Product Managers

Techniques to make you a better product manager, covering topics from your career to how to get things done

May 314 min read

A User Persona Rollercoaster

When I was a kid, I hated rollercoasters. They were objects of sheer terror. Occasionally, my father would get me to ride on one; I would...

May 84 min read

Digging a Path for Product

You've done it! You are now the very first product manager at your company. Maybe you were promoted from within. Maybe you were hired....

May 26 min read

Making a Molehill Out of a Mountain (of Ideas)

Pretty much no product manager anywhere has a shortage of ideas. So many ideas. Mountains of ideas. In fact, if you aren't already buried...

Apr 255 min read

What Do PMs Do?

Maybe a better title for this post would be "What SHOULD PMs Do?" because almost no one seems to agree on this issue. The actual job...

Apr 185 min read

The Introverted PM

A big part of any product manager's job is working with people. We dig in with clients to figure out their needs. We work with designers...

Apr 115 min read

Becoming Product

Perhaps you've been thinking lately about changing careers, and maybe you have your eye on being a product manager (PM). From the...

Mar 284 min read

Saying "No" Over and Over

Sales wants us to create a brand-new feature just for one client, and they need it in two weeks. Engineering wants to rip out the...