The common wisdom for developing new products, goes something like this: Find an unsolved problem or an unmet need Identify who values that need Build a profitable solution for that [ … ]
More ProductCamps!
I’m happy to see that a number of cities are holding ProductCamps. Previous ones have included Silicon Valley, Austin, Boston and Toronto. Now two new ones are in the works [ … ]
New Events Page
Hi, We’ve added an events page to the blog. See it up there at the top, right beside the Home link? 🙂 The full URL is https://onproductmanagement.org/events/ If you’ve got [ … ]
The Lowdown on “Social Media” pt. 4
The Circle of Life So we’ve come full circle, with technology finally starting to catch up to how we’ve interacted with each other since the dawn of time. Marketing and [ … ]
The Lowdown on Social Media pt. 3
Customer Service. How can we ignore you? Back in 2000, I was living in California and had a cell phone from Sprint. I was having a lot of problems with [ … ]
The Lowdown on “Social Media” pt. 2
The Way Back Machine To understand Social Media better, it’s important that our frame of reference start further back then the 1940s. It cannot start with the age of “mass [ … ]
The Lowdown on “Social Media” pt. 1
Take a look at the following video, and then read the rest of this blog post. OK…now read the rest of the post. Don’t cheat. If you didn’t watch the [ … ]
Six Characteristics of Product Managers
After an unintentional and rather protracted break from blogging (a bad flu in February, followed by a really busy work and personal schedule for the last few weeks), I’m returning [ … ]
Career paths for Product Managers
Just a quick note. I’m speaking on a panel this evening at the Toronto Product Managers Association (TPMA). The topic is Career Smarts for Product Managers. The meeting is in [ … ]
Rules of the Product Management Jedi
Some pearls of wisdom to follow in your day to day work and dealings. Balance many opposing forces to achieve harmony you must Without question, being successful at Product Management [ … ]