We’ve all been there, you’re in a job interview, and the interviewer asked you an interview question you don’t have an answer for. Flustered, you spit out the first thought that came into your mind. …

Being a Product Manager in the B2B space is not easy. 😮 It’s tough to find customers for interviews, there are multiple users to build for, and your customers takes months to make a purchase decision. So how do you succeed as a B2B product manager? In this post, I’ll…

Breaking into Product Management is not easy. The competition is high, and most roles require you to have 2–3 years of experience before applying. But “How do you get experience without getting the job?” This is this the “Chicken and Egg” question that has stomped a lot of aspiring PMs…

When I started in the Product Manager role, I’d spent hours googling terms like: “How To Be a Great Product Manager” or “What does a Product Manager do?”. I’d read blanket advice like: “To be a great PM, you must Communicate Vision” but how do you like… “communicate vision”? So…

Working with developers can be intimidating. If you don’t have a tech background, the jargon they use can go way above your head. Early in my career, I’d hide my insecurities by writing a product spec as detailed as I can. Forcing my developers to give an estimate based on…

“That’s just a feature.” — the ultimate trigger words for any Product Manager. This piercing phrase is often an accusation that your idea is not worthy of solving a big enough problem. This dilemma confused me for a long time and gave me a lot of imposter syndrome. …

As a product manager, we work with multiple teams to define requirements for our products. A Product Spec is a communication tool we often use to get everyone on the same page. Back in the days, we’d use a product requirement templates like a BRD (Business Requirement Document) or a…

We’ve all been there, your team spent weeks cooking up an awesome design experience for your product. You set up a design review session to present the work to your boss, but he/she ripped it into shreds: “The UX flow is all wrong! Think about the customer!” “I don’t like…