Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) I just finished reading “Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman”, a series of short stories or essays by Richard Feynman that […]
User Stories Are Better Than PRDs
In the previous post, we focused on how product managers share customer knowledge with engineers. We discussed how user personas are an effective way of telling the customer’s story. We […]
Sharing Knowledge: From Product Manager to Engineers
This is the second post in a four part series on Sharing Knowledge in Product Management. The first part looked at sharing knowledge from customers to product manager. This part […]
Sharing Knowledge: From Customer to Product Manager
This is the first post in a two+ part series. I have content in mind beyond the first two parts, but want to gauge interest before deciding whether or not […]
Interesting vs. Meaningful
About a year ago, I was struggling. I was the CEO of a technology startup. We were going through some tough times, but we were okay. I wasn’t. Looking back, […]
Should You Learn To Code?
I’m launching a product today. I forgot how exciting it is to launch something that I made, from concept to launch. In this case, I didn’t just define the product, […]
Build Your Visual Communication Skills
As product managers, we communicate with everyone: engineers, designers, sales, account managers, marketing, you name it. Our products are complex and we are seen as the resident experts. We clarify […]
How To Talk To Your Customers (Despite Henry Ford and Steve Jobs)
“If I’d asked customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse” – Henry Ford (supposedly) “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of […]
