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John Cutler
Former Product Evangelist, Amplitude
John Cutler is a former product evangelist and coach at Amplitude. Follow him on Twitter: @johncutlefish
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A representation of a data loop
Perspectives
August 3, 2023
7 Steps to Designing a Data-Informed Product Loop
3 PLG Perspectives
Perspectives
January 18, 2023
3 Perspectives on How to Benefit from Product-Led Growth
you're so vain
Best Practices
June 30, 2022
What Are Vanity Metrics and How to Stop Using Them
Scarcity requires a renewed focus on leverage
Perspectives
June 16, 2022
Scarcity Requires a Renewed Focus on Leverage
technology cover image
Perspectives
April 25, 2022
Minimally Viable Self-Service Product Analytics
North Star Statement Exercise
Perspectives
March 25, 2022
Words Before Numbers: North Star Statement Exercise
Making data use easy
Perspectives
March 7, 2022
Making “Using Data” Easy
Behaviors of healthy product teams
Perspectives
February 22, 2022
15 Behaviors of Healthy, Data-Informed Product Teams
Self Service Analytics
Perspectives
August 15, 2021
What Most Companies Get Wrong About Self-Service Analytics
Shreyas Doshi and John Cutler Interview
Perspectives
July 13, 2021
Product Lessons Learned: A Conversation with Shreyas Doshi & John Cutler
Why VoC Is Not Enough
Perspectives
April 13, 2021
Why VoC Is Not Enough
Working Small and Working Together
Perspectives
January 8, 2021
Working Small and Working Together
Asking Better Questions
Perspectives
December 22, 2020
Asking Better Questions
The Long Tail of Insights & T-Shaped Instrumentation
Perspectives
December 15, 2020
The Long Tail of Insights & T-Shaped Instrumentation
40 Roadmap Item Questions
Customer Stories
December 11, 2020
40 Questions to Help You Build Your Product Roadmap
Learning How to “See” Data
Perspectives
December 10, 2020
Learning How to “See” Data
Keeping the Customer Domain Front and Center
Perspectives
December 4, 2020
Keeping the Customer Domain Front and Center
Use a Mixed-Pattern Approach to Instrumenting Your Product
Perspectives
December 2, 2020
Use a Mixed-Pattern Approach to Instrumenting Your Product
Measurement vs. Metrics in Product Analytics Instrumentation
Perspectives
November 20, 2020
Measurement vs. Metrics in Product Analytics Instrumentation
The Product Outcomes Formula
Perspectives
October 28, 2020
The Product Outcomes Formula
Are You Shipping Faster than You Learn, or Learning Faster than You Ship Large
Perspectives
August 27, 2020
Are You Shipping Faster than You Learn, or Learning Faster than You Ship?
Measuring to Learn VS Measuring to Conform Large
Perspectives
July 2, 2020
Measuring to Learn vs. Measuring to Conform
Stop Data Snacking
Customer Stories
March 26, 2020
Stop Data Snacking
50 Questions I Ask PMs About Data and Their Teams
Best Practices
January 23, 2020
50 Questions I Ask PMs About Data and Their Teams
Journey to Product Teams Large
Perspectives
November 5, 2019
Journey to Product Teams (Infographic)
Tilting the Playing Field With Joshua Arnold
Perspectives
October 10, 2019
Tilting the Playing Field With Joshua Arnold
12 Signs You-re Working in a Feature Factory Large
Perspectives
September 23, 2019
12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory — 3 Years Later
Measuring to Control vs. Measuring to Learn and Improve
Customer Stories
August 15, 2019
Measuring to Control vs. Measuring to Learn and Improve
Return on (Product) Intelligence
Customer Stories
June 19, 2019
Return on (Product) Intelligence
Hire More Designers, OK?
Best Practices
April 18, 2019
Hire More Designers, OK?
On Being “Product Led”
Perspectives
April 11, 2019
On Being “Product Led”
Creating Flow and Value in Product Development Large
Best Practices
April 5, 2019
Creating Flow and Value in Product Development
Do This Now: 8 Ways to Focus your Product Team on Impact, Not Features
Customer Stories
February 15, 2019
Do This Now: 8 Ways to Focus your Product Team on Impact, Not Features
The Certainty Trap
Customer Stories
February 6, 2019
The Certainty Trap
Why Outcomes Over Outputs?
Customer Stories
January 24, 2019
Why Outcomes Over Outputs?
Holly Hester-Reilly on Product Science and Experimentation
Perspectives
November 12, 2018
Holly Hester-Reilly on Product Science and Experimentation
Why Experiment?
Customer Stories
October 19, 2018
Why Experiment?