15 years in PM | From PM to VP of Product | Ex-Google, Fortnite, Affirm, Apollo
Adjusting to your situation’s reality is a PM superpower. Good PMs can run the playbook they read about and have run well in the past. Great PMs adjust the playbook for the cultural context they are in. Situation adjustment separates good from great PMs. 3 examples of adjustments: 1. How empowered of a team you […]
As a product leader, and even PM, you can multiply your impact by helping constructively improve your team’s ability to deal with: 1. Unblocking themselves2. Signing up for Action Items (AIs) they won’t complete3. Being product, not feature, teams 1. Unblocking themselves Teaching your team how to translate strategy into implementation without you multiplies your […]
With pieces that have read times in the hundreds of minutes, The Generalist is like if Wikipedia were written by a fiction writer who worked in Venture Capital. It turns out, it kind of is that. Mario Gabriele has managed to forge one of the most unique media brands in the technology landscape. His deep […]
Amazon, Snap, and Google up double digits after earnings. Meta down double digits. It was a wild week in big tech, with advertising at the center of the story. Amazon finally disclosed its advertising revenue. As Benedict Evans noted, at $31B in 2021, it is roughly the size as the entire global newspaper industry. The […]
Years of school taught us to apply ourselves across all subjects so that we can get straight A’s. What this instills in us is that we must apply ourselves equally across all areas. In PM, this isn’t true. In fact, this behavior can hinder your success longer term and lead to burnout. “Always put in […]
In the tech world, there are really 3 types of “product teams,” from most to least common:1. Delivery Teams: Non-cross-functional dev teams2. Feature Teams: Output focused cross-functional (XFN) teams3. Product Teams: XFN groups empowered to achieve outcomes As Marty Cagan explained in his seminal piece on Product vs Feature Teams, while feature teams and product […]
Solopreneurs are all the rage these days, and one of the most interesting instances is that of the e-commerce entrepreneur. Across the world, individuals are creating and selling products online at rates never seen. The Covid-19 pandemic was, in particular, a catalyst for the activity. Three separate megatrends converged: E-commerce platforms like Amazon and Shopify […]
As a PM, delivering quality products and results is not enough. You need to singularly improve the company’s trajectory through the products you work on. This is one of the defining differences between good and great PMs. How do you do it? Here at Product Growth, we have been studying many successful examples. What would […]
I’ve trained 100s of PMs. The 50% who are below average share one trait: They don’t lead well. Sean McVay, the winningest active NFL coach, is a must-know example about leadership for PMs. Here are 10 lessons from his leadership style to focus on: 1. Lead by example As Sean says, leadership, team culture, strategy […]
So, you want to become a PM. But, you haven’t coded, and you didn’t go to a brand-name school. You’re not sure you can do this. Are you curious and hardworking? Then you can. Here’s your process:1. Develop a long-term plan2. Put in the extra work3. Develop PM experience 1. The first thing you need […]