Tag: product management
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“This Might Get Me Fired” (Book Review)
A fellow product manager, let’s call him “Theo”, reached out to me the other day, clearly being at a wits end because he felt that every time he and his team want to innovate they hit an invisible wall. Theo – who works in a business with thousands of people – mentioned how his boss,…
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Athena (Product Review)
My summary of Athena before using it? I expect an app similar to Goodreads; allowing me to keep track of the books I have read and those I want to read, as well as helping me discovering new others and book titles. How does Athena explain itself in the first minute? In the first minute,…
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Vestiaire Collective (Product Review)
My summary of Vestiaire Collective before using it? I think Vestiaire Collective (‘Vestiaire’) to be a marketplace for fashion. Similar to Poshmark, I expect Vestiaire to focus on high-end fashion. Not sure whether it’s just boutiques selling on Vestiaire or whether consumers can sell to other consumers through the platform. How does Vestiaire explain itself…
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‘Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees’ when managing products
‘What you really want is people to solve problems in diverse ways ‒ to have a creative team, you want people to think of different types of ideas.’ Scott Page In my new book “Managing Product = Managing Tension” I talk about the tensions inherent in managing products. The fact that product management is a joint…
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“Managing Product = Managing Tension”
In a few weeks’ time my new book titled “Managing Product = Managing Tension” will be coming out. This book is all about the key factors that impact products and how we manage them; mind, matter and moves. Each of these factors in their own right will create tension and in the book I outline…
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