Jun 15Member-onlyThe three types of product manager you don’t want to becomeand the one you may want to consider Product management is still being shaped as a role. That is why it is so important to get it right. So it doesn’t become a “bullshit” job. A job that doesn’t add value and causes distress to those who perform it. …Product Management7 min read
Jan 11Member-onlyBuilding the bridge to MartyCaganland and beyondIf you have worked in product management long enough and read the best-practice books, you probably have noticed that something is off. There is a gulf between ideals and what really happens behind the scenes at most companies. This disconnect is enabled already from the beginning with the rift between…7 min read
Dec 29, 2021Member-onlyThe 3 most meaningful tech products of 2021Not all products are born equal. Some have the potential to impact your life in meaningful ways, others are forgotten the moment they are installed. That’s why it is time to celebrate those that helped make life better, more enjoyable, or simply more fun. …Products We Love2 min read
Oct 31, 2021Member-onlyMy fifth Web Summit is also my first and I can’t wait!This is my fifth Web Summit but the first after a world pandemic. …4 min read
Feb 22, 2021Member-onlyThe picnic of product delight — a framework for assessing the ‘yumminess’ of your productSome weeks ago, someone asked me what were my favorite product experiences. I paused. As much as I enjoy trying new products nothing struck me as particularly delightful, at least not in a way that made me acknowledge it. Over the following days, I thought about it. There were many…5 min read
Dec 20, 2020Member-only‘Home Alone’ no longer a classic this season — the best lockdown tech for growing and connecting during a pandemicI am not sure how we are going to look back at this period once we gain distance. So far, it seems that we can only look at it from a dark angle. In excruciating detail, in loop, leave-no-misery-behind fashion the news broadcasters explore all the drama that the pandemic…7 min read
Dec 14, 2020Member-onlyDear Anne Boden, I’ve finished reading your book — a letter from a millennial woman in techI have finished reading your book in three days. I couldn’t drop it. It is just so much what you went through in order to launch your venture, Starling Bank. Your team walked away from you when you were on the verge of being granted a bank license. You had…4 min read
Dec 7, 2020Member-onlyCare Tech — the best of Web Summit 2020 (and why I prefer the remote version)If I had to summarize the uniting thread among the most interesting talks I saw at Web Summit this year, it would be that they were all about caring: for our planet, health, home, and government — what I am calling ‘care tech’. Jane Goodall was presenting together with the…5 min read
Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyPreparing for the 1st remote Web Summit, when no longer bumping into strangers on your way there — includes a curated list of talks not to missWeb Summit 2020 is almost here, it starts next Wednesday 2nd of December and it goes until the 4th of December, and this time it happens exclusively online. I have attended Web Summit three times on-site by now. I was there on the opening night when it happened for the…5 min read
Published in The Product Novel·Nov 27, 2020Member-onlyChapter Eight: Tunnel visionVera went towards the cupboard and picked a mug, Ana was right behind her and searching for bread for a toast. …11 min read
