I recently rolled out Kindling, an idea management app, across my company. If you aren’t familiar with idea management apps, there’s no shortage of them. This blog lists 44. The idea is […]
Weekend Reading: Experimenting, Deliberate Practice, the Rise of Paperbacks, And Much More
Each week, I read dozens of blogs, countless articles from my Twitter stream, and one or two books. In Weekend Reading, I highlight the best, as it applies to developing […]
Be Truthful, Be Concise, Be Relevant, Be Clear
Whether it’s dashing off a quick email or laboring over user stories, how you communicate can have a big impact on the outcomes you drive. Writing well is a critical […]
What do you want to see on Product Talk in 2013?
Thank you so much for reading Product Talk. I’m committed to making it even better in 2013, and need your help. I’d love it if you could take 3 minutes […]
Looking Back On The First Year of Product Talk
I started Product Talk in November 2011. It’s been a great first year of blogging. I’ve learned a lot. Some posts that I thought would be hits didn’t gain traction […]
Ignore the Competition, Talk to Your Customers Instead
I love this post, Do You Care More About the Customers or the Competition?, by David Meerman Scott on Web Ink Now. Take a minute. Go read it. Everywhere I’ve worked, people […]
The High Cost of Interruptions
In this post, I argued that you should ignore bugs. It was easily the most controversial blog post I’ve written. If you haven’t read it, go ahead, read it. I’ll […]
Why Ignoring Bugs Will Make Your Product Better
Do you have a bug management system with thousands of bugs? Do you have meetings to review high priority bugs? Do you argue over how to use priority and severity? […]