Most advice on product metrics is backwards. It tells PMs to instrument everything, build a dashboard, and let the data speak. In practice, the data rarely speaks. It mumbles. Then a team fills the silence with opinions, politics, and whichever chart makes the roadmap look justified. The PMs who get promoted don't win because they […]
A North Star Metric (NSM) isn't just another KPI for your dashboard. It's the one metric that best captures the core value your product delivers to customers. For a Product Manager, it's your most powerful tool for alignment. Think of it as the compass for your product organization. At Google, Meta, and the fastest-growing startups, […]