Insights and advice from the deeper layers of product leadership
If you are triaging requests all week and still cannot explain why something is in or out, the system is failing you. You are mixing ongoing communication with one-off escalations. Here is what to do instead.
From a distance, strategy can look like a single, unified force – vision, goals, execution, all aligned and moving as one. But look closer, and a quiet split appears: company strategy tackles width, while product strategy tackles depth. One cannot succeed without the other.
These days, it feels like anything can be built – and that’s exactly where the danger hides. AI doesn’t just add new powers. It quietly shifts what makes a product matter, work, and last. The old risks are still here – but their shadows now fall in unexpected places. Here’s how they show up today.
AI might seem like the obvious answer, but if it is – what makes you unique? Looking at it from a solution perspective – explaining your approach and why it’s different – is the only way to stay relevant. Let’s break it down.
AI is changing everything, including the problems your potential customers are dealing with. From opening new opportunities to killing entire markets, here is how AI should impact your strategy.
AI changes the world. While everyone wants to move fast, the question of whether or not you are moving in the right direction becomes more critical than ever. To navigate smartly in this new world, you must have a good plan, which makes sense – namely, product strategy. Here is why and what you can do once you have one.
What if the secret to building truly empowered teams is letting people into your head – and giving far more context than you think they need? Well, there are three things you might be missing when you try to share the bigger picture.
The kind of work that sharpens judgment rarely feels urgent, but avoiding it for too long has a significant impact. The question isn’t how to push it onto the calendar. It’s why it keeps falling off. And how do you make it part of the way your team works without having to force it?
Can you tell your product’s story? Is it a good one to tell? Strategy and storytelling may seem like opposite skills, but they actually go hand in hand. Leading your product to success requires both, and here is how to combine them.
Writing is not what you do after thinking. It’s how you begin to understand what’s really on your mind. It clears the fog, calms the chaos, and brings your thoughts into focus. If you’ve ever had to lead through uncertainty, these five reasons might just speak to you.
Why do some hackathons make real progress and others just fade away? Maybe it’s not about the coding, or the ideas, or even the demos, but how you think about the problem first. Here’s how to run yours the right way
You won’t see it coming. Most don’t. But what if being blindsided isn’t the real problem? What if the difference lies in how ready you were before it even began? Preparation goes a long way. Here’s how to be ready for the worst.
