Thank you so much for reading Product Talk. I’m committed to making it even better in 2013, and need your help. I’d love it if you could take 3 minutes […]
Looking Back On The First Year of Product Talk
I started Product Talk in November 2011. It’s been a great first year of blogging. I’ve learned a lot. Some posts that I thought would be hits didn’t gain traction […]
Ignore the Competition, Talk to Your Customers Instead
I love this post, Do You Care More About the Customers or the Competition?, by David Meerman Scott on Web Ink Now. Take a minute. Go read it. Everywhere I’ve worked, people […]
The High Cost of Interruptions
In this post, I argued that you should ignore bugs. It was easily the most controversial blog post I’ve written. If you haven’t read it, go ahead, read it. I’ll […]
Why Ignoring Bugs Will Make Your Product Better
Do you have a bug management system with thousands of bugs? Do you have meetings to review high priority bugs? Do you argue over how to use priority and severity? […]
Reward Ideas With Good Feedback
On Tuesday, we looked at how to get the entire company involved in idea generation. One of the key steps we highlighted was to give feedback on every idea. Giving good […]
You Aren’t The Only One Who Can Have Innovative Ideas
One of the hardest parts of product management is making visible how you evaluate ideas and make decisions about what to build. Everyone has ideas. Rarely are you sitting around […]
When Helping Hurts
A sales rep comes to you and asks for a small product change to satisfy a prospective client. Your manager wants to A/B test her latest idea. Your friend in […]
