Nathan Ford

@EW Truly a master of horror.

Stephen King: Begahead. The prolific writer loves him some 'Mambo No. 5' by Lou Bega: 'I played that thing until my wife just said, 'One more time, and I'm going to f---ing leave you.'' ew.com/music/stephen-…

@StuRobson Cool band name

@joelanman Took this photo of the top edge of a sand dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park.

Enough time and data may allow you to go further, but second-order thinking is usually enough to avoid creating major problems.

Follow up the 5 whys with the 2 whats: Once you’ve broken down the problem to first principles and built up a plan of action, harden your strategy against unintended consequences by asking: “And then what?” “And then what?”

How machine learning features and a focus on first-run set up led to the best launch for FontExplorer X in years. artequalswork.com/selected-probl…

How a disciplined A/B testing program nearly doubled conversion from product pages on FontShop. artequalswork.com/selected-probl…

Adventures in Product Management: case studies from the last couple of years working on Creative Market, FontShop, FontExplorer and more… artequalswork.com/selected-probl…

Do they?

@johncutlefish In that you can have the right product, but wrong gtm strategy, definitely. But without the latter, how do you know if you have the former?

Submitting applications on LinkedIn like

How much of your time at work is dedicated to solving problems created by solutions to past problems?

Good to know: if I spend time laying out my CV, polishing the typography with proper hyphenation, and adding a subtle stylistic flair with my choice of word dividers, it will get spat out the backside of an Applicant Tracking System, never to be seen by a human.

@aexmo 😂 💯

@aexmo Wasn’t that the point of those screens? Can’t remember now. Makes me wonder how many UI/UX conventions are vestigial – or defeating their own purpose – at this point?

@aexmo Right? Boxes instead of a progress bar doesn’t make it any faster. At least the bar gave a sense of how much longer you need to wait.

Damn. Peter Watts is a savage. (His “About the author” on Amazon.) Blindsight is amazing, btw.

Open to work: An experienced Product Manager with deep knowledge in ecomm and design. I value collaboration, openness, and empathy. I’m looking for a company that shares my values, has a clear vision, and puts outcomes first. If that’s your company, hit me up! Or a RT will do.