Customer Thinking • 1 min read Product Management of Complex B2B Products (Software + Hardware + Services) In this webinar, we talked about the fundamental differences between software, hardware/physical products, and services product management.…
• 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 When: January…
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, I joined a panel discussion with John Cutler, Petra Wille and Shilpa…
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 When: 22 October 2021 Recording of the webinar, PDF of…