Simple Strategy by Netflix

An exciting strategy is something that people look forward to. The all-hands meetings, the inspiring slogans, the promise that this next big bet will change everything.

But real product strategy doesn't sparkle. It's rarely exciting. It's often repetitive and simple, almost dull.

It's the same conversation about focus, trade-offs, sequence and alignment repeated over and over again.

The teams that look "boring" from the outside are the ones saying no to shiny distractions while everyone else chases trends.

A couple of exceptions might be changing your "loading" copy to "thinking", and of course, adding dark mode to your site.

Look at Netflix. They won by improving one thing at a time. First, deliver DVDs faster than anyone else. Then, stream better than anyone else. Then, create better content than anyone else. No reinvention for show. Just steady execution, one hard shift after another.

Netflix had a simple strategy it pairs well with the SCQA framework for communicating that strategy to the people who have to act on it.