I recently uncovered an inconvenient truth — that just about anyone (see Infinite Monkey Theorem 😉) can cobble up a product roadmap that is plastered with features but delivers only mediocre outcomes for both users and the company. On the other hand, an inspiring product roadmap is hard to come…

A simple hack on building and scaling culture in a hyper-growth startup Have you ever wondered why teams are struggling to perform above expectations even though they consist of your “A” game players. …

Product Management interviews are hard because of the following reasons Case-based questions: PM interviews often include case-based questions, where you are asked to solve a hypothetical problem facing a product or company. These questions require you to think critically, make decisions quickly, and clearly articulate your thought process. Ambiguous scenarios…

Imagine this: You’ve just heard of a new company or a product launch you are interested in… what would you do? You would likely google it and expect to find a company website telling you everything you want to know. This behavior has been conditioned into us since the internet…

As Product Managers (PMs), we have to collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (e.g. Software Engineers, Data Scientists, Lawyers) to identify ideal solution(s) to complex problems which often have several business and technical constraints. However, as these meetings are typically cross-functional and involve SMEs with different expertise and perspectives, it can…

Hi @michael, I immediately resonate with your article after reading it and kudos to trusting your instinct/guts to do whatever that bring you a sense of purpose as opposed to "just settling". all the best and I will watch your future career/work with great interest!

As product managers, we get thousands of different great ideas from our stakeholders or users that need implementing, but realistically we can only complete 2 or 3 per month due to resource constraints. We have to ask ourselves: which 3 do we build? How polished does it have to be…

The entertainment industry has been around since the dawn of human history. In medieval times, it can exist in the form of court jesters entertaining the court with jokes or gladiators battling each other to death in a colosseum. As civilisation progresses, entertainment develops into storytelling, drama, movies and grown…

Understand how real users use your product and experiment for future growth — Months of preparation have led to this. Your product development team (UI/UX designers & engineers) have put in countless hours into crafting the final product and got past the Alpha Phase. Your business functions (marketing, customer support, sales) have drawn up (& redrawn) plans for launch and even participated as…