Category: Product Management
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On a recent trip to India, somewhere between the chai breaks, tuk tuk rides, and cow circles, I bought a rug. The rug is spectacularly beautiful – a hand woven, intricately detailed masterpiece that will forever serve as a daily reminder of my Indian adventure. Not of the tea or the cows, but of the…
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I’ve built and shipped a lot of software over the last 10+ years. As a product manager and wannabe entrepreneur, I’ve launched all different types of features and updates, from B2C productivity apps and B2B event management platforms to optimizations on confirmation messages and hover states. But no matter how big or small those product…
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I spent a year interviewing for jobs, and it sucked. Time after time, day after day, I would strap on my finest collared shirt and friendliest disposition as I tried to convince an endless stream of strangers that I was good enough, smart enough, and experienced enough to be a part of their company. With…
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I’m not an author. Sure, I might pop in here to write a blog post every once in a while, and in my professional life, I know how to put together a tight Product Requirements Doc. From time to time, I have even been known to employ the 6-page narrative as part of my product…
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I don’t drink coffee. Pause for dramatic effect while the audience gasps. I know, I know. While the rest of you caffeine fiends wake up, pound a double shot, and then stare at the clock all day waiting until a socially acceptable time to go for your next fix, I start every day with a…
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To the untrained eye, James Harden has nothing to do with building software. Harden – a 10 time NBA All-Star and former MVP – is not only one a surefire future Hall of Famer, but is also one of the NBA’s most polarizing, dramatic superstars, having forced his way out of not one, not two,…
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In June of this year, Brian Chesky, CEO and Founder of Airbnb, ignited spirited debates across Twitter, Reddit, and #product-team Slack channels everywhere. Speaking at Figma’s Config Conference in front of an audience consisting primarily of designers, Chesky announced to the world that he was eliminating the Product Management function at Airbnb. Immediately, the room…
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Last week, I was unfortunately part of a large group of colleagues impacted by the latest wave of tech layoffs. As I have started to look ahead to what this next chapter my hold for me, interestingly enough, my mind has drifted back to what my friends and I used to refer to as the…
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This week, I am coming to the end of my stint as a digital nomad. When I kicked off this journey, I knew it would be an incredible experience in so many ways – most notably, spending quality time with friends I hadn’t seen in years and seeing some of the most beautiful places in…
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No one majors in Product Management. Personally, I majored in Communications and Spanish, and my first job out of school was as a Paid Search Analyst on a Marketing team. So how did I turn this seemingly unrelated background into a career as a PM? I have had many young, aspiring Product Managers ask me…
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