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Tip: Ask what Success Looks Like
A long history in product management has taught me to get a handle on what success looks like. That way, you know going in what to expect, and how to execute
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What a Week - Twitter Again
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.
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You Can't Go Back
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
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Why it is hard to break into Product Management
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
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The Twitter Situation
The saga of, and distressingly rapid degradation of Twitter, and my thoughts. I will forgive you if you don't read this.
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Product Management Superpower: Asking Questions
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. Take advantage of it.
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Startup Insanity - Relearning some painful lessons
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 those who win will have concrete paths to revenue
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Product Management is a Team Sport
There are many analogies twixt product management and a sports team, but also some important distinctions. Don't overreach on successes, absorb the pain of losses, and you will be a star
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Product Management Superpower: Poker Face
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 your presence. This is boss-level coping
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Product Management Superpower: Empathy
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 you is just as important
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Survival in a Huge Company
An off the cuff comment really resonates. That being successful requires an ability to find information that is not well structured, and to understand how people and processes work in an organization.
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Personal Development
The dreaded topic of development goals for the year are in the air again. What do I sign up to?