Lawrence Weetman - Product Manager
@lawrenceweetman.com
UK based #ProductManagement. Small-A #agile and #leankanban. Conference speaker.
Also dad & Edwardian car driver. See @BettySingerTenTwentySix on insta. Restoring a house that's older than the USA.
Also dad & Edwardian car driver. See @BettySingerTenTwentySix on insta. Restoring a house that's older than the USA.
P.S. I am looking for a new role. I'm a Senior Product Manager and ex-software engineer with 12+ years in B2B SaaS looking for my next senior IC or first Product Lead role. If you think I can add value to your team and org remotely in the UK or hybrid in London or Cambridge please get in touch!
August 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
P.S. I am looking for a new role. I'm a Senior Product Manager and ex-software engineer with 12+ years in B2B SaaS looking for my next senior IC or first Product Lead role. If you think I can add value to your team and org remotely in the UK or hybrid in London or Cambridge please get in touch!
The full post covers scope management, knowing your customer, the "buy vs build" trade-off, and more.
You can read all 6 lessons here on my new Substack. Subscriptions are free and very much appreciated!
open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
#ProductManagement #Agile #MVP #Strategy
You can read all 6 lessons here on my new Substack. Subscriptions are free and very much appreciated!
open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
#ProductManagement #Agile #MVP #Strategy
Building Out of Sand: A lesson in scope, strategy, and knowing when the tide is coming in.
45 minutes. A huge patch of sand. One toy train. The story of how our winning sandcastle explains everything you need to know about shipping great products.
open.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The full post covers scope management, knowing your customer, the "buy vs build" trade-off, and more.
You can read all 6 lessons here on my new Substack. Subscriptions are free and very much appreciated!
open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
#ProductManagement #Agile #MVP #Strategy
You can read all 6 lessons here on my new Substack. Subscriptions are free and very much appreciated!
open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
#ProductManagement #Agile #MVP #Strategy
2/ Get to "Good Enough" Early
We had a "shippable" product (mountain, train, track) 25 minutes in. The last 20 mins were a low-stress bonus round for adding "nice-to-have" features.
A true MVP de-risks the project and stops the last-minute panic to ship anything out the door.
We had a "shippable" product (mountain, train, track) 25 minutes in. The last 20 mins were a low-stress bonus round for adding "nice-to-have" features.
A true MVP de-risks the project and stops the last-minute panic to ship anything out the door.
August 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
2/ Get to "Good Enough" Early
We had a "shippable" product (mountain, train, track) 25 minutes in. The last 20 mins were a low-stress bonus round for adding "nice-to-have" features.
A true MVP de-risks the project and stops the last-minute panic to ship anything out the door.
We had a "shippable" product (mountain, train, track) 25 minutes in. The last 20 mins were a low-stress bonus round for adding "nice-to-have" features.
A true MVP de-risks the project and stops the last-minute panic to ship anything out the door.
1/ Turn Disadvantages into Advantages
The sand was full of sharp razorfish shells. Other teams threw them away. We saw them and thought: "That's our railway track."
In product, your constraints (a legacy API, a small budget) can force simpler, more elegant solutions. Build with them.
The sand was full of sharp razorfish shells. Other teams threw them away. We saw them and thought: "That's our railway track."
In product, your constraints (a legacy API, a small budget) can force simpler, more elegant solutions. Build with them.
August 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
1/ Turn Disadvantages into Advantages
The sand was full of sharp razorfish shells. Other teams threw them away. We saw them and thought: "That's our railway track."
In product, your constraints (a legacy API, a small budget) can force simpler, more elegant solutions. Build with them.
The sand was full of sharp razorfish shells. Other teams threw them away. We saw them and thought: "That's our railway track."
In product, your constraints (a legacy API, a small budget) can force simpler, more elegant solutions. Build with them.
"Play to people's heart. Get people excited. Assuage their fears. That's what gets change done."
- Debbie McMahon, CPO of @financialtimes.com, speaking about driving change as a #ProductManager at #ProductCon
- Debbie McMahon, CPO of @financialtimes.com, speaking about driving change as a #ProductManager at #ProductCon
February 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"Play to people's heart. Get people excited. Assuage their fears. That's what gets change done."
- Debbie McMahon, CPO of @financialtimes.com, speaking about driving change as a #ProductManager at #ProductCon
- Debbie McMahon, CPO of @financialtimes.com, speaking about driving change as a #ProductManager at #ProductCon
"It would be a lucky break for you if at least part of the problem were a result of YOUR behaviour. Then you could improve the situation by improving your contribution. The more you contribute to a bad situation, the more power you have to change it."
- #GettingItDoneBook by R Fisher & A Sharp
3/3
- #GettingItDoneBook by R Fisher & A Sharp
3/3
December 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM
"It would be a lucky break for you if at least part of the problem were a result of YOUR behaviour. Then you could improve the situation by improving your contribution. The more you contribute to a bad situation, the more power you have to change it."
- #GettingItDoneBook by R Fisher & A Sharp
3/3
- #GettingItDoneBook by R Fisher & A Sharp
3/3
Reposted by Lawrence Weetman - Product Manager
"Ascribing all fault to coworkers is a dead-end. If the problem is that you work with bad people, then there is nothing to except resign yourself to the current situation or resign your job and go elsewhere!"
- #GettingItDoneBook by Robert Fisher & Alan Sharp
2/3
- #GettingItDoneBook by Robert Fisher & Alan Sharp
2/3
December 11, 2024 at 5:14 PM
"Ascribing all fault to coworkers is a dead-end. If the problem is that you work with bad people, then there is nothing to except resign yourself to the current situation or resign your job and go elsewhere!"
- #GettingItDoneBook by Robert Fisher & Alan Sharp
2/3
- #GettingItDoneBook by Robert Fisher & Alan Sharp
2/3
"Ascribing all fault to coworkers is a dead-end. If the problem is that you work with bad people, then there is nothing to except resign yourself to the current situation or resign your job and go elsewhere!"
- #GettingItDoneBook by Robert Fisher & Alan Sharp
2/3
- #GettingItDoneBook by Robert Fisher & Alan Sharp
2/3
December 11, 2024 at 5:14 PM
"Ascribing all fault to coworkers is a dead-end. If the problem is that you work with bad people, then there is nothing to except resign yourself to the current situation or resign your job and go elsewhere!"
- #GettingItDoneBook by Robert Fisher & Alan Sharp
2/3
- #GettingItDoneBook by Robert Fisher & Alan Sharp
2/3
The book coins the phrase "lateral leadership". It has some interesting tips on how to influence others.
I'll share some insights and quotes using the hashtag #GettingItDoneBook over the next few days.
I'll share some insights and quotes using the hashtag #GettingItDoneBook over the next few days.
December 11, 2024 at 9:47 AM
The book coins the phrase "lateral leadership". It has some interesting tips on how to influence others.
I'll share some insights and quotes using the hashtag #GettingItDoneBook over the next few days.
I'll share some insights and quotes using the hashtag #GettingItDoneBook over the next few days.