Short Product thoughts

Working in a favorable environment, with an inspiring boss, and on a challenging product, are probably the main ingredients to progress in your product management career. If you cannot count...

We are already two weeks into spring and you’ve probably already dusted your apartment, moved winter sweaters into boxes, and got rid of old clothes and objects you won’t need...

💵 Pricing fairness and value perception is a topic that too often goes overlooked. While value-based pricing, dynamic pricing, and personalized pricing models are excellent for capturing the full potential...

I still see too many LinkedIn posts and so-called product frameworks telling what you can and cannot do in product organizations. In the years I’ve learned to be less dogmatic...

⚡ Here is a short outburst about PM credibility (with a concrete suggestion at the end 😎 ) ⚡ One of the dangerous things about #productmanagement , #ux and #design,...

I don’t believe that alignment is overrated but is absolutely true that alignment without understanding is counterproductive. You’d think you’re aligned, while in reality, everybody is pulling in a different...

For this new year starting, I wish to my fellow product folks out there: Did I miss anything? Feel free to add your wishes to the list with a comment!...

Has any salesperson (or CEO, …) told you “I know the customers’ needs very well because ONE customer told me that…” Why did this happen? There are many reasons, but...

Have you already heard the clumsy excuse  “We don’t have any roadmaps, we’re agile!” 😯 ? Roadmaps are great companions for agility. Learn how to answer those who would like...

Diving into an intriguing old McKinsey report on pricing ownership within organizations https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2016/06/unlocking-the-potential-of-pricing.pdf I couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow at some “notable missing” pieces in the puzzle 😯 ....

I usually like to summarize this with the famous quote from Eisenhower, “Plans are nothing; planning is everything” The goal of the roadmap is NOT to be exhaustive, extremely detailed,...

Good product management can contribute a long way to making companies able to navigate the unknown, reducing business risk, being customer-centric, and ultimately generating (and collecting) more user value. I...