All revenue is good revenue, right? Not so fast! — There are lots of different types of debt: Technical Debt, Vision Debt, Organisational Debt, and Decision Debt to name a few. I was thinking recently about the fact that many of these things can be caused by one thing: Chasing the wrong type of revenue. No one is going to…

I needed to stand out from the crowd, so I went all in with video! — In my previous post, I shared a bunch of memes that I’d shared on Twitter. This article went down OK but I’m always trying to find new, interesting ways to connect with people. So I made some more memes, but this time using old movie clips and dubbing the lines…

Whether you’re an old hand or a total newbie, increase the odds that it goes wonderfully — So you’ve been invited to be interviewed on a podcast? Hurray! Podcasts are a great way to get your message out there. Whether you’re an old hand or a total newbie, there are things you can do to increase the odds that it goes wonderfully well. First off, we have…

Deciding where to place your bets in the Grand Poker Game of Product Management — Recently, I’ve been ruminating about product strategy and how to decide where to place big bets. So much of product management is about deciding how to make the biggest impact. When it comes to impact, people often get dragged into dot voting or numeric prioritisation frameworks to try to stack…

Part 1 of an inevitably infinite series — I love Product Twitter, where likeminded individuals can shoot the breeze about product management stuff and everyone lifts each other up. I’m definitely Z-list on there, but one thing I enjoy is converting my general British cynicism into passingly amusing artisanal memes. Sometimes people like them, so here’s a collection…

We’re usually all in the same boat, so why can’t we sail in it together? — I got my first computer, a ZX Spectrum 48K+, when I was 10. I had been desperate to get a computer since I’d seen my uncle’s ZX81 at about the age of 6. The best thing with computers in those days was that you were thrown straight in the deep…

That existential angst when PMs are asked what they do for a living — For a while on the podcast I used to ask the “BBQ question” of my guests… the basic format being along the lines of: You’re at a BBQ & are chatting to your sister’s new boyfriend, getting on famously. He’s an accountant or something. He asks you what you do…

After spending 19 years working for a big corporate, it feels kind of strange to have started 3 jobs in the last three and a half years. Whatever the pros and cons of working for anyone for a very long time, it’s fair to say that you know the company…

I ran an interesting poll on Twitter recently asking for product managers’ opinions of project managers, and whether they want to work with them. Project managers get a bit of a rough ride in product management circles and much of the classic literature, but what did people really think? …