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longform.asmartbear.com

Your target market isn’t demographic

How to define your actual target market, which probably isn’t traditional demographics and firmographics.

automattic.design

Content for fun vs. content for purpose

From AI assistants to digital platforms, how can we design for rapid mode switching in real life?

stratechery.com

Apple retreats

Apple’s WWDC was a retreat from not just last year’s WWDC, but potentially a broader reset for the company.

longform.asmartbear.com

More or less

You must select between three pricing strategies, and fully commit to their implications.

hamatti.org

As a developer, my most important tools are a pen and a notebook

Writing code is a part of being a software developer but an often more important question is to figure what code to write.

mynameisjehad.com

Stronger design principles start with one question

One of the hardest parts about writing down principles is to ensure they’re opinionated enough to be helpful.

creativelivesinprogress.com

Strategy and copywriting: where’s the line?

How copywriting and brand strategy differ and overlap—and why the best work happens when copywriting and strategy come together.

newsletter.herbig.co

Why strategy needs more than workshops

Evidence-informed choices beat beautiful canvases. Here’s how to move from theater to real decisions.

antmurphy.me

Product strategy should be messy

Coming up with a product strategy should be messy. It’s not some clean fill in the box activity.

grillopress.github.io

Service design is not mostly convincing other people to do service design

It’s catchy. And many people feel that’s what they do. And you’ll be doing it a bit I don’t doubt.

eleganthack.com

Strategy is not war; it’s gardening

When most people think of strategy, they think of war.