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Tip: Keep up on the publishing industry
If you’ve been under a rock lately, here’s a news flash: the publishing world is going through another revolution. Digital media is transforming the world again. Self-publishing is not a joke anymore,...
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Tip: Start with the minimum viable product
I’ve learned this lesson over and over again. It’s always best to start with the minimum viable product. What is that? Marty Cagan explains it well here:
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TIP: Learn and move forward.
While I try to keep things upbeat and positive in this little blog, I do from time to time need to throw a bucket of cold water around to keep things real. The fact is, we work with people. And people...
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Tip: Learn what sticks in marketing and advertising
Here’s a great marketing book that I really enjoyed reading a few years back. I know its a good book because I still think about it all the time in my work. It helps you approach marketing as a...
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Tip: Learn from other product managers
Most product managers are pretty nice and outgoing folks. At least the good ones are:) I suggest you spend a lot of time asking for advice. Here’s a great little presentation for “new” product managers...
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Tip: Brush up on your Lean Product Management
So, I’ve noticed a lot of companies are talking about how they use Lean methodologies in the last couple of years. It’s a “movement” started by Eric Reise who wrote the book Lean Startup. You can learn...
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Tip: Improve your explanations
I have been reading the book “The Art of Explanation” by Le Lefever. It’s been very refreshing. The book is by the founder of Common Craft. That’s the company that started those whiteboard videos where...
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Tip: Get up to speed with the principles of product innovation
Here are some great books that I would consider foundational to my own understanding of product innovation. Along with The Lean Startup,Inspired, and The Four Steps to the Epiphany; I think the basics...
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Tip: Keep your programming skills sharp
Here’s a really inspiring post from Eddie Chan’s blog about how he learned Python programming with Django in a little over a month. It seems Eddie used to be a product manager and became a startup...
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Learn about Gamification
Here’s an interesting class I took recently on Udemy. I’ve taken part I and it was pretty good. I’m starting on Part II soon. If you are building consumer sites and you want to increase engagement then...
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Tip: Be data-informed in your decisions, not data-driven
I know, this is a bit semantic, but I think it is an important point to remember. Robots are data driven. They can’t use their judgement. They can’t follow their instincts. If all we needed were robots...
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Tip: Read up on how to find a product management job
Last year a couple of books came out about how to find and get a product management job. I bought them but didn’t read them until this summer. So far, from what I’ve read, I’m generally impressed and...
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Tip: Be careful before crying about not having enough resources
photo credit: scottdurgan via photopin cc You should be very careful before complaining about not having enough resources, especially in today’s hyper competitive/short-term-thinking corporate...
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Tip: Be positive, no matter what
Ok, I’m not the best at this one, but I’m working on it so I’ll pass it on. You should never underestimate the importance of being positive. This may sound obvious, but I see people blowing themselves...
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Tip: Recognize that product management has changed
When I first started doing product management over a decade ago, things were different. Back then, we were at the head of waterfall methodologies and our mission was to lay out a grand strategy to help...
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Tip: Learn to love testing your product
As we get better at building tools that are modular and flexible, and as we get better at tracking interactions and engagement, product managers need to get better at testing every aspect of their...
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Tip: Lead with a compelling story
It is so important to craft a story about how you are going to win the the product vision you’re trying to get people to rally around. While I’ve always loved storytelling, I’ve gotten a lot better at...
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