## Metadata - Author: [[John cutler|John Cutler]] - Full Title:: TBM 12/52: The Basics - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[Product management|Product Management]], - URL:: https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-1252-the-basics - Finished date:: [[2023-08-08]] ## Highlights > In my mind The Basics include: > 1. A charter and mission > 2. A strategy > 3. One or more models > 4. A roadmap filled with bets > 5. Artifacts for those bets > 6. Bet-related metrics, Input metrics, goals > 7. Great kickoffs and great learning reviews > 8. An approach to continuous improvement ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h7avy848by7q4a1vh6en3c2h)) > Every bet has a [one-pager](https://medium.com/@johnpcutler/great-one-pagers-592ebbaf80ec), a research folder, a [learning backlog](https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-753-learning-backlogs?s=w), a “core team”, and "extended team", and an advocate. Over time you will accumulate more “stuff”, so be sure to make it easy to find. Write a one-pager for bets in the [1-3 month range](https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-1453-1s-and-3s?s=w). For longer bets, make sure to break them down (but *also* have a 3-6 pager for the big "parent" bet) . ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h7aw1ng0egf5k3fmj1kaykj9)) ## New highlights added [[2023-11-27]] > Have a team charter, and a team mission. Whose life are you planning to make easier? Why? What do you care about? What are your operating principles as a team? What are your current working agreements? I am a firm believer that teams should have stable focus areas that span multiple years (except for in the smallest startups). ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hg8vdyhjhddfqqsvtz0195k2))