Category
The Why
13 posts
- 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
- Jun 2025Writing Posts at the Age of AIBack then I wrote two posts on how to write a PRD/spec and also provided a template for that. This is still highly relevant. However, PRDs writing can now be accelerated using AI. So if writing specs was a pain point for you, this post will tell you how to accelerate your writing using AI.4 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
- 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
- Jan 2023On Working With Data Scientists – Part 2Welcome back to the ‘how to work with data scientists’ series. This is the second post in the series. In […]19 min
- Jan 2023On Working With Data Scientists – Part 1Today I’m gonna cover a field many product managers feel uncomfortable with and that’s how to work with data scientists. […]15 min
- Dec 2022Never Say AlwaysIdeals, principles and values People just love to hold on to them. I get it. It gives us a sense […]10 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 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
- 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
- Apr 2021Walk With Your Eyes OpenThe first step when taking a product from zero to one is to validate your hypotheses about the new initiative. In this post we’ll learn how to do it right.17 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