Becoming a #productmanager is hard Building a #startup is harder Being a #consultant helping #founders and #productleaders is one of the hardest things I have had to learn. (And yes, it’s harder than cracking JEE and studying rocket science)! And it’s far from done, still learning every day. For a founder or a PM to be good at their job
Your #productmanagement certification could be worthless. Let me correct that a bit – it has some value, If you are getting your first job in product, If you don’t have real world exposure to building products, If you have never really learnt the theory, Does that mean all training for #productmanager is a waste of time and money? No, not
“We love your product, but it’s new and we would like to do a POC.” If you are a #founder of a startup or #productmanager of a new product, then surely you would have heard this. But the one word that often accompanies this statement should make you run…. And that word is “Free” There is nothing worse than a
Is a downturn coming? That depends on where you live… Is there an economic and technological upheaval underway? Certainly seems so. Many companies – startups, mid-sized and large – are all facing tough times. News of layoffs, slowdown in hiring, AI causing job losses is scaring people. What do you do if you are a tech business – startup or
When people think of great products, They usually think of innovation, Or great experience, Or great value, Or some celebrity entrepreneur. But that is not entirely true. That is the output, not what it takes to get there… Most important ingredients for building a great product are People and Process. This is especially true for products looking to scale, Whether
I was and still am (sometimes) guilty of this… When I come across a business problem or a technology problem. I get very excited about the problem and tech. About what can be done to solve it? What else can I learn? Which customers, businesses, experts can I speak with? And this is all good and important, But, there is
When I lived in the US they used to say: Earning your first $1M is the hardest. That may be true for individuals. But does not seem to be true for #startups and #product #businesses! Getting to your first million in revenue is easier than going from $1M to $10M. Getting your early revenue is all about hustle. You don’t
I worked in a late stage startup a while ago. My job as head of products was to help scale #product and business. At the time that meant going from a legacy product to #saas. Changing product dev processes, Streamlining 20+ code branches to 2, Going from low license and high services costing to purely subscription revenue with little bit
#generativeai today is where Covid was 3 years ago. And .com companies and #internet was 23 years ago. Everyone on social media is an expert but nobody knows anything for sure. Covid times Remember washing hands every few minutes. No need to mask. Then mandatory masks and then N95…. Also, going through whole body sanitizer sprays and finally realizing that
Have you ever sold something that is yet to be created? Is that legal, you might ask… It is. As long as you deliver… That is what great product managers and capable founders are able to do. It is easier said than done. Making promises you can’t keep is perhaps easy but selling a vision and then delivering is much
Are you waiting for “syzygy”? No, it is not a made up word In scientific terms or Astronomy It means alignment of 3 or more celestial bodies In common language “when the stars are aligned” Whether at work or in personal life We are often waiting for something Something to happen Something to complete Something to go our way People
Is India aping the West a bad idea? Often is, though not always But certainly is a bad idea in one area that I know of Product Management It may sound harsh or bitter, but it must be said and I have lived and worked in the US most of my working life Whenever a Product Manager is stuck Or
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