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Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap in Product Management

Speak to any Product Manager at a Product Management meet-up and they will sound practiced and polished. Not only are they adept at getting product initiatives across the line, they...

How working as a Product Marketer can help you become a better Product Manager

This is a guest post from Abhinaw Kumar. Having spent several years playing both Marketing and Product Management roles, I can confidently suggest that every Product Manager who...

Pausefest 2019 points to Product Management 2030

If you’re energised by complex problems of product, AI, machine learning, privacy and data, then the next decade of product management is going to be the most interesting...

Product Principles – A Leadership Tool

One of my all-time favourite books is The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, in particular, the chapter entitled ‘The Struggle’. I can relate to The Struggle. All of...

Product Management Truths and Trends

This blog is about a couple of Product Management truths and trends. In November 2018, Brainmates hosted eight Product Management leaders for a round table discussion to tease out their insights...

Chief Product Officer or Chief Everything Officer

The title of leader is universally enticing to a particular type of person. And while most appreciate that the practice of leadership is difficult, that doesn’t diminish the appeal of status...

OKRs for Product Management

As November begins, it's a great time to start the planning process for the next year. When you reflect on this year past, are you thinking about your successful accomplishments? Or are you...

Scaling Start-Ups with Product Management

Scaling is the Holy Grail for most start-ups. From the heady rush of launch to securing investors, scaling is the principle that underpins start-up business the world over. So how do you scale...