So I figured to start out on this again the way I did almost 15 years ago… to just start sharing my thoughts. I recall sending emails and posting on sites that existed back then (‘Future project reminder: find those emails and posts and collate them!’). I remember trailing off around 2010. My blog was … Read More
A couple years ago, after reading a post by Steve Blank on a new way to look at competition, I created a powerpoint template for a petal diagram. I’ve since used it numerous times on various projects. In the past months, I’ve been asked multiple times for if I had a template, so I figured … Read More
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was such a great read. I’ve started to really enjoy autobiographies, but I was weary of this one, thinking that it might be masking a ‘how-to’ business book trying to give a bunch of tips. It … Read More
In my alternate dream world, I live immersed in a world of arts and culture — traveling from gallery to gallery or show to show, allowing myself to get lost in the creativity. Over the past few years, I’ve been delving back into exploring my first love: Art – music, painting, photography. The creativity that … Read More
The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael D. Watkins My rating: 3 of 5 stars An ok book – it rambles a lot at times, but there are some very clear tools which are useful. I was expecting a book that was very distinct … Read More
If you find these instructions valuable, please provide some feedback and/or comments so that I can feel good about myself 🙂 This past couple months have been a time of experimenting and cleaning up household ‘tech debt’. I’ve had a couple of old laptops that had had met untimely deaths and still needed to have … Read More
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