230lbs! That’s right… I hit the milestone yesterday morning. Seriously, that is insane… How is that even possible??? A few years ago, I wrote about a warning from my doctor, and went on a health kick. I actually got myself down to 200lbs by adjusting my foods and maintained that for years — even through … Read More
Lean Startup Company has been putting out one of my favorite podcasts on product management recently. Thank you Heather McGough for interviewing me for the recent one. It was a lot of fun! Note: If preferred, jump to the 4min mark to get past the Intro part. Thank you for listening
Often when I am working with teams, I am reminded of fables or stories that I was told as a child. The true nature of those stories weren’t always obvious then, but it is amazing how the insights become clearer with age. A story I was most recently reminded of, goes something along the lines of: A … Read More
Image courtesy of Bob Jagendorf, on Flickr One of the most misunderstood roles in the valley is that of a Product Manager. Depending upon which company you go to, and which methodologies or processes that company is using, there is a different definition of a product manager. With everyone flocking to Agile/Scrum, there is yet … Read More
Well we’ve been back from our 8-month long sabbatical for a bit more than a month now and a considerable amount of time after returning has been spent reminiscing. A number of people have asked about lessons we learned, what we would do again, or what we would do differently. After reflecting for some time, I … Read More
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown My rating: 4 of 5 stars While there isn’t a lot of extremely new material here, it gives actual practical tips and exercises which were new. Simple changes in perspective. I very much liked that it did not waste time with endless ‘talk’ about proving a … Read More
The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be by Moisés Naím My rating: 2 of 5 stars Perhaps one of the hardest books I’ve ever tried to get through. Perhaps it was because I listened to the audio book and the … Read More