We’ve had a chance to finish our New Year’s celebration. The parties are over, our homes are cleaned, and for most of us at least, the weather hasn’t slowed us down too much (though I know my friends in the south will argue this.) What does it all mean? It’s time to get down to business.
On the first day before my PM Christmas,
my manager sent to me
A sales demo to present.
On the second day before my PM Christmas,
my manager sent to me
Two features to add,
and a sales demo to present.
In respect to the post by Jim Holland today Essential Pieces for Strategic Product Leadership on his blog, I was struck by his comment that product leaders need to gain market authority as one of the essential pieces. Market Authority. I’ve written about this topic before (in a less eloquent way than Jim) but it bears repeating because it is so important. (more…)
A guest post by Barry Doctor, product marketing manager at Katun, Inc., and lifelong observer of cool gadgets and tech toys, who is green with jealousy of those who obtain these toys in their early stages.
While it is the goal of some product managers to simply obtain enough time off to properly enjoy the holidays – rest, relax and recharge. Others wish for more QA resources and a CEO that shares a change in company direction more than 6 weeks before launch of that major new product. Others were hoping for a job or an acquisition. Since fulfillment of these abstract items is particularly difficult, we’ve chosen some unique, obscure products that solve a market problem or cause a product manager to exclaim “that’s cool” out loud. (more…)
It’s my turn now. My turn to talk politics. Product Politics that is. I’m not that crazy to start a government politics discussion here. That isn’t what this blog is about. It is about products – from the marketing to development to management and everything before and after. So I was fortunate enough recently to co-present a session at the Seattle Product Camp with Jim Holland on “Politics in the Product World.” Jim has written on this in a few of his blog posts, and now it’s my turn. (more…)
