There is an approach called “working backwards” that is widely used at Amazon, according to Ian McAllister (@ianmcall), General Manager at Amazon. "We work backwards from the customer, rather than starting with an idea for a product and trying to bolt customers onto it." For new initiatives a product manager writes an internal press release announcing the finished product, it is "centered around t
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