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Once, a GM I worked for mused why our development team couldn't be more like a startup. I think Twitter will put that to rest forever

Nov 19

I hear stories of people who are struggling to get that first product management role but I can explain a bit why this is so

Nov 8

The hits just keep on coming. It seems like Elon Musk is trying to pour liquid oxygen on the $44B he is burning on his purchase of Twitter.

Nov 25

The saga of, and distressingly rapid degradation of Twitter, and my thoughts. I will forgive you if you don't read this.

Nov 5

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Planned sessions with real people give rise to how important the ability to ask probing questions, and to extract maximum value from your face time…

Nov 3

At times, it seems that nobody learned from the dot-com crash of the early aughts. Startups and VC's are in for a funding winter me thinks, and that…

Oct 31

There are many analogies twixt product management and a sports team, but also some important distinctions. Don't overreach on successes, absorb the pain…

Oct 28

Since I am on a roll lately, one additional superpower is to have the ability to remain emotion free when someone says something completely insane in…

Oct 21

Much has been said about product management having empathy for customers, but that is only half the story. Having empathy for your team and those around…

Oct 17

An off the cuff comment really resonates. That being successful requires an ability to find information that is not well structured, and to understand…

Oct 14

The dreaded topic of development goals for the year are in the air again. What do I sign up to? A ranging discussion on how management has changed over…

Sep 2

Nobody expects the product manager to know everything, and it is OK to ask completely off-the-wall questions. But do the people you ask a favor and let…

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The Product Bistro

Thoughts and essays from a career in Product Management. Over the last twenty-odd years, I have gathered experience across a wide range of technology companies, and will publish my experiences here, to share the wealth.

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