November 7, 2017
Hey Product Manager: Your Sales Team Is Not Excited
Imagine that your job is to sell pencils. Number 2 pencils, to be specific. Your sales pitch is basic. “Classic wooden pencils! You can sharpen, write, and erase!” There is not…
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November 6, 2017
How to Build Your 2018 Roadmap Presentation
Public speaking. I have learned to really enjoy it and consider it an honor. I have done a lot of it over the last ten years. Although I do understand the anxiety some people feel…
November 3, 2017
6 Blog Posts for Forward-Thinking Product Managers — October 2017
“I cannot believe it is almost 2018.” You will be hearing this from your family and friends pretty soon. But if you are a product manager you can believe it. This is because you…
November 2, 2017
How to Hold an Effective Product Grooming Session
I want to talk about a recurring meeting. You know, the one that makes you cringe. It pops up on your calendar and makes you wish you could quietly hit “decline.” Many years ago, I…
November 1, 2017
Introducing Aha! Mockups
Our mission is to help you build great products and be happy doing it. And that means giving you a place to do everything from defining high-level strategy down to writing detailed…
October 31, 2017
How Smart Product Managers Track Competitors
There is a plague infiltrating your office. Sales? Already infected. Most of the other teams are sick now too. The symptoms make people act lifeless — paranoid thinking and…
October 30, 2017
The 5 Types of Scary Co-Workers
Do you like spooky stories? I have one about an office worker named George. George liked his job and helping his team succeed. But he always felt like someone was creeping in the…
October 27, 2017
My Name Is Bonnie Trei — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
Teams are important to me. Growing up as an only child, I created “teams” of friends. I was fascinated by people who had backgrounds and strengths that were different from my own.…
October 26, 2017
Your Remote Co-Workers Feel Left Out
I was recently talking with a CEO who was having trouble hiring and retaining good people. He was considering opening new locations and adding a few remote workers. His thinking?…
October 25, 2017
Just Launched! — Present Beautiful Roadmap Plans With Ease
You have one chance. The pressure is on but you are ready to present your roadmap plans. And then the interruptions start. “Can you go back three slides to the features roadmap?”…