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TBM 8/52: Top 1% Product Managers
Why is product management so obsessed with tropes and bromides like "Top 1% Product Managers" and "Good Product Managers _____ Great Product…
John Cutler
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TBM 7/52: Two Bets
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…
John Cutler
Jan 26
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TBM 6/52: Probably, Just, Maybe, and Perhaps
This post is about being a better leader, problem solver, and team member by building your muscle for developing alternative explanations for…
John Cutler
Jan 22
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TBM 5/52: Three Product Teams
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…
John Cutler
Jan 19
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TBM 4/52: "Sense, Agency, and Hustle"
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…
John Cutler
Jan 15
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TBM 3/52: Real-World Learning Review
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…
John Cutler
Jan 12
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TBM 2/52: "High Standards"
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…
John Cutler
Jan 8
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TBM 1/52: Product Manage Your Meetings
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…
John Cutler
Jan 5
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TBM in 2023
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…
John Cutler
Jan 1
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December 2022
TBM 56/52: The NPS Effect
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…
John Cutler
Dec 29, 2022
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High Leverage Product Evangelism
What I learned as a product evangelist at a rapidly growing SaaS company
John Cutler
Dec 24, 2022
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TBM 55/52: Making a Model (Step-by-Step)
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…
John Cutler
Dec 22, 2022
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