The Four Pillars of Product Excellence

If your PMs look “not good enough,” check the environment first. Are you setting them up for success? What used to work when you were a smaller team might no longer fit, but it’s not always the people’s fault. Here is how to help them shine before you decide they don’t.

Stop Ticketizing Feature Requests

If you are triaging requests all week and still cannot explain why something is in or out, the system is failing you. You are mixing ongoing communication with one-off escalations. Here is what to do instead.

Company Strategy vs. Product Strategy

From a distance, strategy can look like a single, unified force – vision, goals, execution, all aligned and moving as one. But look closer, and a quiet split appears: company strategy tackles width, while product strategy tackles depth. One cannot succeed without the other.

The Four Product Risks in the AI Era

These days, it feels like anything can be built – and that’s exactly where the danger hides. AI doesn’t just add new powers. It quietly shifts what makes a product matter, work, and last. The old risks are still here – but their shadows now fall in unexpected places. Here’s how they show up today.

Why AI Isn’t a Good Solution (Even When It Is)

AI might seem like the obvious answer, but if it is – what makes you unique? Looking at it from a solution perspective – explaining your approach and why it’s different – is the only way to stay relevant. Let’s break it down.

3 Things Missing From Your Product Requirements

What if the secret to building truly empowered teams is letting people into your head – and giving far more context than you think they need? Well, there are three things you might be missing when you try to share the bigger picture.

How to Get Product Managers to Do Important Stuff

The kind of work that sharpens judgment rarely feels urgent, but avoiding it for too long has a significant impact. The question isn’t how to push it onto the calendar. It’s why it keeps falling off. And how do you make it part of the way your team works without having to force it?

The Magical Tool You Are Not Using Enough

Can you tell your product’s story? Is it a good one to tell? Strategy and storytelling may seem like opposite skills, but they actually go hand in hand. Leading your product to success requires both, and here is how to combine them.

Five Reasons to Write Down Your Thoughts

Writing is not what you do after thinking. It’s how you begin to understand what’s really on your mind. It clears the fog, calms the chaos, and brings your thoughts into focus. If you’ve ever had to lead through uncertainty, these five reasons might just speak to you.

How to Run Product Hackathons

Why do some hackathons make real progress and others just fade away? Maybe it’s not about the coding, or the ideas, or even the demos, but how you think about the problem first. Here’s how to run yours the right way

Are You Ready for the Next Big Surprise?

You won’t see it coming. Most don’t. But what if being blindsided isn’t the real problem? What if the difference lies in how ready you were before it even began? Preparation goes a long way. Here’s how to be ready for the worst.

4 Types of Product Leaders

Before you start hiring a product leader, take a step back and think about what you need. What really matters is knowing which traits your team needs most right now. There’s no one perfect type, though. Every strong leader is a mix. Which mix is right for you?