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Building Xperian

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All the learnings that we had as Team Xperian from thousand days of moratorium of running and building Xperian, figuring out what to do.

Why are we doing it?
How are we going to do and what is that we are not going to do most importantly. And these are all things that we would like to share with you. There is tons to share but definitely these hundred lessons in the next hundred days. We'll give you a sneak peek into what is working, what is not working through the eyes of Team Xperian.
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Lesson 21 - Finding your first Believers

Building XperianMay 01, 2021

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Lesson 51 - Quantity to Quality

Lesson 51 - Quantity to Quality

How do you iterate better? Learn how by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Jun 02, 202105:50
Lesson 50 - Getting Hired is a sales skill

Lesson 50 - Getting Hired is a sales skill

How do you get hired better? Learn how by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 30, 202103:04
Lesson 49 - Career Guides

Lesson 49 - Career Guides

How do you find a Career Guide? Learn how by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 29, 202102:45
Lesson 48 - Ambiguity Training

Lesson 48 - Ambiguity Training

Ambiguity is a muscle! Learn how by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 28, 202102:57
Lesson 47 - Loom-Synchronous

Lesson 47 - Loom-Synchronous

A quick learning from using Loom for the past 3 years! Learn how by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 27, 202101:55
Lesson 46 - Quality based outputs

Lesson 46 - Quality based outputs

A quick lesson building quality outputs in every task. Learn how by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 26, 202102:50
Lesson 45 - Significance

Lesson 45 - Significance

A quick lesson long term significant learning. Learn how by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 25, 202102:45
Lesson 44 - Idea Trap

Lesson 44 - Idea Trap

A quick learning on how ideas block people. Learn why by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 24, 202102:20
Lesson 43 - Retiring work

Lesson 43 - Retiring work

A quick clip on the idea of retiring work, not the other way around. Learn by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 23, 202102:52
Lesson 42 - Quality of Usefulness

Lesson 42 - Quality of Usefulness

A quick clip on the quality of usefulness in one's life. Learn by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 22, 202103:26
Lesson 41 - Template Bias

Lesson 41 - Template Bias

A quick clip on Templates and how we can cure ourselves from them.

May 21, 202102:09
Lesson 40 - Missed-Alignments

Lesson 40 - Missed-Alignments

Learn about difference between intentions and alignments in this quick clip. Learn by listening to the full episode to the learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 20, 202102:06
Lesson 39 - A piece of core work: Operations

Lesson 39 - A piece of core work: Operations

Learn about a core piece of work many people ignore. Learn by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 19, 202102:27
Lesson 38 - Careers of Maintenance or Creation

Lesson 38 - Careers of Maintenance or Creation

Learn about these different teams so you can make your career decisions accordingly. Learn by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 18, 202102:43
Lesson 37 - Curation as a Service

Lesson 37 - Curation as a Service

Want to learn better? Curate and teach it someone. Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 17, 202103:08
Lesson 36 - MVP Fallacies

Lesson 36 - MVP Fallacies

Don't fall into the trap of building an MVP without learning about these fallacies. Learn by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 16, 202106:15
Lesson 35 - Shiny Object Syndrome

Lesson 35 - Shiny Object Syndrome

Are you easily distracted? Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 15, 202104:53
Lesson 34 - Taking Breaks

Lesson 34 - Taking Breaks

Heard of Micro-dosing? Then you might like Micro-breaking. Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 14, 202102:47
Lesson 33 - Change Zone

Lesson 33 - Change Zone

Why should you be in this zone? Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 13, 202103:45
Lesson 32 - Permission to Fail

Lesson 32 - Permission to Fail

What would happen if you gave yourself this permission?

Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 12, 202103:38
Lesson 31 - Why Audience building is flawed

Lesson 31 - Why Audience building is flawed

You might know the reason behind this statement too. Learn the reason by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 11, 202103:20
Lesson 30 - Folly of No-Code Making

Lesson 30 - Folly of No-Code Making

What was the folly? You might know it too.

Learn by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 10, 202102:55
Lesson 29 - Career-tainment

Lesson 29 - Career-tainment

What's the difference between a career influencer vs a real professional? Learn by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 09, 202104:32
Lesson 28 - Jimmy Jab Games

Lesson 28 - Jimmy Jab Games

A super short lesson on Jimmy Jab Games. Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 08, 202102:27
Lesson 27 - Learning to Product

Lesson 27 - Learning to Product

How to get comfortable with product making? Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 07, 202103:49
Lesson 26 - Assets, Assets, Assets

Lesson 26 - Assets, Assets, Assets

How can you decouple your time and work?

Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 06, 202103:16
Lesson 25 - Looming Questions

Lesson 25 - Looming Questions

How to come up solutions you could never expect? Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 05, 202103:14
Lesson 24 - Daily Thinking & Progress

Lesson 24 - Daily Thinking & Progress

Why should you make progress everyday? Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 04, 202103:43
Lesson 23 - Metrics vs Sales

Lesson 23 - Metrics vs Sales

What metric should you track for your projects?

Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 03, 202104:03
Lesson 22 - Burn your ships

Lesson 22 - Burn your ships

How to commit and focus on the job at hand?

Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 02, 202103:20
Lesson 21 - Finding your first Believers

Lesson 21 - Finding your first Believers

How to find people who will believe in your offer? 

Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

May 01, 202103:53
Lesson 20 - Content, Content, Content

Lesson 20 - Content, Content, Content

Don't underestimate Content which could be a core source of product distribution. Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 30, 202104:28
Lesson 19 - All about Assets

Lesson 19 - All about Assets

How do you increase your productivity as a team and do more products. Learn how by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 29, 202103:02
Lesson 18 - Learning in Public

Lesson 18 - Learning in Public

How do you increase your odds of learning better? This should give you enough answers. Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 28, 202103:45
Lesson 17 - Design + Customer Support

Lesson 17 - Design + Customer Support

Customer support bought out face to face with our product making skills. 

Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 27, 202103:41
Lesson 16 - Gif-ability

Lesson 16 - Gif-ability

Remote teams need to keep their morale up and GIFs will help. Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 26, 202102:30
Lesson 15 - All about Roles

Lesson 15 - All about Roles

As designers, I thought design was everything until we discovered more roles when started running on our own. Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 22, 202103:28
Lesson 14 - Calling the Shots

Lesson 14 - Calling the Shots

Calling the shots is a very strong lesson we learned and unlearned. Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 20, 202104:56
Lesson 13 - Setting the axis

Lesson 13 - Setting the axis

Learning and learning methods are heavily invested upon in our org. Learn why by listening to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 19, 202105:47
Lesson 12 - Curiosity is underrated

Lesson 12 - Curiosity is underrated

Leadership of any org needs to learn this lesson to form better teams. 

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Apr 18, 202105:39
Lesson 11 - Hire for Adaptability

Lesson 11 - Hire for Adaptability

Our methods of hiring changed drastically through this period. Listen to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 17, 202105:56
Lesson 10 - Action is Truth

Lesson 10 - Action is Truth

How do you move towards solution? You do it and move better.

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Apr 16, 202105:19
Lesson 9 - Do it Anyways

Lesson 9 - Do it Anyways

How do you jump into a huge problem statement and still do your best? You do it anyway!

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Listen to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 15, 202106:37
Lesson 8 - Simplify Obsessively

Lesson 8 - Simplify Obsessively

How do you approach a huge problem with ease?

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Apr 14, 202103:51
Lesson 7 - Rigidity & Flexibility

Lesson 7 - Rigidity & Flexibility

How do you navigate and learn through an ambiguous path? 

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Apr 13, 202105:02
Lesson 6 - Reflection

Lesson 6 - Reflection

How do you pave path to the unknown? We used this reflective technique to help ourselves move through ambiguity.

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Apr 12, 202105:22
Lesson 5 - Accountability

Lesson 5 - Accountability

Being responsible while experimentation is important and where does accountability kick in?

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Apr 11, 202104:07
Lesson 4 - Box It

Lesson 4 - Box It

Design never ends, so how did we box it? Here is our framework in this short clip.

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Apr 10, 202102:53
Lesson 3 - Start with Obvious

Lesson 3 - Start with Obvious

Amazing problem statements but where do we start & which problem to solve?

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Apr 09, 202107:12
Lesson 2 - Whole vs Parts

Lesson 2 - Whole vs Parts

That is much more to design process than what we do in our everyday work.
Design is very holistic as a subject and we understood it in a much higher level only after we worked on Xperian. Listen to the full episode to learn more about what we learned during this Moratorium period we gave ourself at Team Xperian.

Apr 08, 202106:31