Experimental Mind #225
Your weekly overview of interesting reads, events and jobs for the experimental mind.
Hi folks!
In today’s edition: 7 things I found interesting, 5 new jobs, 5 events, 1 quote and one thing that made me smile. Enjoy.
➡️ Optimization Beyond A/B Testing: The Answer To Testing On Low-Traffic Sites
We’ll explore the hierarchy of evidence, discuss how to triangulate multiple research methods and provide best practices for mitigating risk without controlled experiments. We’ll also hear from experts who have navigated this challenge before.
Link to article from Convert
Thanks to Convert, Sitespect and Zoho PageSense for their support.
🔎 Interesting things you might have missed
Experimentation team organisation
Ben Labay interviewed a bunch of people about the experimentation team setup and mapped it to company operating models. Everything is in a very nice Miro board.
Link to article
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Who to follow on LinkedIn?
I created a list of people that have seen the biggest relative growth in number of LinkedIn followers in Q2 of 2024. So if you are interested in experimentation, CRO and growth, start here.
The list
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The Lifecycle of Goals: Research, Discover, Deliver, Monitor
”Product companies tend to manage the lifecycle of projects (AKA ideas) — from the moment the project/initiative is approved until it is shipped. But in a reality where most ideas fail to create value, it is far more important to manage the lifecycle of goals (what we’re attempting to achieve)— from the moment the goal is defined until it is completed.“
Link to article
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Win a copy of Erin Weigel’s book ‘Design for Impact’
Tom van den Berg is giving away one copy of this new book. Leave a comment and maybe you will win your own copy for free. Do it quick, because deadline is today.
Link to join
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Hard truths about the future of product management
Not so much about experimentation, but if you are a Product Manager, this is for you. Good presentation by Claire Vo (CPO LaunchDarkly and creator of ChatPRD.
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Negotiation Skills for Product Managers
Much of a product manager’s ability to lead and influence is achieved through indirect methods. You need to be a good negotiator.
Link to article
🚀 Job opportunities
Find 100+ open roles on ExperimentationJobs.com. This week’s featured roles:
Senior Analyst – CRO at iQuanti (Bengaluru, India)
Senior Insight & Experimentation Data Analyst – BigQuery at Flixmedia (London, United Kingdom)
Software Engineer, Experimentation at Stripe (Toronto or Chicago)
Senior Data Scientist (Experimentation Lead) at Beauty Pie (London, United Kingdom)
Lead Developer, Frontend Experimentation at HP (Mexico or USA)
📅 Upcoming events
A running list of upcoming events.
11 Jul: The Journey From Hypotheses to Live Tests (virtual)
16 Jul: CRAP Talks #26 - CRAP Summer Nights (London, UK)
7 Sep: MeasureCamp (Czech Republic)
17-19 Sep: Nonprofit Innovation & Optimization (USA)
23 Sep: Accelerating Innovation with A/B Testing (virtual)
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Check out more experimentation conferences & events in 2024
💬 Quote to think about
It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.
— Claude Bernard
😃 Something that made me smile
📣 Testimonials
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Have a great week — and keep experimenting.
Thanks, Kevin