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Uncensored advice about product development and building a high-growth software company from Brian de Haaff, co-founder and CEO at Aha!

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How Successful Product Managers Handle Feature Requests from VCs
January 21, 2016

How Successful Product Managers Handle Feature Requests from VCs

You just received another feature request, but this one is different. It’s a dumb idea like many of the others. But, it’s from one of your highly celebrated (and feared)…

Employees Don't Care About Your Office Perks
January 20, 2016

Employees Don't Care About Your Office Perks

My friend had it made right out of college. At least she thought so at first. She had joined a global firm in a tough-to-snag sales role. The break rooms on each floor…

Why Customer Success Means the End of Salespeople
January 18, 2016

Why Customer Success Means the End of Salespeople

I like to travel. The feeling of being surrounded by an unfamiliar culture and land is energizing. I am not so great at new languages, but do my best to mutter a few…

One Secret Every Great Manager Knows About You
January 15, 2016

One Secret Every Great Manager Knows About You

Lately I have noticed a trend in business magazines: talking about management like it is a game, with rules and strategies for winning. Some articles offer useful advice…

6 Resume Clichés Keeping You from Getting the Job
January 13, 2016

6 Resume Clichés Keeping You from Getting the Job

Are clichés wasting space in your resume? Let your resume tell your authentic story so potential employers get to see the real you.

7 People Mistakes Founders Make
January 11, 2016

7 People Mistakes Founders Make

Company founders need to build people up, not break them down. Check out this list of 7 of the most damaging mistakes founders make when it comes to the team.

5 Ways to Become a Better Leader in 2016
January 8, 2016

5 Ways to Become a Better Leader in 2016

Leaders are not winning a popularity contest of late. Even though companies spent record amounts investing in leadership programs in the past decade, a recent poll by…

4 Steps to Building A Life Roadmap You Are Proud Of
January 4, 2016

4 Steps to Building A Life Roadmap You Are Proud Of

A number of people I cared deeply about died last year. That hurts in a “suck the breath out of you for months” kind of way. And it ends up that you know the feeling too…

Why You Won't Change in 2016
December 28, 2015

Why You Won't Change in 2016

Can you imagine a better job for yourself in 2016? Or maybe you want to focus on developing a skill that would be useful in your current role. If so, you have…

When Your Boss is a Crony
December 23, 2015

When Your Boss is a Crony

Have you ever started a new job only to find out that your boss is a part of a good-old-boys fraternity — and so is his boss. You get that funny, I am in the wrong…

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