July 28, 2014
What Do Your Kids Think You Do?
If you are reading this, have kids, and have a title that starts with Dir, VP, or C (or aspire to one of those titles), you probably fear two things for your children: that they…
Aha! Blog
July 24, 2014
Why The New VP of Product Management Is A Wet Noodle
Why do some amazing product managers turn into the worst product management team leaders and VPs? It does not always happen, but when it does it can be particularly nasty because…
July 21, 2014
My Executive Coach Asked: "Do You Trust Your Boss?"
Not all that long ago, I was privileged (or cursed depending on your point-of-view) to be assigned an executive coach. Ever year a few leaders in the organization were identified…
July 15, 2014
Manage Your Product Portfolio Roadmap — Aha! Now Supports Master Releases
We have been humbled by the growth of Aha! across all industries, geographies, and team sizes. And by talking with over 1,000 product and engineering teams over the last year, we…
July 15, 2014
Why Marketing Does Not Understand the Product
Dear Marketing, <p>You are the website content king, demand generator, social media maven, event execution guru and big messaging honcho. You can deliver an email campaign with one…
July 14, 2014
You Don't Work for the Money
I grew up in Los Angeles where there were good looking people, fancy cars, and big houses. And it cost a bundle to look your best and buy the “good things” in life. I figured that…
July 9, 2014
Your Startup And the "Why" Driven Product Roadmap
Building a great product is hard, but it should not be excruciating. And marketing, selling, and supporting a product with potential should be a joy too. That is why people working…
July 8, 2014
My LinkedIn "Open Network" Epiphany
There are “open marriages” and “open doors” and this is the story of an “open network.” It’s not about the networks that send bits back and forth — but the ones used for business…
July 7, 2014
Dear Manager: When An Employee Fails It's Your Fault
No matter how flat organizations are today they still have structure and with structure comes power — and often the abuse of it. I have wanted to take this topic on for some time,…
July 1, 2014
Run, Don't Walk To Your Next Product Management Job
If you ever spent time around a pool as a kid — someone yelled at you “walk don’t run!” I was reminded of that yesterday while on vacation in Kauai, Hawaii. I watched kid after kid…