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Why is product management so obsessed with tropes and bromides like "Top 1% Product Managers" and "Good Product Managers _____ Great Product…
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Both teams are working on a chunk of work spanning 1-3 months. However, there is huge difference between estimating “work” (when will it be done), and…
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This post is about being a better leader, problem solver, and team member by building your muscle for developing alternative explanations for…
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I was a guest on Lenny’s Podcast which was so much fun. Check out the episode! This post will explore three popular models for product teams. Sprint…
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In this break between gigs (I'm joining Toast in a week, more on the shift here), I have thought a great deal about how product management is taught and…
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This week I will try something new, and I hope you like it. As some of you know, I am an investor in DoubleLoop, an early-stage startup based here in…
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I recently asked on Twitter: If you've been in a company that "held itself to high standards"...what do you think was behind that ability to stick to…
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This a short post to kick off the year. I’ll get warmed up again. I’m enjoying having no job to go to for the next three weeks. I’ve gotten emails to…
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Thanks again for taking time out of your day to read the newsletter. It means so much. What’s next for TBM in 2023? I’ll have news on my new gig in a…
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December 2022

The end of TBM year three. Wow! 156 weeks. 190 posts. Just hit the 3,000,000th view (more importantly, people seem to come back). Thank you so much for…
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What I learned as a product evangelist at a rapidly growing SaaS company
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A quick work update—I'm leaving Amplitude after a fantastic run. What an amazing team and professional (and personal) adventure. I wrote a brief…
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