• 1 min read Panel Discussion: Time Management for Product Managers Panel discussion on time management for product managers (sponsored by Heap)…
Organizations • 9 min read Prioritization is a Political Problem as Much as an Analytical Problem Product and engineering leaders tend to be analytical, and we think of prioritization as an algorithmic problem. Unfortunately, other execs see a different kind of problem...…
7 min read Calendar Reviews My product leader coachees and I sometimes do calendar reviews. We look at their chock-a-block schedules, and talk about the…
Product Management • 1 min read Getting Onto and Moving Up the Product Management Career Ladder This remote talk on “Getting Onto and Moving Up the Product Management Career Ladder” was hosted by SVPMA [https://svpma.…
Jobs • 7 min read Product Coaching and “Show, Don’t Tell” I sometimes find product management teams composed entirely of first-timers, where not a single person has any previous experience as…
Jobs • 4 min read We’re In A Product Candidate’s Job Market Every CPO/VP Product I talk with is in a battle for product talent. It’s even harder than normal…
Innovation • 10 min read Product Sprawl There’s a pattern I sometimes see at software companies, particularly those targeting enterprises or on the long march moving…
• 1 min read Podcast: “Champagne Strategy,” Innovation, and Product Growth John James produces the “Champagne Strategy” podcast, which which deconstructs world-class business strategy with a focus on growth and tech.…
Product Management • 1 min read Panel: What Does It Mean To Be An Excellent Product Leader? As part of Productboard’s Product Excellence Summit [https://www.productboard.com/product-excellence-summit/], I joined a panel discussion with John…
Portfolio Management • 4 min read Watering Down SaaS ARR I been doing occasional product due diligence this year for a few PE/VC firms, helping them vet potential investments…
Product Management • 1 min read Getting Developers’ Buy-In on Build versus Buy Topic: Getting Developers’ Buy-In on Build versus Buy Host: Sendbird [https://sendbird.com/] When: 22 October 2021 Recording of the…
• 1 min read Podcast: Fighting Fires in B2B Product Management Jason Knight invited me onto his One Knight in Product podcast for a wide-ranging chat about product issues and organizations.…