Product Management 101
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Bonus 1: ABC: Always Be Selling
- A PM should be the number one salesperson for the product, and always be selling it
Bonus 2: Block and tackle, over and over
- Product Management is all about consistent process execution. You differentiate yourself in the grind.
- A PM should be the number one salesperson for the product, and always be selling it
Bonus 2: Block and tackle, over and over
- Product Management is all about consistent process execution. You differentiate yourself in the grind.
February 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Bonus 1: ABC: Always Be Selling
- A PM should be the number one salesperson for the product, and always be selling it
Bonus 2: Block and tackle, over and over
- Product Management is all about consistent process execution. You differentiate yourself in the grind.
- A PM should be the number one salesperson for the product, and always be selling it
Bonus 2: Block and tackle, over and over
- Product Management is all about consistent process execution. You differentiate yourself in the grind.
10) Constantly drive process improvement
- a strategy is not a roadmap; it is a process of populating a roadmap. The PM needs to own all processes to discover, prioritize, design and develop features
- a strategy is not a roadmap; it is a process of populating a roadmap. The PM needs to own all processes to discover, prioritize, design and develop features
February 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
10) Constantly drive process improvement
- a strategy is not a roadmap; it is a process of populating a roadmap. The PM needs to own all processes to discover, prioritize, design and develop features
- a strategy is not a roadmap; it is a process of populating a roadmap. The PM needs to own all processes to discover, prioritize, design and develop features
9) Be obsessively organized
- take notes and organize them- own all roadmaps/to do lists- ensure every meeting starts with an agenda and ends with a list of action items and who owns each with an ETA- follow up/pester consistently until things get done-
- take notes and organize them- own all roadmaps/to do lists- ensure every meeting starts with an agenda and ends with a list of action items and who owns each with an ETA- follow up/pester consistently until things get done-
February 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
9) Be obsessively organized
- take notes and organize them- own all roadmaps/to do lists- ensure every meeting starts with an agenda and ends with a list of action items and who owns each with an ETA- follow up/pester consistently until things get done-
- take notes and organize them- own all roadmaps/to do lists- ensure every meeting starts with an agenda and ends with a list of action items and who owns each with an ETA- follow up/pester consistently until things get done-
7) Drill down to exactly why someone would pay hard cash for the product
8) Quantify value metrics
- you have to have specific, measurable value metrics to be managed to and used for sales
8) Quantify value metrics
- you have to have specific, measurable value metrics to be managed to and used for sales
February 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
7) Drill down to exactly why someone would pay hard cash for the product
8) Quantify value metrics
- you have to have specific, measurable value metrics to be managed to and used for sales
8) Quantify value metrics
- you have to have specific, measurable value metrics to be managed to and used for sales
5) Keep things moving
- A PM has to be THE motive force behind the product development process - l’etat c’est moi- How does a product end up a year late? One day at a time.
6) Understand technical issues enough to make decisions
- partnership with engineering lead is crucial.
- A PM has to be THE motive force behind the product development process - l’etat c’est moi- How does a product end up a year late? One day at a time.
6) Understand technical issues enough to make decisions
- partnership with engineering lead is crucial.
February 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
5) Keep things moving
- A PM has to be THE motive force behind the product development process - l’etat c’est moi- How does a product end up a year late? One day at a time.
6) Understand technical issues enough to make decisions
- partnership with engineering lead is crucial.
- A PM has to be THE motive force behind the product development process - l’etat c’est moi- How does a product end up a year late? One day at a time.
6) Understand technical issues enough to make decisions
- partnership with engineering lead is crucial.
3) Talk to users all the time
- write down everything they say (and don't lose the record) - input from users is gold- record it, organize it, and refer back to it
4) Be an honorary designer
- talk to your designers every day- a PM has to be the driver of the design process
- write down everything they say (and don't lose the record) - input from users is gold- record it, organize it, and refer back to it
4) Be an honorary designer
- talk to your designers every day- a PM has to be the driver of the design process
February 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
3) Talk to users all the time
- write down everything they say (and don't lose the record) - input from users is gold- record it, organize it, and refer back to it
4) Be an honorary designer
- talk to your designers every day- a PM has to be the driver of the design process
- write down everything they say (and don't lose the record) - input from users is gold- record it, organize it, and refer back to it
4) Be an honorary designer
- talk to your designers every day- a PM has to be the driver of the design process