The Best Leaders Are Not "Born Leaders"
I have been a team captain for as long as I can remember. It started in my youth in athletics, carried over to student government, and continued on as I started working.…
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Just Launched! — Create Custom Views of Your Product Strategy
Every business has a purpose. Each is created with some intent — to offer a product or service that customers find useful. And the more clear its purpose is, the better…
The Product Manager vs. Project Manager
Product managers and project managers both contribute to bringing a new product to market. Learn how their roles, responsibilities, and skills differ — plus tips for…
Perfecting a Smooth Scrolling Experience for Large Tables
Depending on who you ask, the table is a quintessential cornerstone of web development old and new; an outmoded curiosity from a time where CSS lacked floating elements;…
The One Sign Your Startup Will Make You Rich
Who is going to be the next unicorn? Everyone always want to know. You hear news stories about them all the time — these mythical companies that seem to appear from…
What Type of Product Manager Are You?
Many people talk about the product manager role as if all product managers were created equal. This affects how they hire a new product manager or look for a new PM job…
Just Launched! — Create Beautiful Timelines to Share With the Team
Two weeks ago we said goodbye to painful spreadsheets and hello to Aha! Reports for everything product management. It is clear from talking with many of you that Aha!…
5 Ways Great Leaders Avoid Abusing Their Power
Power can be a dangerous friend. It’s when we have control — control over others and what they do. Most of us want it, work hard to achieve it, and feel joy when we have…
3 Habits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs
I have worked with some of Silicon Valley’s best entrepreneurs and unfortunately some dismal ones too. Because we are all part of the Software Revolution, the Valley…
The Day I Became an Average Product Manager
A Sales VP approached me with a new potential deal with our first national customer. If we could deliver one new feature by the end of the week, he was 90% confident he…
