Stacy Elliott

Freelance Writer → Ghostwriter This repositioning is about providing meaningful value to the client. It's about shifting from: • tactical → strategic • delivery → outcomes • execution → collaboration Written words are the byproduct of research & critical thinking.

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Picking up the personal writing habit again! Fair warning: short posts, won’t always be about tech. Mostly about things I’m learning, writing is a great tool to process new ideas as we all know. Using it for those purposes mostly, and because it’s fun! This post is about AI product management. Fun fact: I created a voice clone with ElevenLabs for the voiceover, so that’s AI and not really me. Probably one of the coolest things I’ve seen with AI so far. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/gKzUJDVz #product #ai #productmanagement #ideas #writing

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Listen to this podcast snippet on using a question-clustering approach to RAG applications design from a real-world practitioner/consultant. https://lnkd.in/gepyHEBr

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"a challenge research practitioners face is the lack of a usable, handy, easy to understand framework to trigger their thinking on a research problem." The #SDU framework is here to stay. Pallavi Agarwal Prabhjeet Kaur

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Summary of this week's TWIML Generative_ai discussion group. ttps://bit.ly/4aBbHWq. If any one is interested in listening to this week's call message me and I can send you the Fathom link. Generative AI use cases and impact @ 0:00 Darin discussed how generative AI models are slowly becoming integrated into his daily life, such as using GPT to quickly rewrite and refine emails. He noted that while agents don't work well unless an entire company focuses on a specific industry, the generative instructional models are having a noticeable impact. Podcast audio processing pipeline @ 0:56 Mochan provided an update on the podcast audio processing pipeline, including transcribing audio, highlighting text as it is spoken, and exploring ways to improve accuracy and efficiency compared to previous approaches. The group discussed challenges with noisy audio environments and the need for accurate word-level timestamps. Improving audio transcription quality @ 3:24 Yuri asked if anyone has explored techniques for handling low-quality audio, such as police radio recordings. The group discussed using audio enhancement tools to improve the quality before running transcription models like Whisper, as well as the tradeoffs between accuracy and efficiency. Launching a Deep Learning book club @ 13:27 Amit Bendkhale announced plans to start a book club to read Ian Goodfellow's "Deep Learning" book, and asked the group for suggestions on how to structure and run the sessions effectively. The group provided feedback on balancing presentations with discussion, leveraging video lectures, and incorporating practice problems. Evaluating and benchmarking AI agents @ 26:07 The group discussed a paper on rethinking AI agent benchmarking and evaluation, which highlighted issues with current approaches and the need to account for practical factors like cost in addition to just accuracy. The discussion covered the challenges of defining and measuring "agency", as well as the importance of establishing robust benchmarks to drive progress. Recap and next steps @ 1:47:26 The group briefly discussed a potential hackathon project idea from Yuri to automate boilerplate code generation for data science projects, and provided feedback on how to scope and approach the effort. The meeting concluded with a recap of the key topics covered.

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👀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆? Our Director of Trust & Safety, Sabrina Puls, shares her expertise in crafting effective content policies in our latest blog post. Discover the behind-the-scenes of policy development and its impact on user protection. Dive into the conversation here: [https://lnkd.in/gBs_dVu4] Or watch the companion video here: [https://lnkd.in/geeEvBSA] What challenges has your team faced in content moderation? Share your experiences below! #ContentPolicy #DigitalSafety #ExpertInsights

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Thrilled to add 👋 LM Studio support on LiteLLM (YC W23) - https://lnkd.in/dPB_v7Ke (+4 more updates 👇) 💪 Cohere - fix transformation logic for azure cohere embeddings 🛠️ Cohere - require 'data:' for b64 encoded strings 🧹 OTEL - handle response_obj none scenario 📖 Guardrails - cleanup typo in docs 

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🚀 New blog post 🚀 This week’s discovery: 🦥 Good work can look lazy 🔨 Building on what you already have 👫 Emotional differences in modern dating 🔑 The only metric that matters Read the full post: https://lnkd.in/eT-S5KFx #ModernWork #SelfAcceptance #Relationships #PersonalSuccess #PursuitCommunity

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Had a great time chatting with the brilliant Leah Tharin on her podcast about what product management looks like in 2024 and beyond! We discussed many interesting topics, from navigating founder mode and balancing control with empowerment to why traditional tools just aren't cutting it anymore and how AI is set to transform product management. If you're curious about scaling teams, unshipping features (yes, that’s a thing!), or the future of product leadership, give it a listen👇 and let me know what you think 😉. #productmanagement #leadership #AI #foundersjourney #futureofwork

