The systematic approach to developing and socializing product strategy. — Product strategy can be a scary and opaque term for many product managers. Early in my career, I used to wonder — “What the heck is product strategy and how do I develop one?” Now, when I ask budding product folks for their understanding of product strategy, I typically hear…

What’s the hold up? — It’s 2022, why doesn’t Canada, USA or Europe have a super-app yet? In this three part series, I’m going to document my thoughts about upcoming tech trends in the next decade via bite-sized posts, starting with super-apps. In December 2018, I had an opportunity to visit China and a couple…

In this edition we look how Netflix develops creative insights for promotional artwork to entice subscribers to engage with their catalog — Over the last decade, Netflix has emerged as one of the most successful companies in the entertainment industry. Founded in 1997 as a DVD rental service, Netflix has since transformed itself into a streaming giant with over 200 million subscribers worldwide. The company’s success can be attributed to its user-friendly…

What separates a mediocre product manager from a great one? — A successful product manager is more than someone who has mastered the technical elements of their craft — it takes skill and expertise to bring products together in a way that addresses pain points while optimally allocating resources and driving towards a shared vision. But what key traits make up…

100% - having a large user base is almost a double edged sword because it potentially means upsetting a lot of users if your strategic shift falls short. Also, building a super-app is fraught with challenges in the Western economies so a one size fits all approach will most likely fail. Twitter will have multiple versions of their super-app in the different geographies if they do want to go down that route.

Spoiler: It’s not a lot. — I started writing on Medium in Q2 of 2022 as a creative outlet. In my day job as a product manager in tech, I don’t really get to flex my creative muscles. I decided to write domain specific posts about product management and technology on a monthly-ish cadence. I should…

Writing is a skill that product managers utilize every day. Good writing is underrated when done well, but sticks out like a sore thumb when done poorly. — Product mangers write a lot. As I was brainstorming for this article, I realized just how much writing I do in my day-to-day as a product manager. Here’s a short list but non-exhaustive list: Meeting Notes & Agendas Release Notes Chat Messages and Emails

All opinions expressed in this article are my own. No, not to the IRS or the CRA, they pay their alignment tax. Product management is a multi faceted role —it includes (but is not limited to) writing, storytelling, debugging, planning and strategizing. However, the hardest part of the job in…

Aggregation Theory describes how platforms come to dominate the industries in which they compete in a systematic way. — When I started out as a PM, I auto-piloted into execution mode and didn’t know how the product(s) I worked on made strategic sense in the long-term. …