for your metrics!
adrianhoward.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A little ramble on why you should regularly check your #metrics are still useful 👇🏻 adrianhoward.com/posts/give-y...
Reposted by David Jesse
Bluesky I need your help!
Where are my designers at?
I'm looking for great design people to follow! 🧑🎨
My feed is full of lovely creative developers saying reasonable things, but I need something for my eyes as well 😀
UI design, graphic design, industrial design — everything goes!
Where are my designers at?
I'm looking for great design people to follow! 🧑🎨
My feed is full of lovely creative developers saying reasonable things, but I need something for my eyes as well 😀
UI design, graphic design, industrial design — everything goes!
a graphic that says graphic is design is my passion
ALT: a graphic that says graphic is design is my passion
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Bluesky I need your help!
Where are my designers at?
I'm looking for great design people to follow! 🧑🎨
My feed is full of lovely creative developers saying reasonable things, but I need something for my eyes as well 😀
UI design, graphic design, industrial design — everything goes!
Where are my designers at?
I'm looking for great design people to follow! 🧑🎨
My feed is full of lovely creative developers saying reasonable things, but I need something for my eyes as well 😀
UI design, graphic design, industrial design — everything goes!
Reposted by David Jesse
For the avoidance of doubt, this is how the inventor of "vibe coding" actually writes code.
Can we all stop pretending now?
Can we all stop pretending now?
October 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
For the avoidance of doubt, this is how the inventor of "vibe coding" actually writes code.
Can we all stop pretending now?
Can we all stop pretending now?
My first thought was that this is satire.
My second thought was also that this is satire.
My third thought: I guess someone has a product vision for “Ubiquitous Teams” and they are following it blindly?
Worse product decisions have been made that way TBH.
My second thought was also that this is satire.
My third thought: I guess someone has a product vision for “Ubiquitous Teams” and they are following it blindly?
Worse product decisions have been made that way TBH.
LMAOOO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NEW XBOX HANDHELD COMES WITH MICROSOFT TEAMS AND ONEDRIVE INSTALLED??? this is the fucking goofiest company in games
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My first thought was that this is satire.
My second thought was also that this is satire.
My third thought: I guess someone has a product vision for “Ubiquitous Teams” and they are following it blindly?
Worse product decisions have been made that way TBH.
My second thought was also that this is satire.
My third thought: I guess someone has a product vision for “Ubiquitous Teams” and they are following it blindly?
Worse product decisions have been made that way TBH.
Reposted by David Jesse
Coming in November: fireside chat with Deb Liu, former CEO of ancestry.com, product executive at Facebook and PayPal, and co-founder of Women in Product.
Follow us on LinkedIn and at chicagoproductalliance.com to get event updates.
Follow us on LinkedIn and at chicagoproductalliance.com to get event updates.
Chicago Product Alliance – The home for the CPA!
chicagoproductalliance.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Coming in November: fireside chat with Deb Liu, former CEO of ancestry.com, product executive at Facebook and PayPal, and co-founder of Women in Product.
Follow us on LinkedIn and at chicagoproductalliance.com to get event updates.
Follow us on LinkedIn and at chicagoproductalliance.com to get event updates.
Reposted by David Jesse
Kate Leto: Your Org Isn’t Conflict-Averse — It’s Conflict-Entangled! | 10/15
www.meetup.com/producttank-...
www.meetup.com/producttank-...
Keynote with Author and Global Keynote speaker Kate Leto:It’s Conflict-Entangled, Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup
**"Your Org Isn’t Conflict-Averse — It’s Conflict-Entangled!"**
Join us for an inspiring evening with France-based author and global keynote speaker **Kate Leto** as she di
www.meetup.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Kate Leto: Your Org Isn’t Conflict-Averse — It’s Conflict-Entangled! | 10/15
www.meetup.com/producttank-...
www.meetup.com/producttank-...
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Eight lessons from my transition from B2C to B2B Product Management www.mindtheproduct.com/what-makes-a...
Eight lessons from my transition from B2C to B2B Product Management
Discover 8 lessons from my shift from B2C to B2B product management, covering enterprise sales, customer alignment, security, and scalable product strategy.
www.mindtheproduct.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Eight lessons from my transition from B2C to B2B Product Management www.mindtheproduct.com/what-makes-a...
Friend talking about her teenage daughter: "I would rather she make small mistakes now than big mistakes later."
Sums up some of the ideas behind agile.
Sums up some of the ideas behind agile.
October 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Friend talking about her teenage daughter: "I would rather she make small mistakes now than big mistakes later."
Sums up some of the ideas behind agile.
Sums up some of the ideas behind agile.
Reposted by David Jesse
Executives only ask three questions about your opportunity:
- Is it big enough to matter?
- How is it different from today’s business?
- Why now, not later?
If you don’t prep for these, your idea never makes it past “interesting.”
- Is it big enough to matter?
- How is it different from today’s business?
- Why now, not later?
If you don’t prep for these, your idea never makes it past “interesting.”
September 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Executives only ask three questions about your opportunity:
- Is it big enough to matter?
- How is it different from today’s business?
- Why now, not later?
If you don’t prep for these, your idea never makes it past “interesting.”
- Is it big enough to matter?
- How is it different from today’s business?
- Why now, not later?
If you don’t prep for these, your idea never makes it past “interesting.”
I miss the days when the Silicon Valley was filled with idealism and trying to make the world a better place — not just for the shareholders.
