Should Product Managers be Technical? - ProductFTW #18 Here’s a $200,000 question for you: should a Product Manager be technical? Short answer: Yes. Long Answer: Absolutely, yes.* As a former engineer with a Computer Science degree, I’m biased. But I can confidently say that my technical expertise has been a game-changer in my product
Mastering the Art of Requirements: PRDs that Actually Work - ProductFTW #13 Ah, the PRD. The bane of every product manager's existence. We've all been there, staring at a blank screen, wondering how the hell we're supposed to dump all of our product knowledge into a few measly pages. And then, once we've poured
Is it Wrong to Use AI to Assist with Product Management? - ProductFTW #8 We’ll explore how product management will evolve with AI, if it will replace product managers, and if relying on AI to perform job functions is ethically questionable.
Being the First Product Manager Part II - ProductFTW #5 Remember that first week on the job? Remember getting blasted by that firehose of information and the overwhelming feeling that you might never get a handle on things? Well, get used to that feeling- it's part of the fun!
Being the First Product Manager - ProductFTW #4 As the product manager, your job is to turn this beautiful mess into a well-oiled machine that can pump out products and features that are so good that customers are ripping it out of your hands.
What is a Product Manager? - ProductFTW #1 A product manager leads a product from idea to market and beyond, balancing user needs with business goals.