Every product manager has to do a SWOT analysis at some point in his or her career. The only trouble is that they’re often so few and far between that [ … ]
Analytics
How often do you take time out to break down important data about your product? It’s easier than you think: [Web] Analytics According to Captain Kirk.
On Product Design
I was going to write a big entry about ethnography as a design tool, but that got me to thinking a more basic question: in your organization, who does product [ … ]
Product & Market Alignment
blog.pmarca.com: Book of the week: Best book for tech entrepreneurs this year Marc Andresseen recommends “The Four Steps to the Epiphany” by Steve Blank. Marc’s summary: “Steve proposes that companies [ … ]
Cranky Kid 1.0
Just a short shout-out to the Cranky Product Manager who has apparently released Cranky Kid 1.0. I won’t divulge the breakdown, but I believe the three of us have 10 [ … ]
RIM on the iPhone
In a recent conference call, RIM co-founder Jim Balsillie gave his two cents on how much the iPhone is keeping him awake at night: “I think there’s so many dimensions [ … ]
What do product managers do?
Repost: The NewCo Business Idea is a post from friend & former cow-orker Reg. The whole post is worth reading but let me call out the “money quote” here: “A [ … ]
iPhone vs Blackberry: Fight!
Read/WriteWeb weighs in, along with 97% of the blogosphere (aka 0.0000001% of humanity), on the iPhone. Specifically, the iPhone vs the Blackberry. Their conclusion: “Watch out Blackberry!” My conclusion? Get a paper bag and breathe deeply for a few minutes because hyperventilation can be dangerous guys.
Talking to Ourselves
An editorial note: you may see us talking to ourselves. Saeed and I work together and we both talk to Alan fairly often, but since we started blogging based on [ … ]
Roadmaps
We’re product managers. Making the roadmap is one of our key jobs. But who gets to see the roadmap? I was prompted when I found this roadmap shared on a [ … ]