Experimental Mind #267
Your weekly overview of interesting reads, events and jobs for the experimental mind.
Hi folks!
Today (Monday), I'm attending the Experimentation Conference at Booking.com's HQ. I've been part of the organising team this year and am excited to learn from 40 experimentation-focused companies.
Not joining this one? Don’t worry: there are six! experimentation related events and meetups this week. Probably one near you as well.
Thanks to Convert and Sitespect for their continued support.
🔎 Interesting things you might have missed
How to make your boss care about your initiative
To get your boss to care about your initiative, frame it as a compelling story: define the current problem, highlight the complications, and present a clear, beneficial future state. This approach aligns your proposal with business goals, making it more persuasive and actionable. Link
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Transforming observability into strategic insights
Michael Justice wrote this good reflection on the acquisition of Eppo by Datadog: “… the platform that blends performance + behavioral insights + rapid rollouts into a single workflow sets the gold standard here”. Link
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State of the product job market in 2025
There seems to be a positive shift in the 2025 product job market, with open product manager (PM) and engineering roles increasing and layoffs slowing down. The San Francisco Bay Area remains a central hub for opportunities, while remote work options are stabilising at a new baseline. Link
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Outperform magazine now in print
250+ pages of the best insights on experimentation from 25+ expert authors. Now in paper format, for free. Link
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New newsletter in town
Ryan Lucht launched his personal newsletter: “ … for all the industry analysis, wild opinions”. Subscribe
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Last week’s most clicked item:
AI 2027 scenario
A fascinating prediction by the nonprofit AI Futures Project. They forecast a rapid progression toward artificial superintelligence (ASI) by late 2027, driven by AI systems automating their own research and development processes. This acceleration is expected to result in AI agents surpassing human capabilities in tasks such as coding and research, potentially leading to significant societal and economic transformations.
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🎧 Podcast of the week
I’m really enjoying this podcast series by Freakonomisc about failure. This is part two.
If you like this episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast. Or discover other podcasts via the Experimental Mind curated podcast feed.
🚀 Job opportunities, supported by Eppo
Find 100+ open roles on ExperimentationJobs.com. This week’s featured roles:
Senior Data Scientist - Experimentation Platform at Skyscanner (London or Barcelona)
CRO Specialist at Wehkamp (Zwolle, Netherlands)
Senior Applied Scientist II, Experimentation Insights at Etsy (Brooklyn, USA)
Senior Product Manager – Experimentation at Target (Minneapolis, USA)
Senior CRO Specialist at Sofatutor (Berlin, Germany)
📅 Upcoming events
A running list of upcoming events. Will I see you in Amsterdam, Birmingham, Frankfurt or at the virtual Women in Experimentation summit
🆕19 May: Experimentation Conference at Booking.com HQ (Amsterdam, NL)
20 May: CRO Belgium Meetup (Ghent, Belgium)
21 May: Experimentation Unite (Vienna, Austria)
22 May: Experimentation Culture Awards (virtual)
22 May: Experimentation London #5 (London, UK)
23 May: Stanford Causal Science Center Conference on Experimentation (US)
30 May: Value driven experimentation with Sam Burge (TLC, virtual)
2 Jun: Advanced Topics in Practical AB Testing (virtual, get $200 off)
🎁4-5 Jun: Experimentation Elite (Birmingham, UK, get 10% off:
EXELITEJOBS10)11 Jun: Student's T-Test Day (Murphy’s Pub, Seattle, USA)
12 Jun: DiDo #48: How to truly understand your customers (Utrecht, NL)
🎁18 Jun: GMS (Frankfurt, Germany, get €100 off
KEVIN100)9 Jul: Women in Experimentation Summit 2025 (virtual)
💬 Quote to think about
Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.
— M. C. Escher
😃 Something that made me smile
I enjoy exploring different perspectives (maybe that’s just part of having an experimental mind. These country-centered map projections are a fun example. Here’s one with Australia right in the middle. G’day, Aussies!
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Have a great week — and keep experimenting.
Thanks, Kevin