September 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I miss the days when the Silicon Valley was filled with idealism and trying to make the world a better place — not just for the shareholders.
What if AI amounts to just a 10x search engine?
It is still powerful and useful, just with more limited use cases than the hype.
Increasingly I am finding that the value is very situational: compile data, quick review, repeatable task or if quantity matters more than quality. Google 2.0.
WDYT?
It is still powerful and useful, just with more limited use cases than the hype.
Increasingly I am finding that the value is very situational: compile data, quick review, repeatable task or if quantity matters more than quality. Google 2.0.
WDYT?
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.
open.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
What if AI amounts to just a 10x search engine?
It is still powerful and useful, just with more limited use cases than the hype.
Increasingly I am finding that the value is very situational: compile data, quick review, repeatable task or if quantity matters more than quality. Google 2.0.
WDYT?
It is still powerful and useful, just with more limited use cases than the hype.
Increasingly I am finding that the value is very situational: compile data, quick review, repeatable task or if quantity matters more than quality. Google 2.0.
WDYT?
Some of the best product solutions come from observing what your customers are doing despite not being officially enabled.
eBay Motors, its 1st $1B category, came from this observation after Simon Rothman saw a car listed for sale. Before it was assumed to be a crazy idea.
Love this @bsky.app!
eBay Motors, its 1st $1B category, came from this observation after Simon Rothman saw a car listed for sale. Before it was assumed to be a crazy idea.
Love this @bsky.app!
I think it's underappreciated that this site goes "we know you all came up with your own solution to things we don't have, and now that we have an official version we're working with your solution to combine the two"
If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
September 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Some of the best product solutions come from observing what your customers are doing despite not being officially enabled.
eBay Motors, its 1st $1B category, came from this observation after Simon Rothman saw a car listed for sale. Before it was assumed to be a crazy idea.
Love this @bsky.app!
eBay Motors, its 1st $1B category, came from this observation after Simon Rothman saw a car listed for sale. Before it was assumed to be a crazy idea.
Love this @bsky.app!
Reposted by David Jesse
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
Reposting including with one I have: go.bsky.app/AYJR3Gm
Time to refresh the accounts you follow by hitting "follow all" on ALL THREE 🦋 starter packs...follow 300+ product managers in 15 seconds
go.bsky.app/9UvJJ6g
go.bsky.app/GCjK7ya
go.bsky.app/HgZVU3P
go.bsky.app/9UvJJ6g
go.bsky.app/GCjK7ya
go.bsky.app/HgZVU3P
September 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Reposting including with one I have: go.bsky.app/AYJR3Gm
Reposted by David Jesse
Most strategies don’t die in the boardroom.
They die in Jira.
Lists coordinate. Loops adapt.
Here’s how to keep your strategy alive:
medium.com/thrivve-part...
They die in Jira.
Lists coordinate. Loops adapt.
Here’s how to keep your strategy alive:
medium.com/thrivve-part...
Loop vs List: Why Most Strategies Die in Delivery
Why most strategies suffocate in delivery, and how to keep them alive
medium.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Most strategies don’t die in the boardroom.
They die in Jira.
Lists coordinate. Loops adapt.
Here’s how to keep your strategy alive:
medium.com/thrivve-part...
They die in Jira.
Lists coordinate. Loops adapt.
Here’s how to keep your strategy alive:
medium.com/thrivve-part...
Reposted by David Jesse
Disappointing at how many product thought leaders seem not to be on Bluesky, including many who remain active on X.
1. Encourage people to post here, instead of -- or at least in addition to -- X.
2. As people move over & for any I've missed, please let me know so I can add to the starter pack.
1. Encourage people to post here, instead of -- or at least in addition to -- X.
2. As people move over & for any I've missed, please let me know so I can add to the starter pack.
I would like to find more product related content on Bluesky as a substitute for unnamed sites I used to frequent.
Who else should be on this list? Please mention them if their posts frequently touch upon product, PM, UX design, engineering, tech innovation, etc. I will add.
go.bsky.app/AYJR3Gm
Who else should be on this list? Please mention them if their posts frequently touch upon product, PM, UX design, engineering, tech innovation, etc. I will add.
go.bsky.app/AYJR3Gm
May 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Disappointing at how many product thought leaders seem not to be on Bluesky, including many who remain active on X.
1. Encourage people to post here, instead of -- or at least in addition to -- X.
2. As people move over & for any I've missed, please let me know so I can add to the starter pack.
1. Encourage people to post here, instead of -- or at least in addition to -- X.
2. As people move over & for any I've missed, please let me know so I can add to the starter pack.
Reposted by David Jesse
Perfect plans don’t survive first contact with reality.
But lightweight, adaptive plans do. Mark progress. Set experiments. Then adjust fast. Your anchor is always what customers are already doing with the product. Stop defending the “right plan.” Start iterating on the next useful one.
But lightweight, adaptive plans do. Mark progress. Set experiments. Then adjust fast. Your anchor is always what customers are already doing with the product. Stop defending the “right plan.” Start iterating on the next useful one.
August 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Perfect plans don’t survive first contact with reality.
But lightweight, adaptive plans do. Mark progress. Set experiments. Then adjust fast. Your anchor is always what customers are already doing with the product. Stop defending the “right plan.” Start iterating on the next useful one.
But lightweight, adaptive plans do. Mark progress. Set experiments. Then adjust fast. Your anchor is always what customers are already doing with the product. Stop defending the “right plan.” Start iterating on the next useful one.