Published inUX Collective·May 10, 2019WTF is Your Metric Doing to Your Customers?How To Avoid The Unintended Consequences Of The “One Metric That Matters”. — In this series… Part 1: WTF is a Metric? — introduction to the basics of metrics, what it is, and why it matters. Part 2: 4 Steps to Defining GREAT Metrics for ANY Product — how to develop a metric from scratch. Part 3: WTF is Your Metric Doing to Your Customers? —…Product Management17 min readProduct Management17 min read
Published inHackerNoon.com·May 8, 20174 Steps to Defining GREAT Metrics for ANY ProductA Mental Model & Framework You Can Use For New Products, Existing Products, and Even PM Interviews — In this series… Part 1: WTF is a Metric? — introduction to the basics of metrics, what it is, and why it matters. Part 2: 4 Steps to Defining GREAT Metrics for ANY Product — how to develop a metric from scratch. Part 3: WTF is Your Metric Doing to Your Customers? —…Product Management13 min readProduct Management13 min read
Published inHackerNoon.com·Mar 31, 2017WTF is Strategy?A Primer to Strategy in Layman’s Terms — Also check out this piece I wrote for General Assembly on Product Vision! “Strategy” — one of those words folks like to throw around to sound important. “We need a strategy…” or “what’s the strategy?” an executive may say. Everyone in the room nods in agreement. “Yeah, we need a…Startup9 min readStartup9 min read
Published inAll Things Product Management·Feb 14, 2017Forge Your Own Path Into A Product Management CareerHow to craft your transition into PM when you’re not an engineer, MBA grad, or already work at a tech startup. — Interested in learning more about PMing? Check out an earlier piece I wrote on WTF is a Product Manager! I get regular inquiries, either from my students or folks within my network, on how one can transition into product management. I recently decided to see what other folks have also…Product Management8 min readProduct Management8 min read
Feb 14, 2017Selective Application: Strategy for Getting Your First Product Management JobUnconventional and practical tactics for increasing your probability of getting an interview. — Getting your proverbial foot-in-the-door is among hardest steps when are looking to transition to a new career. Most career transition advice have you focusing either building specifics skills or following certain tried-and-true tactics to make sure someone chooses you, but I have argued that making the right decision on where…Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
Feb 3, 2017Getting Off the Email Hamster Wheel in 5 StepsThe actions that helped me to fight off email addiction. — Email addiction is real. You’ve probably read about it here, here, or here. Chances are you have experienced or are now experiencing email addiction. The symptoms include: Having your email app opened/pinned or push notifications on at all times Checking, responding to, or composing work email every free minute of…Productivity8 min readProductivity8 min read
Nov 10, 2016When is it okay to do nothing?A simple decision-making framework for PMs — Doing nothing is always an option. It’s not always a popular option, but it often gets overlooked as an option at all. Especially in times of crisis, the instinct to act is so great that we often forget doing nothing may be the best option. Before you jump into evaluating…Product Management5 min readProduct Management5 min read
Nov 2, 2016Why you should take that “less-than-perfect” job offer(or… how to think about your path towards a dream job) — Coaching people through a job offer decision is among the request I receive most frequently from my network (second only to “how do I become a Product Manager?”). The below is a distillation of the responses I’ve given over the years. You’ve just landed an offer — congrats friend! However…Careers5 min readCareers5 min read
Jan 26, 2015WTF is a Metric?Part 1 of Intro to Metrics — In this series… Part 1: WTF is a Metric? — introduction to the basics of metrics, what it is, and why it matters. Part 2: 4 Steps to Defining GREAT Metrics for ANY Product — how to develop a metric from scratch. Part 3: WTF is Your Metric Doing to Your Customers? —…Metrics5 min readMetrics5 min read
Jan 12, 2015Why Product Managers Should Do All Their Own QA TestingWhen was the last time you heard a product manager say something like this: “I don’t have time to QA, so I need more QA resources if we want to ship faster”? I know I have certainly said similar things in the past. As I have gotten more experienced and…Quality Assurance6 min readQuality Assurance6 min read
