At Headspace in 2016, despite having a product roadmap and success metrics, teams were confused about project priorities due to a lack of clear product strategy.

Over the past 10 years, I've applied strategy blocks in various high-stakes contexts at companies like Headspace, Meta, and VRChat, helping to align complex topics with senior leaders.

During the document writing step, the product leader should synthesize user insights, competitive analysis, and strategic pillars into a coherent strategy document.

I led by example and built the first version of our AI product myself, which helped persuade the team and stakeholders about its potential.

Creating a strategy document like the one produced by o1 pro mode would typically require a long time and collaboration among multiple people, but it can be generated in minutes with this tool.

I synthesized what I learned from best practices into a system called 'game thinking' to help startups, global brands, and game studios innovate and find product-market fit.

Magic pivoted from a blood pressure coaching app to a more successful product after realizing their initial idea wasn't gaining traction.

Our product development strategy focuses on meeting a high standard of quality before releasing features. This deliberate approach helps us avoid the pitfalls of chasing vanity metrics and ensures that our customers are treated as design partners.

Our strategy includes ensuring the current core products are refined while also identifying easy ways to monetize our services at scale.