Real talk about the problems that keep product teams stuck. And how to fix them.
AI does product thinking better than most people I've worked with. It still can't own a product, and the reason isn't capability. It's structural: no stake, no continuity, no way out of the room.
Read moreYou didn't skip discovery. You did it one commit at a time, after every architectural decision was already locked in, which is a different problem with a different fix.
Read moreYour thing works and someone offered to pay for it. Selling is a different act than building, with obligations nobody mentioned. Here are the questions to ask before you charge.
Read moreFor two years I argued capacity was never the real constraint. AI removed capacity as a constraint entirely, for companies and for people working alone, and products did not get better.
Read moreEveryone says they start with the problem. But most teams are actually starting with the solution and calling it problem-solving. Here's the difference.
Read moreA team that's busy and still not moving could have a focus problem, an execution problem, or a clarity problem. They look identical from the inside. The fixes are not.
Read moreBeautiful design that doesn't solve problems is just decoration. Here's how to tell the difference, and why purpose-driven design wins every time.
Read moreCollaboration is supposed to make products better. But too often, it creates chaos. Here's how to know when collaboration helps (and when it hurts).
Read moreYour roadmap says Q2. It's Q3 and you're only 30% done. Sound familiar? Most roadmaps fail because they're built on assumptions, not reality. Here's how to build one that works.
Read moreHiring a full-time CPO is expensive, slow, and often the wrong move. What you actually need is product leadership. It doesn't require a full-time hire.
Read moreMost "dedicated teams" are just expensive contractors. Real product pods take ownership. Here's how to tell the difference, and why it matters.
Read moreThe best product insights don't come from what clients tell you they want. They come from hearing the real problem beneath the feature request.
Read moreMost product audits tell you what you already know. The valuable ones dig deeper, examining products at the molecular level to find what's really broken.
Read moreYour team is overwhelmed, deadlines are slipping, and the obvious answer seems to be: hire more people. But what if adding headcount is exactly the wrong move?
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