FRAMEWORKS ON HOW TO
BUILD GREAT PRODUCTS, BABY
Building great products
FOCUS ON THE FIRST MILE
Obsess over the first mile of your product’s user experience, as it determines whether customers stay or drop off.To boost user retention, cater to their laziness, vanity, and selfishness in the first 30 seconds by making the experience simple and valuable. Assume users are busy and need instant proof your product is worth their time. For example, Dropbox's onboarding process offers a simple, clear path for users to quickly upload and access files, delivering immediate value. Similarly, Slack's guided setup walks users step-by-step ensuring users understand the product’s key benefits fast. Prioritize delivering instant value with minimal friction, with foolproof defaults, progressive disclosure to engage users right from the start.
Building great products
BUILD A MAGNET
Shift from audience-building to creating a magnet—draw in like-minded people who elevate your learning, opportunities, and growth.Instead of simply amassing an audience, aim to build a magnet that draws like-minded individuals into your orbit. Each piece of content—whether it's a blog, podcast, or video—acts as a honeypot, attracting people who share your interests and values. This approach leads to valuable connections, including business deals, friendships, and a faster rate of learning, as these individuals share insights and resources tailored to your passions. Building a magnet cultivates a community that enhances your personal and professional life.
Building great products
Set the clock speed one click faster
Don’t let meetings dictate momentum—set a faster internal pace and consistently pull timelines closer to drive progress.Organizations often default to the pace of recurring meetings, which quietly slows down ambition. To combat this, set a personal and team-wide tempo that’s deliberately one notch faster. If a task is slated for next year, aim for this half. If it’s a quarter away, push for this month. If it's meant to happen by end of day, do it in the meeting. By accelerating decisions and actions, you create urgency, sharpen execution, and build a culture of momentum rather than complacency.
FRAMEWORKS WORK.
BUT ONLY IF YOU
PUT IN THE WORK.
I'm Gaurabh Mathure - a keen actioner & listener of the MFM Pod. I love frameworks and wanted a way to reference them myself and share it with others. I appreciate you checking it out. I hope you learned something from this to put into action.In the meantime, tell me what you think, share your feedback.
JUST F* IT!
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