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As a #tech journalist, more often than not, I face queries from friends (and funnily enough, sometimes strangers) on the latest deals on #smartphones/gaming devices. I get it. Why shouldn't anyone want a piece of impressive Tech without burning a sizeable hole in their pockets? Not everybody can afford the latest Pro and Pro Maxes after all. And why shouldn't you go for last year's souped-up Pro model under heavy discounts, which is considerably better than this year's vanilla flagship? So, I decided to start a #weekly piece on the #TopTechDeals out there right now, with the help of the ever-so-incredible Nimish Dubey & Akriti Rana. From #Mobiles to #Games, our weekly column will cover the MOST DROOLWORTHY deals you can grab right now. On this week's list: Camera master #GooglePixel7Pro at a discount of Rs 17,000, #SamsungGalaxyS22 at (ridiculously) under Rs 35,000, and #MonsterHunterRise on #PlayStation at a price tag cheaper than a cab ride from Noida to Gurgaon during rush hour. This is ABP Live #TechDealsOfTheWeek. Check it out, save big bucks:

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My top 3 'product-stuff Wrapped' hit list for 2024. Share yours? 1. With everyone talking AI, here’s Shreyas Doshi exploring *human nature* and how to think better in general. 👉 https://lnkd.in/d4pXw4jn (playlist of several short videos). 2. Visa’s  history and fascinating strategy deep dive. 👉 Link: https://lnkd.in/dcZGaSUm 3. Funny owls and second-day retention: Duolingos's CEO talks about how they do their magic and where they are heading. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqVDTH3E What's yours?

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This week we published the Beta version of ReviewWizard, an #AI tool for automating App Store review analysis. In this post we tell the story of how the idea came to reality 👉 https://lnkd.in/dt2BpbVF What we wrote about: - How we defined the problem before approaching any technical explorations - How we prototyped and tested with different AI solutions - How we evaluated the AI outputs before building the MVP

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The Gap https://buff.ly/4e9b7RF An exploration of the pain points that CSS gap solves Not long ago, when managing spacing on the web, our first thought would often be to use margin. Consider a card component, for instance, which includes an image, title, and description. In such a layout, margin was the go-to solution for controlling the spacing between these elements. Source: The Gap ()

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🚀 Why Iteration Speed is Key in Product Management. Moving quickly makes all the difference in delivering great products. Here’s several reasons speed matters: 1. Stay Ahead: Quick iterations enable fast adoption to market changes and customer feedback. 2. Innovate Faster: Rapid prototyping and testing foster creative solutions. 3. Keep Customers Happy: Frequent updates demonstrate customer commitment. 4. Reduce Risk: Catch and fix issues early before they compound and snowball. Embrace iteration speed to increase product evolution velocity. 🚀 #ProductManagement #Agile #Innovation #CustomerFocus #IterationSpeed

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Auto-summary of this week's TWIML Generative AI discussion group. For access to the recording, contact me on LinkedIn. SummaryExploring a "ragged enabling platform" @ 0:00 The group discussed the idea of setting up a "ragged enabling platform" that would allow them to more easily experiment with different RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) models and techniques, rather than getting bogged down in DevOps complexity. They explored potential vendor platforms that could provide this type of infrastructure. Evaluating vendor options @ 3:01 The group considered various cloud platform options like Azure and Google, but noted that the DevOps complexity and permissions management can still be challenging even with the major cloud providers. They agreed that finding a dedicated vendor platform focused on RAG experimentation would likely be the best approach. Discussing the Microsoft/CrowdStrike outage @ 12:40 The group briefly discussed the recent widespread IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike update that crashed many Windows computers, impacting banks, airlines, and other enterprises. They speculated on the causes and implications of this incident. Reviewing the Kaggle competition results @ 24:00 Srinivas provided an overview of a recent Kaggle competition the group participated in, where many contestants overfitted to the public leaderboard and saw their rankings plummet on the private leaderboard. He highlighted techniques used by top competitors, such as ordinal categorical loss and adversarial validation to detect dataset shift . Exploring prompt compression @ 48:17 Sujit shared his experiments with a prompt compression technique that uses a BERT-based model to identify and remove non-essential tokens from prompts, with the goal of reducing the input size and improving response time for large language models. He presented results showing improved response time but mixed impacts on answer relevance.

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Make information architecture impactful. Find the important entities in your subject domain that are not connected up. An approach I took. #InformationArchitecture #UserCentredDesign

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If interest is the most important thing in life, say no more. I'm extremely interested in understanding how product managers make those tough decisions regarding feature or product launches. 📈🛠️ When everything feels urgent and essential, and every feature seems to bring value to the user, how do you decide what gets shipped? 🚀 Is it about revenue orientation? 💰 Does the decision come down to resources and ROI? Or is it truly about prioritizing user value above all? Here’s the dilemma that fascinates me: How do you balance immediate impact vs. long-term growth? When budget and resources are tight, how do you stay true to what the user needs without compromising on strategic goals? And how do you keep your team motivated when every feature feels like it’s the next big thing? And let’s not forget the role of Product Marketing Managers in all this. How do we bridge the gap between product vision and user needs? How do we tell the story of these tough prioritization decisions, ensuring that users see the value behind every feature? For me, it's all about being the advocate for the user while also aligning with business goals—translating complex decisions into clear, value-driven messaging that resonates with users. Would love to hear from fellow product and marketing folks out there—how do you navigate these decisions? What’s your North Star? ⭐ #ProductManagement #ProductMarketing #PrioritizationChallenges #UserValue #SaaS

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