August 11, 2013
Aha! — Beautiful Roadmapping Software
We built Aha! for you and it is time to lead your product with conviction. Take a radical new approach to product development with Aha! Roadmaps software.
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August 3, 2013
Imagine Every Week Was Hack Week
Creating great software is invigorating. And product managers and engineers should be the happiest people on earth. But your company probably never fully benefits from…
July 28, 2013
Kanban — Is It Hurting Your Engineers?
Kanban was designed for assembly line production, not software development. Learn how to spare your engineers and stop the Kanban insanity.
July 21, 2013
The Alpha Engineer
The Alpha Engineer rules Silicon Valley and all great technology ecosystems. He holds the highest rank in technical communities worldwide and is rewarded with the…
July 14, 2013
Help! — My Product Manager Lost His Mojo
Brief periods of misdirection and confusion have happened to me and every product manager I have managed or worked with. When it happens, it’s everyone’s responsibility…
July 7, 2013
Why Do We Build Products That Suck?
Is your product unsatisfying to customers? Worse, do you hate working on it? It’s one thing for your customers who probably only need to tolerate it for less than an hour…
June 30, 2013
Hey Engineers — Your Product Manager Needs a Hug
My engineering friends, please consider the following sentences as a heartfelt plea. I know that we are taught in business to focus on the rational and ignore the…
June 23, 2013
Hey Product Managers — Stop Pissing Off The Engineers
Do you know a product manager who always makes the development team mad? Learn the 5 things all product managers should avoid saying to engineers.
June 16, 2013
All I Needed to Know I Learned at a Startup
I wanted to pause to consider all that I am grateful for and what — if any — advice I could pass along to my kids. And I had a revelation. My most important life lessons…
June 10, 2013
Should Your Startup Take a Moonshot?
The moonshot is the purported antidote to incrementalism. It is about great aspirations and what happens when smart people do not worry about what’s possible today. To…