How do you evaluate how someone will contribute to a product team? How do you develop your own skills to ensure that you are contributing the most to your product team? Whether you are looking to hire someone or you are looking to improve your own skills, I see people make the same mistakes over […]

You know that feeling you get when you come across a product that just works? Maybe you got it the first time you used Square. Or the first time Tripit saved you money on airfare. Or maybe it was watching Netflix on your Roku. I’m sure you know the feeling. What do all of these […]

In the last few posts, we talked about not sending your resume to anyone and everyone, and instead narrowing your market. Today, we’ll look at how you can research your market and your specific target companies. Let’s continue with our example. Suppose you defined your market as companies tackling the last mile problem and are […]

You’ve already learned to stop sending your resume to everyone and anyone. Right? If you haven’t already, stop and read, how not to find a product job. This post will build off of that one. We’ve learned the best way to find a job is to start thinking of yourself as a product. But what does […]

Far and away the most common question I get is: How do you find a product job? Before we tackle answering this question, let’s look at what most of us do when we try to find a job. We start by working on our resume. We list out all the places that we’ve worked, we […]

What makes a good product manager? I’ve been obsessed with this question. It’s why I started this blog. As a practitioner, I want to master my craft. As a consultant and coach, I want to help you master your craft. But how do we do that without first understanding what makes us good? Building great […]

Overwhelmingly, the top product-related question I see on Quora, LinkedIn, and Twitter is how do you become a product manager. Product managers come from all walks of life. There is no single path to your first product role. Seeing this question so often led me to write quite a few posts on the topic. I’m […]

This post is part of the So You Want To Be a Product Manager series.  There are a ton of great articles about what you might get asked in a product manager interview. I refer you here, here, and here. I’ve also written about what I always ask during phone screenings. Now that you know what you might […]