Leadership
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Writing 100 posts proved to be the cheapest prototype I have.
TL;DR This is my 100th post, and the lesson that outranks the other 99 is simple. A written draft is the cheapest prototype you own. It costs an evening, and it exposes a half-baked strategy before you spend a quarter building it. If you only write to record decisions, you’re using writing backward. Write to…
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A goal you can’t count isn’t a goal
Most goals don’t fail on the number. They fail because nobody defined what one of the thing actually is. Here’s the counting rule I use now.
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THE PM’S SPICE RACK – ISSUE #8
May 23, 2026 | The Product Manager’s Journal The Take The trademark came through this week, and the labels showed up the same week. After three years, Trevean Spice is a thing the law recognizes and can be held. I want to be careful about how I describe the feeling because it’s easy to oversell…
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The PM-to-Engineer Ratio Is Inverting
TL;DR For two decades, the unwritten rule of product was one PM per four to six engineers. AI broke the math. Engineering throughput in small teams has increased by roughly 3–5x over the past 18 months. Product judgment throughput isn’t. The bottleneck has moved from the keyboard to the whiteboard, and founders, who are almost…
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Build to Learn, Build to Earn: The Verb the Product Onion Was Missing
TL;DR I pulled a book off my shelf last week that had been gathering dust for the better part of a decade. Jeff Patton’s User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story; Build the Right Product. My copy has a coffee stain on the cover, a half-chewed pen bookmarking chapter five, and a sticky note from…
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Micromangement, The Silent Killer
The Control Trap: Why I Was Still Approving Emails at a Company I Co-Founded It was 11:30 on a Tuesday night, and I was rewriting an email Rushi had already sent. Not a high-stakes investor pitch. Not a press release. A sourcing inquiry to Vikram in Barmer, someone she had already met in person, already…
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Breakthrough Moments in Product Management
Explore the breakthrough moments that define successful product managers. Learn how these experiences shape their careers and products.
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Overcoming Challenges in Product Management
Every product manager faces challenges. Learn how to navigate these hurdles and turn them into opportunities for growth and innovation.