Wanted: Product Manager With Superb Listening Skills
Product managers can learn a lot from rats. Let me explain. In a recent study, researchers delivered a mild shock to rats while another group of rodents watched.…
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The "Full-Stack" Product Manager
What is a full-stack product manager? Although the term is not new, I have seen it in a few LinkedIn profiles recently. And it made me wonder how people are actually…
What To Do In Your First 30 Days as a Product Manager
Just starting out as a product manager? Or maybe you have moved into a new role at a new company. You are excited about the opportunity to build something that will make…
6 Things You Should Never Say to a Product Manager
Did you really just say that? Learn the top 6 things you should never say to a product manager.
Why Kindergartners Are More Empathetic Than Product Managers
"I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it." Maya Angelou said this in an interview, the same year that Aha! was founded. I still find the…
Meet the First Class of Aha! Fellows
"To make a difference as a product manager and a member in my community." This is how one applicant to the Aha! fellowship program described their career goal. This…
How Well Do You Really Know Your Customers?
Have you ever worked with a "Believable Brad?" This type of product manager sounds convincing — they know all the right things to say about customers and share impressive…
Hey Product Manager: Stop Building Before Asking
Building is in your DNA. It is your nature to constantly think about what is next on your roadmap. You are on a perpetual search for opportunities to create something…
Hey Product Manager: Do This When the VP of Sales Promises Features
"We already promised we could make it happen." Most product managers have heard some version of this from the VP of sales before. Pressure to land new accounts can lead…
6 Things I Learned From My First Product Management Job
The last five years have gone fast. In a few months, I will celebrate that milestone at Aha! — in that time we have grown exponentially. We expanded our team to nearly…
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