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Lunchbox #2

Jun 11, 2020
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Hi from Homeroom. Welcome to the 2nd edition of Lunchbox, a weekly-ish curation of cafeteria fodder for product managers. If you’ve been sent this email and you’re not a subscriber, you can join by clicking on the big button below.

🥦 Getting Better

  • Bundling is a hot topic right now. Last week Shishir Mehrotra (founder of Coda) talked out his Four Myths of Bundling with Patrick O'Shaugnessy. A must listen. This week, Good Better Best grounded this all really nicely by using The New York Times as an example.

  • We're generally skeptical of content marketing being ... actionable. But this guide to salary negotiation was on point.

  • You don't start a new PM role every day. Tips and tricks on starting a new gig from someone who just went through this during COVID-19.

🍴 New Work Tools

  • Apify helps you use data from other public websites in your product.

  • Shape Divider enables you to design and code custom overlay shapes.

  • MeetinVR is here to help..you know.

  • Palabra wants to simplify email automation.

🍿 Perspective

  • In 2019, a hacker was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Start at "A World I no Longer Feel Connected to" at the bottom for a chilling chronological list of technological change.

  • Android users will now hit a choice screen to select their preferred search engine. A look inside Google's auction to be listed as an alternative option.

  • You're in product. For now. Perspective from someone who earned their Ph.D. at 66.

🌭 How It Works

Google Meet is rolling out noice cancellation. An indepth look at the phases of its development process and underlying technologies.

🍪 Dessert

  • A comparison of no-code sign up form options. Spoiler: Typeform is #1. Still.

  • Scan strings of random characters into your phone with this simple keyboard.

  • Eat what's in season and make happy things with this nifty little food app.

  • Virus Cafe is rapid fire deep discussion with strangers. 2 minutes each. No small talk allowed. *wipes palms*

  • IBM announces that it will no longer sell facial recognition services.

  • Apple will make it's own chips.

  • Transcribed police scanners in real-time.

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