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- Oct 2025The Kitchen is Just Around the Corner – Part 2Learn how to properly hire a product manager, including the full outline of the process, interview questions and general tips. Part 2.11 min
- Sep 2025What is PerplexityWhat is the Perplexity AI engine and what is it good for? In this post you’ll understand the main use cases for this product and why I believe you should start using it right away.4 min
- Jul 2025Scoping the Discovery JourneyIn this post I will explain what are the various stages you need to master in order to conduct a thorough discovery process (“Mastering the Why”). Specifically we’ll discuss the market, the problem domain, the personas, the pains and the solution phases. What does it mean to master each? And when we can skip those.5 min
- Mar 2025Product management in defense environmentsIn this post we’ll discuss how product management works in defense organizations such as the military, and what are the differences from the civilan companies. What you should consider if you plan to transition to the civilian world and how you can extract most of the value from a12 min
- Feb 2025Why the iPhone UX SucksAfter 15 years of using Android I switched to iPhone 15. Why did I do this and what have I learned about the iPhone since.19 min
- Dec 2024Getting into Their HeadsIn this post we’ll cover how to build an effective personas analysis. What’s important to focus on and what to ignore, including JTBD.11 min
- Oct 2024How to become a product managerIn this post we’ll cover a very hot topic – how to nail your first job as a product manager.10 min
- Sep 2024It Takes a Professional to Tell a Good StoryOne of the things I’ve yet to discuss in my posts is the role of product marketing and how you, […]14 min
- Jul 2024Surrounded by UsersIf you’ve been working mainly in B2B or B2G businesses up to now and have wondered how product management differs […]13 min
- Jun 2024With Best Intentions at HeartIn this post I’m going to provide you with a general approach that should help you improve your overall communication […]11 min
- Jun 2024Communication is the KeyA few years ago I wrote a post where I claimed that 45% of the product manager’s job is communication, […]10 min
- May 2024Backlogs? We Don’t Need No St$%#^g Backlogs(If you didn’t get the title – see reference here) If you are working according to Scrum methodology then you are […]5 min
- May 2024What an Amazing Discovery!What do Google Glass and Microsoft Zune have in common? If you’re not familiar with these products, that’s partly the […]15 min
- Apr 2024The CAF Product FrameworkIf I had to predict the main challenges that would be raised in my first meeting with a new mentee […]11 min
- Mar 2024Product-Sense me to DeathLet’s talk for a second about ‘product sense interviews’. I know it’s not a new concept, but since I started […]7 min
- Apr 2023The CEOs You’ll be Working WithThe previous posts were somewhat ‘heavy’ so today I’d like to have a shorter and lighter post. Hence, today we’ll […]4 min
- Dec 2022No Sacred CowsThis post is probably gonna be beneficial to all sorts of people and not only to product managers. This is […]14 min
- Nov 2022Show Me the Money!Unless you are a very ‘green’ product manager or you only worked for pure B2C companies then you’ve surely been […]10 min
- Sep 2022On Collaborating With Other Product ManagersUnless you’re the sole PM in your company – it’s probably just a matter of time before you’re tasked with […]11 min
- Aug 2022On Making Your Product ‘Stand Out’A few years ago I read an interview with a young singer who just released her first album. She said […]8 min
- Jul 2022On Working With a UX/UI DesignersIt occurred to me that so far I barely touched the UX and UI aspects of the product management world. […]15 min
- Jul 2022Being Strategic vs. Being TacticalWe all want to be strategic, right? Being strategic is much more sexy than being tactical. Being strategic means we’re […]9 min
- Jun 2022How to effectively self onboardYou started with a new company. Congrats! It’s all very new & exciting, right? The new faces, the offices, the […]12 min
- Jun 2022Gosh… I Really Need to Get On a PlaneThe first time you went to a restaurant without your parents and paid with your own cash, the first time […]19 min
- May 2022How to Properly Design a Reporting DashboardHowdy! In this post I’ll cover the basics of how to properly design a reporting dashboard. Wait… what is a […]10 min
- May 2022The Kitchen is Just Around the Corner – Part 1Learn how to properly hire a product manager, including the full outline of the process, interview questions and general tips. Part 1.7 min
- Apr 2022OMG… I Didn’t Watch the HourWhen you often over-work yourself. Working after hours – is it good or bad? Doing stuff you’re not supposed to […]9 min
