Looking Ahead w/ Mohamed Ahmed

Bias for action as a core cultural element of your startup


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Bias for action is to keep moving fast and learn by doing rather than spending too much time analyzing or creating unverified assumptions. Bias for action is critical in environments where uncertainty is high, and agility is a critical aspect of your business model. In other words, if you are a startup or want to operate like a startup, bias for action should be the first building block of your culture.


In this episode, we share our stories from AWS, Microsoft, and our current startup about the best ways to build a bias for action culture. We are also discussing the ICE model to evaluate ideas before you start high-velocity experimentation. We also talked about the best personalities to hire and have in your team to have that natural tendency to experiment and move fast. 


Below is a link to a nice article explaining the ICE model 

  • https://medium.com/@nimay/inside-product-introduction-to-feature-priority-using-ice-impact-confidence-ease-and-gist-5180434e5b15
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    Looking Ahead w/ Mohamed AhmedBy Mohamed F. Ahmed

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