November 28, 2016
Whoa! Product Manager: Your Customer Despises You
I remember the first time a customer yelled at me. I was a senior product manager and the company was working on a new network optimization device — one we promised would…
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November 23, 2016
Your Startup Is Failing — This Question Tells You Why
So you want to start a company. You have done your research. And you know it will be hard work. You probably found the oft-cited statistic that 80 percent of startups…
November 22, 2016
I Never Had a Boss Who Said "I Am Sorry"
There was the boss who yelled at me for doing what she asked. There was the CEO who threatened my career when I told him that I was leaving for a new company and a major…
November 21, 2016
How Marketing Teams Benefit From Clear Product Roadmaps
I have never been a fan of fire drills. Not the drills to ensure you can get out of a building in under 120 seconds. I am talking about the ones that every marketing team…
November 21, 2016
Just Launched! — Sync User Fields in Aha! With JIRA
My first few years as a product manager felt like an extended version of the famous Abbott & Costello skit “Who’s On First?” Whenever we launched a new feature, the…
November 18, 2016
My Name Is Dru Clegg — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I was always told I could do anything I set my mind to. And so I did. Growing up in a small town outside of Athens, Georgia, I tried just about every extracurricular…
November 17, 2016
How to Outsmart the Snake in Your Office
Do you suffer from ophidiophobia? It is a common phobia — the fear of snakes. Before you answer “no” take a moment to think. Because although you might not be afraid of a…
November 16, 2016
Just Launched! — Aha! Now Integrated With Box
I usually have at least five browser tabs open at any given time. OK, I’ll fess up: I just counted and there are actually 12 open right now. But I know I am not alone in…
November 15, 2016
You Are Not "Human Capital"
There is probably no workplace department more maligned in popular culture than human resources. Remember Catbert from the Dilbert cartoons? What about the laughably dull…
November 14, 2016
The Product Manager vs. the Technical Product Manager
A lot of people ask me about how to break into product management. I think that is because product management is a hot career track today. So much so that there are many…