Preston Smalley

@prestons

Product & Tech Leader with background in digital TV entertainment, two-sided marketplaces and mobile apps used everyday by millions of people.

Silicon Valley, CA
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Joined May 2008
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    Aug 23

    How I Say "No" to the Boss. What's your approach?

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    Aug 23

    Cheddar Rolls Out Full Integration on Comcast’s X1 Platform

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    Aug 23

    Being a product leader and investing are very similar: - You have limited resources & money to invest in the highest ROI projects for your company & LP’s. - You define a thesis & decide how to invest your time and $. - You build a portfolio of products & need a few big wins.

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    Aug 20

    The most intimidating thing about any task is to start. I’ve met a lot of people who are afraid to start because they are scared to fail. The problem with that line of thinking is — if you don’t start, haven’t you already failed?

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    Aug 19

    The iPhone 10’s A11 SoC has 4.3bn transistors. So, in a fuzzy and not-entirely-comparable way, one phone has over 4 times more computing power than was used to render Toy Story.

    The entire Sun render farm for Toy Story (1995) had (v roughly) 1bn CPU transistors. Apple’s A8 SoC (iPhone 6): 2bn Unfair, but relevant
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    Aug 19

    I hate mosquitoes. The diseases they spread kill more than half a million people every year. In fact, mosquitoes kill more people in one day than sharks kill in 100 years:

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    Aug 19

    The app store came out 10 years ago and phones have never been the same

    How Apple's app store changed phones forever
    When the iPhone first launched back in 2007, third-party apps couldn't be installed at all. Once they could be, developers scrambled to figure out the best way to take advantage of the features.
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    Aug 17

    If you are a baseball fan and have not jumped on the bandwagon...Shame On You! ⚾️ They are the best story in baseball! Huge win! I will talk A’s on Saturday morning 8a-12 Noon!

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  9. Aug 17

    Must Read: on whether Elon is crazy or not. For me, as a supporter, I hope he heads some of her advice.

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  10. Aug 17

    Your Product Demo Sucks Because It's Focused on Your Product

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  11. Aug 17

    Got to writing again... reflections on how to pull off great demo (4 min read)

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  12. Aug 17

    Some Friday fun... Performance Review from the Future

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  13. Aug 17

    I have to hand it to the folks at Bose who (I think) have pulled off the first mainstream CE product to integrate BOTH Alexa and Google Assistant

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    Aug 17

    How to Email Someone You Haven’t Talked to in Forever

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  15. Aug 15

    Reflecting on 100s of demo's I've given: A product demo field guide

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    Aug 15

    Kudos to the team

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    Aug 14

    2 years ago today graced us with this photo 😏

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    Aug 14

    Was recently asked by an exec joining his first board, what makes for an effective board member? My answer: The insight to intrusiveness ratio, i.e. how much value you contribute in board discussions divided by how big a distraction you are.

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  19. Aug 14

    How to succeed as a remote product manager

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  20. Aug 13

    Terrific piece calling out that sometimes what's old is new

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