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Turning 58 - some thoughts

I have been blessed with a long career in product management, having seen many things, living through many transitions. I am glad I am not starting now.

Jun 3 •

Those who get upset over DEI Programs

I have noticed an archetype of the people who are really upset about DEI (and "Woke"). Truth is, they out themselves quite blatantly

May 29 •

Technocratic Product Management

Tools, compartmentalization, and process over knowledge is sweeping through product management. This is good, but also bad

May 21 •

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The slippery definition of Product Manager

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Nudges - Microsoft Outlook

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The Twitter Situation

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The rise of the position of Data Scientist to help wrangle the flood of data that modern businesses generate is a positive, but it only goes so far. The…

May 13 •

Nudges - Microsoft Outlook

Using nudges to encourage desired behavior(s) is both good and bad. Reflections of the almost forced migration to the new Outlook and thoughts

May 3 •

The DEI boogey-man

I get tired of hearing all the negativity and antipathy towards DEI, I have always tried to practice it when I was and am hiring people for Product…

Apr 28 •

Old Dudes in Product

Be kind to your elders, they have truly "been there" and "done that". Odds are great that they have experienced just about any situation, and worked…

Apr 24 •

My Last Post about Twitter, I promise

The endgame is here, and sadly a piece of my identity as a product manager has died. I mourn what was, and observe that the center of product management…

Apr 22 •

Trilogy of Terror Part 1: Twitter

What has captured my attention lately is the slow moving crapshow that is Twitter, the chaos of the FTX debacle, and now, the failure of SVB. Some…

Mar 11 •

The Two Week Sprint

It seems like the "standard" is now a two week sprint for Agile, making me wonder why. Some thoughts...

Mar 6 •

The Product Bistro

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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