Letters to a friend

Lost memories and a lost week

July 21, 2021

Hey, Last week when I was visiting my mom, I was tasked with sorting through what old tapes and photos I wanted to keep. She had started to slowly clean out...

Giving credit where it's due

July 14, 2021

Hey, I’m writing this from my mom’s kitchen in Oakville where the house is kept at 27º🥵. I’ve spent the last few days here after two nights in Toronto. It...

Karmic Home Ownership

July 7, 2021

Hi friends, As of when this is going out, I’ll be on a plane (!!!) to Toronto. It’s going to be weird, but I’m excited. It’s been awhile since I last wrote...

Products & Habits

May 19, 2021

Hi friends (and new readers 👋🏼), Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share...

Issue 018 - What is your life's work?

May 5, 2021

Hi friends (and new readers 👋🏼), Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share...

Issue 017 - Trust on the internet

April 21, 2021

Hi friends (and new readers 👋🏼), Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share...

Issue 016 - Finding my growth mindset

April 7, 2021

Hi friends (and new readers 👋🏼), Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share...

Issue 015 - Write of Passage

March 30, 2021

Hi, Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share something I’ve written on the topics...

Issue 014 — On Generalists, Complexity Theory, and Thinking Broadly

December 11, 2020

Hi, Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular (lol) newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share something I’ve written on the...

Issue 013: A new project and an interesting paper

April 18, 2020

Hi, Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share something I’ve written on the topics...

Issue 012 - I am a Strange Loop

April 1, 2020

Hi, Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share something I’ve written on the topics...

Issue 011 - The separation of thinking and doing

March 20, 2020

Hi, Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share something I’ve written on the topics...

Issue 010 - A Compound Life

February 28, 2020

Hi, Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share something I’ve written on the topics...

Issue 009 - Taking a systems view of an organization

February 8, 2020

Hi, Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share something I’ve written on the topics...

Issue 008 - The power of decomposition in design

January 19, 2020

Hi, Steven here. This is Product Matters, a semi-regular newsletter on Products and Strategy. Each issue I try to share something I’ve written on the topics...

Issue 007 - Storytelling, not “storytelling”

January 6, 2020

Hi, Happy New Year! Without getting too much into a reflection on last year, unsurprisingly I didn’t write as much as I had planned. As such, my 2020 goal is...

PM Issue 006 - Streetwear, Influencers, and Product Adoption

December 24, 2019

Hi, Happy holidays! Hopefully you are taking some time this season to relax, reflect, and recover from the year passed. This season is usually when I feel...

What causes brands and products to grow?

November 28, 2019

Hi, It’s been quite awhile so hopefully you haven’t forgotten about this newsletter. One of the things I have tried to do for awhile is write more, and I...

Considering Product Evolution

October 15, 2019

I have struggled lately to write anything other than incomplete idea dumps into text files. As a result I am going to try re-committing to this email and...

Why do bad businesses succeed?

September 7, 2019

Hi, Its been a long time since I wrote or published anything, so hello! Last time I wrote I had been working on a small app with a friend. We have finished...