Scott Teesdale’s Post

Today, I’m thrilled to introduce a new book that draws on lessons learned from conducting hundreds of research sprints at GV over the past 14 years: Learn More Faster: How to Find Your Bullseye Customer and Their Perfect Product. Download a copy of the free book at LearnMoreFaster.com! Since 2010, GV (Google Ventures) research and design team has helped over 300 portfolio companies wrestle with critical questions about their products and customers. We’ve partnered with these companies when they were building something new, expanding into new markets, and troubleshooting sales or other metrics. Early-stage founders are under intense pressure to figure out precisely what to build and to have unique insights about their target audience. Answering those questions faster—before sinking time and money into development, marketing, design sprints, or expensive market research—is a huge competitive advantage. Learn More Faster open-sources our design team’s formula to accelerate learning and customer discovery. For this book, we’ve drawn on hundreds of research sprints to create an essential guide for early-stage startup founders, product managers, and researchers to quickly zero in on what to build and precisely who to target.   Many thanks to the GV team for contributing to the book and launch: Kate Aronowitz, Vanessa Cho, Graham Hancock, Mandy Kakavas, Candice Morgan, Inga Goldbard, Tom Hulme, Dave Munichiello, M.G. Siegler, and Krishna Yeshwant. https://lnkd.in/g9T--Kqy

This week I had the honour of joining an OECD - OCDE delegation to South Korea to conduct a peer review of their digital public services and infrastructure. We held 19 in depth interviews with representatives from 14 different departments. It’s honestly been one of the most fascinating and rewarding experiences of my career so far. Exploring another nation’s digital government in such depth has really helped me appreciate our own context in the UK, and much of what South Korea has achieved is genuinely inspiring. Huge thanks to Amanda Dahl and Farah Hussain in GDS for setting this up, to my OECD colleagues Barbara Ubaldi, Julian Olsen, Cecilia Emilsson and Seong Ju Park, my fellow peer Laura Sommer, and especially to the many dedicated people we met from the South Korean government, including Byung Joon Park, Tarea Choi, Jun Hyeon Oh and Hyun Joo Kim. Also, shout out to the two translators, who were amazing!

The beginning of the end of HIV / AIDS? First phase 3 HIV prevention trial ever to show zero infections 🤩 https://lnkd.in/giBYsfnc

🔎Discover inspiring stories of successful containment efforts globally against cholera, malaria, and avian influenza. A powerful reminder about learning from the “bright spots.” 🔆 💡Key insights: 1. Community Engagement: Early signals and strong relationships with local communities prevent outbreaks. 2. Timeliness: Rapid detection and response save lives and minimize economic impact. 3. Health Worker Protection: Robust IPC programs keep healthcare workers and communities safe. 4. Climate Awareness: Monitoring climate signals helps anticipate and prevent outbreaks. 5. Preparedness: Responsive health systems are essential for preventing epidemics and protecting livelihoods. Explore the full report to understand how strategic and consistent investments can save lives. #healthsecurity #epidemics #publichealth #solutionsjournalism #prevention #datastorytelling