Thrilled to get the chance to support the Amplitude team again with their re-launch of the The North Star Playbook. When organizing across teams, having such a framework in place can align stakeholders, produce unity, and channel everyone's efforts to moving the same metric. But getting to a metric everyone agrees on is the hard part, and that's where this resource comes in. 💫

I'm @johncutlefish, coauthor of the original Amplitude North Star Playbook. Since we launched the North Star Playbook back in 2019, I’ve run hundreds of North Star workshops and spent many hours discussing the North Star framework with product people around the world at companies large and small. The framework in a nutshell: The North Star framework helps product, growth, and marketing teams get aligned around a constellation of metrics with the goal of sustainable, differentiated, product-led growth. 💫 The concept is simple, but clarifying your strategy and aligning your team is never easy! And that's where our revised and revamped playbook comes in. The playbook covers the fundamentals of the North Star framework (the “what” and “why”) with new tips from me, insights from other North Star Pros like Ted Clark and Abbie Kouzmanoff from Amplitude, and more real-life examples. We're releasing an updated version and would love for you to try it with your team and let us know what you think. And we're not done — in fact, we'll be sharing an all new how-to guide about running a successful North Star workshop on September 24. This new guide will capture all of our learnings from running so many workshops.

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Thanks for sharing, @johncutlefish! The North Star Playbook has been a game changer for so many teams. Your insights on aligning product and marketing efforts are invaluable, especially as we strive for sustainable growth. I’m particularly looking forward to the upcoming how-to guide for running North Star workshops. It’ll be super helpful for those of us looking to refine our approach. Exciting times ahead, and can't wait to share feedback on the new version! 🚀

Really excited to see the updated North Star Playbook, @johncutlefish! The importance of having a clear North Star Metric can't be overstated, especially for product-led growth. I'm curious, what are some specific challenges you've seen teams face in aligning around their North Star? Also, will the new guide cover any unique strategies for different team sizes (like startups vs. larger organizations)? Can't wait to dive in once it's live!

This playbook will definitely help in bringing clarity and coherence to our product development efforts.

It seems like a powerful tool to unify team efforts and drive meaningful outcomes!