Working on new product ideas
Most product managers dream of working on a 1.0 project. They are unencumbered, new and yours. I am working on two 1.0 projects and the going has been slow and frustrating. If you do a good job as a...
View ArticleHow to become a Product Manager
First of all, you are aiming too low. If you do everything I ask you to do below, I’ll be surprised if you still want to be a product manager. Secondly, I get asked this question a lot so I’ve decided...
View ArticleMust have free resources for Product Managers
Product managers need to read a lot. Reading gives you better context for your decisions. It also helps you argue for your idea and sell it. If you read only one book on product management, read four...
View ArticleEssential Tools for Product Managers
Tools don’t guarantee your success as a PM but you should know what tools to use to be productive as a PM. Paper and a PenFirst things first – write and draw out for idea and product flow. Super...
View ArticleProduct Management 101 at IIM A
I presented the following lecture to the Product Management and technology club at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in September 2018. Hope you enjoy it. Product Management 101 –...
View ArticleNaval Ravikant’s Wisdom
I have been listening intently to Naval Ravikant’s podcast. It is titled Naval. I will be listening to it again and will be listening to it with my kids who are 13 and 15 this weekend. I strongly...
View ArticleGame Design for Software
Loved this video from the founder of Superhuman – the latest competitor for Gmail. It has good ideas for product design Hope you like it.
View ArticleWork from home
Please take the coronavirus scare seriously. Stay away from public places. Try to work from home as much as possible. Luckily tech workers can. –Anubhav
View ArticleBeyond IIT
I have started BeyondIIT.com to help students build successful careers without prestigious degrees. I want to help students discover that there are many paths to success. I also want to acknowledge...
View ArticleExperimenting with Substack
I am posting articles on product management on pmtalk.substack.com more than I am on this site. I would recommend you subscribe to my newsletter there so that you can get interesting articles on...
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