July 10, 2017
Stop Your Next Presentation to Honor the Now
I am always thinking about what’s next at work. (Even on vacation sometimes, like now.) But at our recent all-team meeting I made a conscious decision to stop. And I did something…
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July 7, 2017
7 Blog Posts for Curious Product Managers — June 2017
If you are like any of the product managers I know, you do not spend much time sitting still. You are naturally curious and want to learn everything you can. Well, in June, we…
July 7, 2017
I Promise You Will Love This Company Offsite
Do the words “offsite quarterly business review” or “annual sales kickoff” make you want to run far, far away? You are not the only one. Sitting through endless presentations in…
July 6, 2017
How Not to Scale Your Startup
It started with two people in a garage. The quintessential beginning we hear about many startups. And for good reason — you do not start out with 100 people. Companies begin with a…
June 30, 2017
My Name Is Steve Dagless — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I have always known that the pursuit of money for money’s sake will ultimately result in unhappiness. My parents taught me these values. The messages were clear — if you value…
June 28, 2017
Just Launched! — Share Product Roadmaps in Aha! Notebooks via Single Sign-On
Your product roadmap represents the future of your business. That is why the information in your plans is sensitive — yet most of your team and even the extended company needs to…
June 27, 2017
Product Managers: Celebrate the Interruptions
You start the day off ready to cruise through your schedule and To-do list. And then… the speed bumps appear out of nowhere. Impromptu meetings. Last-minute requests. Fire…
June 26, 2017
There Is a New Animal in Silicon Valley
There is a new animal in Silicon Valley. And it is nothing like the unicorns you have read about in the past. This new beast is not quite as flashy. It moves a little slower than…
June 22, 2017
How This CEO Learned to Let Go
“We no longer want to work with you.” I once had to say this to a well-known multinational technology company. Our team at Aha! had met with them eight times and they were still…
June 21, 2017
Just Launched! — The Perfect Report for Strategy and Product Reviews
Product managers should be power users of their products. How many times have you heard that? It may sound cliché, but we think it is true. And we are certainly power users of Aha!…