You shipped a new onboarding flow on Monday. By Wednesday, activation is up. By Friday, support tickets are up too. Retention looks flat. Sales says leads from the new flow “feel better.” Analytics says time-to-value is down. Your GM asks the question every PM eventually gets. Which of these metrics are moving together, and which […]
You're probably not pitching a product to a venture capitalist this quarter. You're pitching it to your VP of Product, an engineering leader protecting scarce capacity, and a go-to-market partner who's seen too many launches flop because the story was fuzzy. That's why most advice on what is pitching a product misses the PM job. […]
Yes, you can take notes into an interview. For Product Managers, it’s often a positive signal when used strategically, and a 2025 LinkedIn poll of 1,200 PM recruiters found that 68% view discreet note references tied to research initiative positively, while 42% of PM job postings on Indeed specify “bring portfolio/notes for case discussions,” up […]
If you use podcasts for learning like background noise, you get inspiration. If you use them like a PM operating system, you advance your career. That distinction matters more now because podcast listening has scaled into a mainstream learning behavior. In 2019, 20 million consumers listened to a podcast for the first time and another […]
A stakeholder communication plan template isn't just another document to fill out; it's your project's central nervous system and a critical tool for your career advancement. For a Product Manager, especially at a competitive tech company like Google or Meta, mastering communication is the difference between leading a successful launch and being the scapegoat for […]
As a PM leader who's hired and mentored hundreds of product managers at companies like Google and Meta, I've seen one skill separate the top 1% from the rest: mastering product discovery. It's not about having a brilliant idea in the shower; it's about a repeatable system to find and validate the right problems to […]
Forget the 'CEO of the product' cliché. As a PM leader who has hired and mentored hundreds, from Associates at Google to VPs at high-growth startups, I’ve seen what separates the top 1% from the rest. It's not about having all the answers; it’s about mastering a core set of responsibilities and executing with precision. […]
Breaking into product management is about strategically translating your current skills into the language of product, building targeted experience through projects, and activating your network with precision. It’s not about waiting for permission. It's about proactively demonstrating your product sense on real projects—long before "Product Manager" is in your title. As someone who has hired […]
In product management, the gap between a good PM and a great one is often their ability to generate and act on market insights. It’s not about knowing a dozen market research techniques; it's about deploying the right one at the right time. As a VP of Product who has hired and mentored hundreds of […]
In product management, an executive summary isn't a summary. It's a decision-making tool. Its sole purpose is to take a complex project—a new AI feature, a major redesign, a strategic pivot—and distill it into a one-page, high-impact story that forces a "yes" or "no" from leadership. As a PM, your ability to do this is […]