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  <description><![CDATA[ Why deciding what to measure — before building anything visual — is the highest-leverage work in analytics. ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[ Treat your experimentation program like a product with users, a roadmap, and a health dashboard — not a one-time initiative. ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[ Technical credibility for a product leader doesn’t mean out-coding the team. It means asking better questions and making their work visible. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ The most valuable parts of technical product management rarely appear in a job description: translation, memory, and taste. ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[ People leadership isn’t the only way up. IC tracks, growth axes, and how to tell which path you actually want. ]]></description>
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