I have no patience for problems. Let me give you an example. The direction my closet door swung open really bugged me. So I removed it, installed it the other way around, and even…
Pictures or words? I think you need both for a compelling story. When we can visualize a concept, it helps us process information and remember what is important. That is why visual…
Scroll through the review sites and you will see them. You might even recognize the names. There are the ones who loudly complain. And the ones who happily profess their love for…
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is cat food. Or at least that is how I described it when I first wrote about what I considered the Minimum Lovable Product (MLP) to be in 2013. My…
A compelling roadmap hinges on presenting your plans clearly. But what you communicate may change depending on who you are talking to and what they need to know. One audience may…
"To make a difference as a product manager and a member in my community." This is how one applicant to the Aha! fellowship program described their career goal. This answer deeply…
"If you want to be a true professional, you will do something outside of yourself." Ruth Bader Ginsburg used to give this advice to her law students. And although I toyed with the…
"I love the new look!" and "The new layout is so much clearer." Those are just a few of the messages you sent us when we shared a preview of the new designs for record drawer and…
Shirt sizes. Points budgets. Spikes and a formal PMO. I recently received a thoughtful email from a CTO at a major software company after I spoke at an event on building lovable…
"You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction." Futurist Alvin Toffler wrote about the effects of…
