April 3, 2017
Your Co-Worker’s Love
What? Love and business? Yep. It is a concept I explain in Lovability, my new book — it means building a product that customers love and a business where people can do meaningful…
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March 30, 2017
Do Not Send a “Funny” Cover Letter Like This One
“Comedy is not pretty!” That is the title of an old Steve Martin special and I have to agree with the sentiment. When you tell a joke you need to be ready for laughs and also…
March 29, 2017
Just Launched! — Aha! Introduces Roadmaps for Epics
An individual feature usually does not have a significant impact on your customers. But when a group of related features come together to deliver a new product experience — that is…
March 28, 2017
Love Is the Greatest Predictor of Business Success
I do not believe in luck. I appreciate good fortune, but it is just not reliable enough to call a friend. Luck has no place in business because it is an unpredictable force.…
March 23, 2017
I Am Not a Guru (Neither Are You)
Being a fully distributed company means we can hire the best people regardless of where they live. We receive hundreds of resumes every week from applicants all over the world. But…
March 22, 2017
Just Launched! — Customize the Cards on Your Workflow Board
Product managers are a loud bunch. We are accustomed to leading and leaders are open with their beliefs. Perhaps that is why there are so many heated discussions about development…
March 21, 2017
A Product Manager’s Love Note — It Changed Everything
It is not every day that you receive a love note. A person has to think you are pretty special to write a heartfelt message of appreciation and devotion. Who takes the time to do…
March 20, 2017
The One Metric Silicon Valley Is Missing
A friend just recently helped raise money for a fin-tech startup. Exciting times with lots of numbers to watch. Especially when it relates to having money in the bank to push that…
March 16, 2017
Why I Only Hire Product Managers
Is product management the new “it” job? It’s starting to look that way. More and more business students are considering it as a dream job. And I can understand why. Product…
March 15, 2017
Just Launched! — Instantly Analyze and Report on Your Product Plans
I have read and written a lot of product manager job descriptions over the years. One word every job had in common — “data.” Managing it, understanding it, presenting it. It is…