š¤ Product Nuggets #13 ā Products that didn't exist 20yr ago & how to reduce product friction
Jacob's top 5 product tweets from the past week
For the last few years, I've been collecting a list of the hard problems that would have an outsized impact on humanity. If you didnāt catch the article on Tuesday, I published that list for everyone to glean a little inspiration for the new year. As best as I could, I also included sub-categories, commentary and links to companies building in these spaces.
š¤ Nug #1 ā Hereās to the builders š»
š¤ Nug #2 ā Reduce Friction
Also, if you can swap your email/password login flow for an SMS verification code flow, itāll change the game. We effectively eliminated 80% of our support tickets (most of which were people forgetting their password or misspelling their email) overnight with that change.
š¤ Nug #3 ā As you tackle 2023, rememberā¦
š¤ Nug #4 ā When a product guy designs a house, the house is now the product
This is absolutely stunning. Wow.
š¤ Nug #5 ā SpaceX Alumni go hard
This is what happens when really smart people work at a product-focused company tackling really hard problems. They learn and get inspired to tackle other really hard problems, equipped with a fearlessness that is really beautiful to watch.
Have a great weekend!
āJacob āļø
P.S. ā Send me a good tweet (@jolibois_) and if I include it, Iāll give you a shout!