I learned this the hard way: the template is rarely the problem. The problem is that most PMs treat templates like documentation artifacts, when the best teams treat them like operating systems for decisions. When I was leading product teams, the strongest PMs did not win because they had prettier PRDs or cleaner roadmaps. They […]
As a PM leader at companies like Google and Meta, I've seen countless hours wasted on formatting documents instead of solving user problems. The difference between a good PM and a great one often lies in their systems. Great PMs don't start with a blank page; they leverage proven frameworks to move faster, communicate clearer, […]
As a hiring manager at both Google and Meta, I’ve seen countless brilliant product ideas die. They didn't fail in the market; they failed quietly in some forgotten Confluence or Google Doc long before a single line of code was ever written. That gap between a visionary idea and a mediocre product almost always comes […]