December 21, 2017
10 Gifts for Product Managers in 2017
Are you panicking yet? It is that time of year. Last-minute gift shopping. Maybe you are rushing off to the mall or paying extra for overnight shipping. Or, if you celebrate…
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December 20, 2017
The One Thing Successful Founders Do to Create Winning Teams
Were you an awkward teenager? Not yet an adult but not a kid anymore. I know there were times when I was not quite sure where I fit in and what my role was. This is the beauty of…
December 19, 2017
Hey Customer: Stop Treating Me Like a Jerk
Angry customers. I have encountered a few. And I bet you have too — even if it was just in passing. Have you ever walked into a store and a rage-filled return in progress?…
December 18, 2017
Just Launched! — Enhanced Aha! Integration With Rally
Making promises is usually a bad idea for product managers (and worse for salespeople). We always advocate against promising features, unless you are absolutely confident that you…
December 15, 2017
The Product Manager’s Playbook: How You Can Build Trust
I do not envy substitute teachers. While most of the class will follow the new leader, there are always a few kids who misbehave in ways they would not dare with the “regular”…
December 14, 2017
Just Launched! — Enhanced Aha! Integration With Jira
What is the path to building great products? It starts with strong communication between product, engineering, sales, and support teams. Every team deserves a purpose-built tool —…
December 13, 2017
Use These 4 Words to Be More Productive in 2018
One day. Then two more. Still silence. This was several years ago when I was working at a large software company. I had sent an email to a colleague, hoping to address an important…
December 12, 2017
We Reviewed 1,452 Customer Ideas in One Year — This Is How We Did It
There are certain phrases that make a product manager cringe. For me, it is when customers refer to the process of submitting feedback as throwing ideas into a “black hole.” Ouch.…
December 7, 2017
This Is How Our Product Team Created a 90-Day Rolling Roadmap
I was looking for some inspiration. This was back in October 2016 and we were in planning mode. Our product teams at WhiteHat Security had spent most of the year struggling to stay…
December 5, 2017
6 Signs You Love Your Job
“You cannot improve what you do not measure.” This is what I wrote the first time I asked our team at Aha! to evaluate our own company. I wanted to know how people really thought…