Product/Michael Fit

Welcome back to Product/Michael Fit! I almost spelled November wrong, so get ready for a good one. My week has once again been non-stop research and writing. I’m not sure if Black Friday/Cyber Monday week is peak of craziness, or if it’s just the release of pent up marketing energy and speculation. That remains to be seen, but early indicators look super interesting. Based on one research firm’s data, it appears that Etsy made the biggest leap in 2020, followed by Nordstrom, Amazon, and Walmart.

Well, this was another nuts week (x2). For this volume, imagine yourself on a cross-country flight, with minimal turbulence, and noise-canceling headphones to drown out all of the sounds around you. Because that’s how I listened to pretty much everything that I’m mentioning below.If you’re new (welcome!), this is Product/Michael Fit, a series where I share my favorite pieces of content from the past week(ish), along with my own takeaways. Subscribe here or on my Substack to get on the email list, and find me on Twitter @MSilb7.

Hello, hello, welcome to the most anticipated event of the week: Volume 2 of Product/Michael Fit! If you missed volume 1 from last week, check it out here (Writing Like a PM, The WWW MVP, and Tech is Dangerous) For this volume, my "week of interesting content" was really just packed into the weekend. Why? Well, 1) Our every 4 years experience of the United States' paint by number game (and "breaking news" alerts with zero substance), and 2) Turns out that working in consumer experience for an ecommerce company during the holidays demands a lot

My Favorite Things From this Past Week (10/26–11/1/20)Hey all, I’m trying something new here. In this series “Product/Michael Fit,” (I’m Michael) I plan to share my favorite pieces of content from the past week, whether it’s a blog post or article, a podcast episode, a YouTube video, or anything else. Who knows? Send me more cool things on Twitter @MSilb7, and subscribe for free if you’re interested in more!