We were all trained to talk about benefits, right? Never technology. It is all about carefully explaining the customer value. We agree — but not this time. Sometimes the technology…
What degree do you think most product managers have? I will bet that you did not answer “B.A. in environmental science.” But I do know of at least one product manager who studied…
I cringe whenever I think about commuting to work. The time spent thinking about actually getting something done. The bumper-to-bumper traffic and pollution. It is depressing to…
Resumes take time to craft. I know that. And smart job seekers invest great effort in getting their job descriptions and career highlights just right. But in spite of that hard…
I did not learn how to be a product manager in school. I learned on the job and from others. My experience is that we all look for opportunities to deepen our understanding of best…
Millions of ideas and counting. That is how many suggestions and requests you have collected through Aha! to date. Many of those were great and went on to become features in your…
There are 450 million active users on LinkedIn. And I swear half of them want to take me out for coffee. I get these requests on a regular basis and I always find it strange.…
October was a wild month on the Aha! blog. We tackled a wide swath of topics. Scary managers. Outdated career advice. The dreaded email BCC. Many posts really resonated with you.…
I love discovering new things. As a kid, I taught myself to program text-based adventure games on a TI-99/4A in BASIC. They were simple clones of games I enjoyed, such as “Colossal…
Is there a compulsive updater in your life? You know who I’m talking about — the one who seems to be in a constant state of “reaching out” with a stream of near-daily LinkedIn…
