I’m about to launch a website. Any advice?
“I’m about to launch a website selling scotch whisky. Can you offer any advice?”
Questions I’m asked about product management, and my answers to them
“I’m about to launch a website selling scotch whisky. Can you offer any advice?”
“Could give me some insight into your day-to-day duties and what the role might entail when working as a product manager at a startup?”
Like doing the washing-up, vacuuming under the sofa or cleaning your windows, housekeeping tasks with your product can get neglected because they’re tedious, not as interesting as new features and so on. However, if you’ve ever found yourself eating breakfast cereal out of an oven tray with a serving spoon because every single item of cutlery and crockery is festering in a pile in your sink, it should be apparent there is inherent value in tackling housekeeping tasks bit by bit over time.
What should product managers keep an eye on in 2011?