Published inProduct CoalitionHow To Identify A Problem Worth SolvingMichael Seibel’s three questions to find meaningful problemsNov 3, 2020343Nov 3, 2020343
Published inUX CollectiveHow to actually ‘work backwards’Build your next product by working backwardsJun 14, 2020101Jun 14, 2020101
Product Strategy Lessons From Jeff BezosFocus on the things that don’t changeJun 10, 20205Jun 10, 20205
Published inProduct CoalitionThe Three Goals of a Product FeatureOne of the product articles I reference often is the Guide to Product Planning: Three Feature Buckets written by Adam Nash. I love this…Jun 8, 2020282Jun 8, 2020282
How to Develop Product InsightsMarty Cagan talks about Insights as a critical input into crafting a product strategy. Insights can come in a variety of forms, however…Jun 8, 202024Jun 8, 202024
Finding opportunity with things that suckThe easiest way to make something better is to find something that “sucks” and work on it until it doesn’t. Hidden among the “suck” is an…May 27, 202020May 27, 202020
Published inProduct Coalition15 Ideas That Will Shape Your View Of Building ProductsMental Models and Ideas for product managersMay 25, 20208825May 25, 20208825
Published inProduct CoalitionPlace Your Product BetsWhen was the last time you had an idea you were 100% certain would be a success?Aug 9, 20181271Aug 9, 20181271
Published inPrototyprHow To Think About Delighting UsersUser delight is defined by the Nielsen Group as “any positive emotional affect that a user may have when interacting with a device or…Apr 10, 201825Apr 10, 201825
Building Confidence As a PMWhen I transitioned into product management I was nervous and unsure. Although I had experience working with Agile software teams I lacked…Feb 28, 201813Feb 28, 201813
Published inUX CollectiveYou’re Eating Your Own Dog Food WrongDogfooding is the practice of using your own product or service. As a product manager, I’ve often advocated for regular and dogfooding of…Jan 12, 20181Jan 12, 20181
Published inUX CollectiveThe Three Questions Facebook Uses To Guide Their Product DevelopmentJulie Zhuo, the VP of Product Design at Facebook, describes in this talk she gave at Stanford the simple framework Facebook has developed…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018
The People-Focused Product ManagerMuch of the discussion around product today is focused on users, metrics, and processes. There is nothing inherently wrong with any of…Jan 7, 2018Jan 7, 2018
Published inUX CollectiveA Simple Way To Model ROI of Any New FeatureWhen evaluating a potential new product, feature or enhancement there are dozens of factors a product manager must take into consideration…Jan 4, 2018Jan 4, 2018
How the F^$% Did That Happen? Recapping The Success Of My Weekend Side ProjectLast weekend I built a simple website called Product Frameworks that became the #2 most popular product of the week on Product Hunt.Dec 11, 2017Dec 11, 2017
Creating Better Real World Interactions Through SoftwareI’ve been spending time recently reflecting on this theme of using technology to enable interactions with the real world. Many of the…Nov 17, 2017Nov 17, 2017
Published inPrototyprWhat I learned building software for teenagersA few months ago I left my role as a product manager at Hudl. Hudl makes software for sports teams to help them analyze and distribute…Nov 14, 2017Nov 14, 2017
HQ Trivia Is The Future Of Mobile EntertainmentHQ Trivia is the latest viral sensation app to explode on the scene. Two weeks ago when I started playing there were around 12,000 players…Nov 6, 20171Nov 6, 20171
Dear PMs — Start doing 1-on-1s with your teamWhen I first transitioned into the product management role I thought I had made a mistake. I wasn’t prepared to make every decision for the…Oct 20, 2017Oct 20, 2017
How to do user testing for freeOne of the common reasons for teams or companies not doing frequent user testing and research is the cost. There are dozens of services…Sep 28, 2017Sep 28, 2017