Billion-dollar platforms – how they did it
I was asked recently whether platforms will conquer the world. My view? They already have. In…
87: An exercise in stakeholder alignment
When your stakeholders each have their own interpretations of the product strategy, this lack of stakeholder…
86: The 4 unintended side-effects of risk aversion and what to do about them
When we become more worried about risk, four unintended things also tend to happen: bottlenecking, erosion…
What’s the difference between ‘measures of success’ and ‘definition of done’?
Hi Jock, How would you describe ‘measures of success’ versus the ‘definition of done’? I’m trying…
85: The agency trap
How can product management fit into an agency business model? Spoiler alert: _not easily_
Whatever this is, this web3 product manager role is not a product manager
Jason Shah says that joining a web3 company can be “an opaque process and a risky…
Sorting the signal from the noise – a guide to fact-checking
One of the most important, and arguably hardest jobs we have as product managers is to…
What’s the difference between a growth hacker and a growth product manager?
Hi Jock, I was reading your article about growth product managers. What is the difference between…
84: Start building a community of practice with the 3 minute challenge
When you start out as a head of product, you’ll probably need to create a community…
Should a growth product manager even be a thing?
There’s an ongoing debate about generalist product managers versus emerging product manager specialisms (such as ‘growth…
