The Accidental Product Manager
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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Can you remember when flying was fun? I almost sorta can – I think that it was back when I was 10 years old and flying was something that was a special treat – I didn’t get to do … Read more
Sigh, ok – I guess that it’s time that I finally get around to talking about the Internet fad-du-jour: Twitter. The Internet is all abuzz about just what the heck Twitter is (a micro-blogging service), who should be using it (apparently everyone), and just how product mangers should get the most out of it (a … Read more
Economic downturns don’t last forever, but boy-oh-boy do they hurt while they are happening! I’m not sure about your products, but my the customer that I’ve been consulting with are all scrambling to find ways to make their products easier for their customers to buy. Would you be interested in some tips on how to … Read more
As a result of attending ProductCamp NYC I’ve been asked a lot more questions recently about how Product Mangers can avoid making mistakes with their products. Half of that answer is to make sure that you understand the fundamentals of Product Management. The other half is to learn from the mistakes of others. Like the … Read more
The company has no extra money for advertising right now. Your travel budget has been spent so you’re going nowhere. Your competition is slashing their product prices in a desperate attempt to stay in business. Oh, and you are expected to boost sales of your product. Sound familiar? As product managers we are tempted to … Read more
Dear Reader, The August edition of The Accidental Product Manager Newsletter will be coming out on Tuesday. Have you signed up to get your free copy? Free subscriptions to The Accidental Product Manager Newsletter are now available. It’s your product - it’s your career. Subscribe now: Click Here! Don’t delay – sign up now! – … Read more
This post is an invitation for you to come along with me as I work with one of my clients to help them get ready to present their solutions to a customer in the hope of getting them interested enough to start to move forward towards a sale. You’ll recognize a lot of what we’re … Read more
If you are a long-time reader of this blog, you know that I had a chance to attend the free product manager training that was held in downtown New York City. Hopefully, you thought that this was a good idea; however, if missed it or weren’t able to attend, then I’ve got great news for … Read more
It seems almost like an impossible challenge: find ways to constantly make your product(s) both more popular (more sales) and more profitable (better prices). When confronted with this challenge, it’s all too easy for product managers to shrug, throw up their hands, and then focus instead on rolling out the next product or version of … Read more
I had a chance to attend the very first ProductCamp NYC (held in downtown New York City, of course) on Saturday, July 18, and I had a blast! What is a ProductCamp? ProductCamp is basically an ad-hoc gathering of product managers for a full day of self-directed training. What makes it unique is that there … Read more