Starting out as a Product Manager, there will be a lot to soak in. It might be daunting. It might be nerve-wracking. But you probably didn’t break into PM thinking that it’s easy (at least I hope you didn’t). It would have been far better to have found at least Read more…
Notion is an all-in-one workspace. It allows you to take notes, manage projects and other tasks. There are many products that offer these functionalities individually. But none of them offers everything in one place. Before using Notion, My go-to apps were Evernote & Google Docs for taking notes, Google Keep for to-do Read more…
For the past 4 years, I’ve written about my favorite Product podcasts and it’s already that magical time of year again! For a quick throwback, here are my past posts: Top 10 Podcasts for Product Managers in 2020Subscribe to these podcasts and you’ll stay entertained all year long (and learn Read more…
Even though 2020 is now (thankfully!) behind us, there is a lot that we as Product Managers can learn from a year that changed so much, challenged so many of our beliefs, changed our ways of working, and reshaped our organizations. Whether it is Learning to Act Like a Wartime PM, Roadmapping Read more…
A love letter to Product Management from one product geek to another Hope everyone’s having as happy a holiday as possible! Here’s to a more hopeful 2021! Despite the challenges this year has rung in, we’ve seen moments of breathtaking compassion and brilliant technological breakthroughs, and we’ve gone through all Read more…
“Perfection is the enemy of progress” The quote is commonly stated in the world of startups. I’ve found it plastered on office walls and referred to during sprint planning meetings. But what does the quote actually mean? I love the quote because it truly encapsulates a foundational principle of Agile Read more…
Getting the most out of Medium as a product professional is down to a combination of what people, and also what publications, you follow. Back in September, I published a list of the top 25 people to follow on Medium if you’re a product manager. You can check it out Read more…
A few people have asked me recently how to cast a wider net on their product knowledge, or simply how to get started with it. It can be daunting when there are so many sources and people purporting to be ‘experts’ (glances awkwardly at the mirror), so I thought I’d Read more…
Whether Product Management is an art or a science is an unresolved debate I’ve had with several people over the last few years. Everyone has a different perspective based on their experiences. It only seemed right to answer this question using a combination of art (qualitative) and scientific (quantitative) analysis. Read more…
Background Why do we love sports so much? What is it about them that causes us to parade in the streets when our city’s team wins and riot when they lose? The Superbowl was watched by 100 million people last year. We love sports because they’re real. They mirror our Read more…