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Learn all my hard-learned lessons about what it takes to be a product manager. From strategy to daily standups and everything in between.

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12 Skills You Need to Unlock a Product Management Career

So you want to become a product manager? You’ve worked in sales and/or technical support for tech startups, but you want to be part of the magic in creating the product. I can see why you’d be drawn to the role of product manager. It’s a

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These Useful B2B Products Make You Feel Successful

Emotion plays a very strong role in why customers buy and use products. This is even more important for B2B products where the buyer is not always the user. Building B2B products that drive highly engaged users can be difficult. You find yourself balancing the needs of new customers while

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How to Brainstorm a Startup Idea That Doesn't Suck

Most startup ideas suck. Every startup founder wants to believe that their idea is really great. The truth is that great startup ideas are not aha moments, they are refined by learning. Startup ideas are like uncut diamonds. They have to be cut, refined, and polished before they're

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The 3 Product Management Tools Your Startup Needs Now

The human desire for tools that improve workflow dates back millions of years. Tools have evolved far beyond the days of stone hammers and spear-heads, while our desire to find new and better ways to do our jobs remains unchanged. Product managers tend to be on the forefront of new

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How I Pivoted Product Strategy and Grew SaaS Deal Size by 10x

Sometimes the most mundane projects can turn out to be turning points for your startup. Of course, you may not even realize the impact of some of those projects until months or years later. Years ago I was just starting out as the product manager for a SaaS collaboration product

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How to eliminate risk from your startup idea

Whether you are new to startups or a startup veteran, you will face the fear of building something that nobody cares about. Startup founders (myself included) build before validating ideas. This guide is not intended to replace the fantastic work of Steve Blank, Marty Cagan, or Eric Reiss. They have

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The Must-Have Skill for Product Managers

I was recently in an interview and I was asked what skills and traits made a great product manager. I paused for a moment and collected my thoughts before responding. Instead of jumping to listing the skill qualifications for a great product manager, I jumped to the must-have “soft