- Mar 2022Hey… Can I Get Some Respect Around Here?On gaining respect & trust from your peers. I guess you already know that you can’t force someone to respect […]8 min
- Feb 2022(Don’t) Let It BurnOn infrastructure costs-reduction. Cloud services have been on the rise for more than a decade now and there is a […]10 min
- Feb 2022Can I Kick It?On why you probably don’t need to do a kickoff meeting. I recently heard a podcast produced by a well […]9 min
- Jan 2022Planning Your Career in Product – P3This is the third chapter of how to plan your career as a product manager. The first chapter was all […]11 min
- Dec 2021Planning Your Career in Product – Part 1Welcome to my new mini-series. This series will aim to equip you with what you need to plan your career […]8 min
- Dec 2021Planning Your Career in Product – Part 2In this post we’ll cover what are the various product titles and positions out there, so you’ll understand what each of the PM titles means.14 min
- Dec 2021Oh… We Need an Alert for That…Any product which finds its way to production needs some level of monitoring. After all – it’s serving users & […]12 min
- Dec 2021Renovation Time!The time has come. You finally got the green light you’ve been waiting for. It’s the time to fix all […]11 min
- Nov 2021Communication P2 – Written Communication[This is the second post in the non-linear ‘communication’ series. You can find the first post here] Today we’ll discuss […]7 min
- Oct 2021The Basics of Product Market Fit – Part 1Let’s talk about product market fit! Yeah… a lot was written about it, and yet – when I look around […]7 min
- Oct 2021Can You Answer this Query for Me?Once upon a time it used to be simple – you had a single database with few tables. When you […]10 min
- Oct 2021Is That on Me?Let’s do a short one today guys. Today I’d like to touch on how I see the product manager’s accountability. […]7 min
- Sep 2021Expansion Time!If the company you’re in is doing well then it will expand eventually. Maybe it’s already in the process of […]10 min
- Sep 2021The Members of Your SwampIs competition a good or a bad thing? As a child I hated competitions, and to some extent I still […]9 min
- Sep 2021Until Debt Tears Us ApartSpending more than a decade in the R&D I can tell you with high confidence that high quality code is […]11 min
- Aug 2021Oh… Not again…From all the major product tasks I’ve been involved with, the quarterly planning was always the most daunting for me. […]9 min
- Aug 2021Communication P1 – The Battle of OpinionsIf you’d ask me what product management is all about I’d tell you it’s 45% focusing on the value, 45% […]9 min
- Jul 2021Writing Specs Like Pro – Part 2In the last post (here) I described the outline of what I consider a good product specification (spec). Over the […]6 min
- Jul 2021Writing Specs Like a Pro – Part 1In the realm of product management - when you want to build something great you’ll probably write a product specification (may be […]12 min
- Jul 2021The Road to SuccessAlice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” Cat: “That depends a good deal […]12 min
- Jul 2021The Universe You Operate InToday we will travel to an ideal world and understand how an ideal company should structure its product organization. I […]10 min
- Jul 2021Can We Build This? (Pretty Please…)On Working With the R&D Aside from your boss, the guys from the R&D are probably your most important peers. […]10 min
- Jun 2021Interview Like A Pro – Part 3An Interrogation or a conversation – those are the edges of the scale when it comes to how your interview […]12 min
- Jun 2021Interview Like A Pro – Part 2In the previous post we discussed the motivation and the background preparations for interviewing customers. In this post we’ll discuss […]7 min
- Jun 2021Interview Like A Pro – Part 1Today I’d like to discuss a topic that I’ve observed becoming a pitfall for many product managers. And the topic […]13 min
- May 2021Covering All FrontsWhen you are the sole product function in your company. Sometimes you may consider an opportunity where you’ll be the […]11 min
- May 2021Jumping Into the WaterShould you transition to product management? Today (May, 14th) is my birthday. This is always a good opportunity for me […]13 min
- May 2021Distracted by Your PastWhen your past role haunts you and sabotage your work. If you are a product manager, then most likely it […]9 min
- Apr 2021Looking At the HorizonThe last posts have been quite ‘hands on’ focused, so today I thought it’d be refreshing to raise our heads […]13 min
- Apr 2021The ‘Why’When people ask me what product managers do, I tell them that product managers are responsible for the three W’s: […]9 min