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HPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion)

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Corporate deity whose random breakfast thoughts outrank your entire research department.

HPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion)

A powerful force that overrides data, logic, and sometimes gravity. The HPPO is the executive who walks into the meeting 10 minutes late, skims the top chart on a dashboard, and decides the company’s next quarter based on a vibe and a vacation anecdote. Their opinion carries more weight than three analysts, two A/B tests, and a year's worth of product telemetry. Resistance is futile

"The HPPO reviewed our six-month analysis, nodded once, then made the opposite decision based on a podcast they heard in the car."

HPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion)
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