Category: Product Management
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“Working Backwards” (Book Review)

It feels like a lifetime ago when I first wrote about product management practices at Amazon. Nine years ago I write a post about product management at Amazon. Since then I’ve come across a number of valuable practices that have out of Amazon, and the thinking behind them. Reading “Working Backwards” by Colin Bryar and…
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BeReal (Product Review)

My summary of BeReal before using it – A very popular social media app, probably targeting the same audience as TikTok. How does BeReal explain itself in the first minute? – “bereal. your friends for real” is what I see when I search for BeReal on the app store. These are the main features that…
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What is Outbound Product Management?

If there’s one thing I’ve noticed about the product management space is that it’s rife with new terms and concepts. I love how product management is a space that’s evolving constantly, so it’s natural that there will always be new terms and concepts. It can be confusing though!* Most recently, I learned about ‘Outbound Product…
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Forma Vision (Product Review)

My summary of Forma Vision before using it – Enabling meetings in the Metaverse. How does Forma Vision explain itself in the first minute? – The first thing I see on Forma Vision is a popup that mentions a name change “because Forma Vision better communicates how our service enhances remote collaboration by enabling our…
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My Product Management Toolkit (56): Spotify’s ‘Bets Board’

“Thinking in bets starts with recognising that there are exactly two things that determine how our lives turn out: the quality of our decisions and luck. Learning to recognise the difference between the two is what thinking in bets is all about.” Annie Duke, “Thinking in Bets” In business terms, ‘bets’ are the investments or…
