Amazon is doing a lot of things right, that we can learn from at Startups. We experimented with two particular tools last week with great success:
Memos: Write up your strategic choice in a google doc - spend the first 10-15 minutes of the meeting with everyone silently reading the document and adding their comments BEFORE talking about it. It’s great for alignment, getting the smart silent people to engage, and documenting our strategic choices.
‘Fictional Press Release'': Write up how a press release would look 3-6 months down the line, when you launch your next important feature or product. Great way to articulate what we believe is MOST important.
Hear about this and more in this week’s status.