Have you ever been a victim of product gaslighting? "Product gaslighting" is when you report a bug in a product, and support never acknowledges it's a bug and acts like you're crazy for expecting it work.

Most calendar technology still seems to rely on the notion of a single "organizer" and does not embrace much in the way of collaboration.

Peter Drucker famously said, "The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well that the product or service fits him and sells itself." Marketing is much more than an "outbound" activity, and #prodmgmt is closely related to marketing.

Density bonus programs are fundamentally broken. The city should explore alternatives and not just modify or "calibrate" them. ryanpuzycki.com/p/density-is-n… by Ryan Puzycki

Do Austin's density bonus programs need "calibration"? Or are they fundamentally broken? ryanpuzycki.com/p/density-is-n… by Ryan Puzycki #atxcouncil

Whether your team uses RICE or not for prioritizing is rather inconsequential. Having a sound and well-understood product strategy to guide priorities and decisions is what really matters. #prodmgmt

I've noticed steady improvements in AI generating code. I must say, though, that I like it when it includes one mysterious error that forces me to understand the code so I can fix it.

Servant leadership and #prodmgmt: ronkepm.com/post/the-quiet… by Ronke Majekodunmi

Black box AI tries to improve #UX without users knowing or caring that AI is involved. White box AI makes itself obvious to users. One promise of white box AI lies in establishing a healthy 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 with users (H/T Jake McKee), beyond mere task completion.

In #agile, user stories stand for stories of users solving problems and achieving goals using our product. Structure prospect interviews similarly: elicit stories about users' actual experiences. These stories need not involve our product. #prodmgmt

Analyzing competitors' strategies instead of features: jennywanger.com/articles/your-… by Jenny Wanger The level of detail obscures what matters most, though. We mostly need to know what word a competitor owns in prospects' minds, so we can own a different one. #prodmgmt #positioning

Almost 15 years after Ash Maurya introduced the lean canvas, it remains one of the most important artifacts a product team can produce. Ash's explanation of it contains many important lessons for #prodmgmt. leanfoundry.com/articles/what-…

"Does this feature make users more human, or less?" #AI and machine learning are transforming user experiences in ways you may not be aware of - and that can be a good thing. medium.com/@mrunalsuryawa…

Aside from the artificial distinction between vision and strategy, this Roman Pichler piece rightly describes some common mistakes in attempting to define a product vision. romanpichler.medium.com/5-product-visi… #prodmgmt

Instead of story points, use Roman Estimation to "right-size" work. mdalmijn.com/p/roman-estima… by Maarten Dalmijn #prodmgmt #agile

No matter how good the play-calling, no matter how good the quarterback, no matter how good the running backs, a football team won't be successful if team members don't do the fundamentals of blocking and tackling.