Hi Simple question : What’s one thing you know now that you wish you had known when you became a Product Manager? Think of it as advice you’d like to [ … ]
Category: Career
The Influencer Project – summarizing the shortest marketing conference ever
I first heard of the Influencer Project on David Meerman Scott’s blog. Billed as “the shortest marketing conference ever“, the goal was to get 60 presenters and give them each [ … ]
WWANPD (What would a normal person do?)
I was walking with my friend Michael last week in the Oakland hills, and he came out with the most hilarious question: What would a normal person do? Product managers often gripe: [ … ]
Questions for Product Managers
It started with an interview on Red Canary, talking to Product Management leaders in Toronto, including Alan Armstrong, Stephen Pollack, Lee Garrison and Roy Pereira. Interestingly enough, I know all [ … ]
Canada’s Innovation Gap (part 2)
In part 1, I discussed the findings described in an article entitled Canada’s Innovation Gap, which was published in the Globe and Mail earlier this year. In short, it indicated [ … ]
Product Management Metrics (part 2)
In Part 1, I defined the mandate of Product Management as: Product Management’s mandate is to optimize the business at a product, product line or product portfolio level over the [ … ]
Canada’s Innovation Gap (part 1)
While this post is targeted at the innovation, funding and technology issues in Canada, it may apply to other geographies as well, particularly if you don’t live/work in technology hot [ … ]
Screw the Sales Process. Study the Buying Process
You can make up a Sales Process. You have to talk to actual buyers to map the Buying Process. When you do that, everything will change.
Games executives play: Guess what’s in the envelope
Some of you will be too young to remember Johnny Carson playing Carnac the Magnificent. But I am guessing you’ve seen this game before. On the Carson show, Johnny would [ … ]
Your CV is a sales document, not a feature sheet
Last weekend my nephew Josh asked me to take a look at his résumé. He’s only 17 years old, so how hard could it be? Provide his name, address, phone [ … ]