Product Growth

Insights from a 15-Year Product Management Veteran As a seasoned product manager with experience at companies like ThredUp, Affirm, Epic Games, Apollo.io, and Google, I’ve seen my fair share of product discovery efforts. While product discovery is a powerful tool when used correctly, it can also become a time-consuming process that hinders agility and effectiveness. […]

The roles of product manager and project manager are frequently misunderstood, leading to confusion, inefficiencies, and overworked product managers. Having witnessed this firsthand throughout my career at companies like ThredUp, Epic Games, and Affirm, I can attest to the importance of setting the record straight. It’s time to empower product managers to excel in their […]

I do reporting on product news and tech news from a product lens. For instance: If you work in a tech company, I’d be interested in chatting about PM news like that. You can message me over Twitter (X) or LinkedIn. I have open profiles on both. We can chat off the record anonymously.

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The first major document where activation was mentioned was by Ken Leaver – A Short Course in Growth Hacking:

To the person who had a perfectly reasonable request, I’m sorry to say the answer is no. It’s not you. It’s me. You were both respectful and within your rights. I’m taking after other creators like Ryan Holiday, Casey Neistat, and Justin Welsh who have to say no. I’m just exercising a bit of calendar […]

These are the references for The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a PM version 1. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12