A shift in where you can get your product stories — I’ve been writing on Medium now for a few years and am grateful for the 10k followers that I have, and for a while I was receiving a small amount of money from this. However, as time passed, despite the increase in followers, the income kept reducing. It takes time…

What do you need from me? — We’re all busy, I get it, so I’ll get straight to the point. I’m reviewing my writing strategy and need to know what you want from me. I have 10k subscribers here on Medium, which I’ve gathered over the past couple of years, and you all have different needs and…

What Books Are New To The Shelves of the Getting Started in Product Bookstore? — Here at Getting Started in Product, we run a bookstore that stocks a variety of books focused on the world of product management; from direct product management books like Inspired by Marty Cagan to stories of success within global organizations like NIKE. We’ve just added a number of new titles…

How unstructured testing can deliver good results — As a product team, you work hard to determine what problems need to be solved. This carries on through defining what needs to be introduced to solve those problems. Product managers brief engineers on the work and explain what the experience of using the new feature will be like. The…

Or really why people tell you they can’t be bothered to write it — We’ve all been there. Someone asks “how does feature X work?”, and as the product manager you should know, and you do, up to a point, but you don’t know everything. What then happens is that you have to say “I’ll find out for you and let you know” and…

How The Eagles can teach us the way to go — Before I get into the real valuable stuff I feel the need to provide some background information on 1970s Californian rock music, so that I don’t lose anyone in the story. If you’ve no idea who The Eagles are, or Jackson Browne, then you can jump to the end to…

And what’s the difference? — Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. This quote is attributed to the writer Miles Kington and perfectly summarizes the fact that being clever and knowledgeable is not the same as being wise. …

Meetings that can’t be missed and must involve PM involvement — How many meetings have you got planned for today? My days vary, from 3/4 up to 10/11 depending on what’s going on. Yes, it’s too many. No, I don’t have enough time for them all and then do all the other things I need to do. …

Basics steps to help recruiters find you for their next role — Like it or not, LinkedIn is a major player in the recruitment industry. With over 875 million profiles, LinkedIn is the home to many people recruiting for roles, and many, many more people who are available to fill those roles. Of course, with over 875 million other profiles to choose…