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Key Ideas Product management frameworks are useful tools for organizing and optimizing product development processes.

You might think that your product doesn’t lend itself well to driving customer acquisition.

In the Product v.

Interim CPO engagement.

Led the broadcast engineering team for music channels, VOD and SWRV the world’s first interactive music video network.

VP of Engineering leading the team building the world’s first 3D bodyscanner for the consumer apparel industry.

Technical due-diligence of remote engineering team, product management coaching.

Business Development and product management with a focus on user growth, site security and adtech.

Product strategy and roadmap workshops, product management coaching.

Tool deployed at UPenn Hospital to document experiences of racism in health care settings.

Embedded product manager helped develop requirements and wireframes for outsourced product features.

I was brought into ClubOS to help them hire their first product manager and head of engineering.

"Genius" cooking app for iOS devices that helps customers find and organize recipes.

Brought in to help coach the product and dev team and act as interim Chief Product Officer during company acquisition

Conducted business model workships, hired and coached the product team

As a CEO, you understand the strategic importance of effective product management in driving business success.

Decoding the Role of a Product Owner In the swiftly evolving realm of product development, understanding the role of a product owner is critical for executives and hiring managers.

“Yeah, everyone thinks they’re a designer.”

Navigating the dynamics of a cross-functional team can be like solving a complex puzzle, especially when you’re a product manager without direct authority over team members.

Key Points Develop a data-driven product roadmap that aligns with organizational goals to effectively counteract subjective HiPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion) influences.

Embarking on the journey of a new year, product managers stand at the helm of their ship, facing the vast ocean of possibilities and challenges.

I’m a long time Omnifocus user but only recently discovered that there are hidden settings you can tweak to further customize how Omnifocus works.

For effective work, you need to get into “the zone.”

When you lose your best team members because of poor management you’re optimizing for mediocrity.

Good scientists (and product managers) constantly test assumptions and change their minds based on new data.

Sometimes “veterans” make rookie mistakes.

“Why don’t you just do …?”

In the ever-evolving landscape of product development, one of the most counterintuitive yet effective strategies I’ve encountered is the deliberate imposition of constraints.

I’ve spoken with a lot of CEOs from engineering led organizations who don’t understand how a much a good product manager helps their bottom line.

It’s easy to gloss over testing.

Policies may be necessary for managing exceptions, but they can damage your brand and bottom line.

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I’m based in the beautiful suburb of Doylestown, Pennsylvania only a short distance to Philadelphia.

I receive a ton of email newsletters.

When I interview Product Managers or UX designers I usually block off time for an interactive exercise to see how a candidate tackles product problems.

Ownership is taken, not given.

As Product Managers we’re constantly running around in 50 million different directions.

This post was updated from an earlier piece Assume for a moment that you just returned from a cross-country trip.

Last night we went to see John Mulaney at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.

In the swiftly evolving realm of technology, the significance of product management has skyrocketed.

These two terms are often used interchangeably and yet, other than having the word “management” and sort of sounding the same, they are vastly different things.

Note - this is a rewrite of an interview that I conducted with the team at FullStory.

In the dynamic realm of software product management, confusion often swirls around the roles of a product manager and a product owner.

Focus on the problem, not the solution I just spent about a half an hour looking online for replacement photo sleeves for a baby album that sits on a shelf in my office.

I have a number of tools and techniques for getting stuff done throughout the day.

I have a huge filing cabinet and I hate using it.

I’ve recently jumped back into Getting Things Done after a year or so lapse.

I’ve been a practitioner of the book “Getting Things Done” by David Allen for years.

“Eat That Frog” is a book that helps focus you on and avoid procrastination.

I have a hard time with colors.