When ideation is a waste of time

In this episode of Lessons in Product Management, John sits down with product marketing leader and author Doug Kimball to discuss why messaging is one of the most overlooked drivers of product success. Drawing from Doug’s new book, So What? Why? Who Cares?, the conversation explo ...  Show more

Episode SummaryIn this season premiere of Lessons in Product Management, John Fontenot introduces a new direction for the podcast - one focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence, product management, go-to-market strategy, product-market fit, and organizational alignm ...  Show more

You don’t have to be perfect. Let’s talk about a better way to think about the job of being a manager.

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Today, we'll hit on the most asked question in our now functional podcast question submission list. What if the thing you're building isn't solving a bleeding neck problem? What if it's just something you think people will want? Something that'll improve their life, but not so ...

The latest episode of "This is Product Management" features Anna Marie Clifton, who explains how often process is seen as a hindrance, whereas it should instead be considered as an accelerant to getting things done, as "it gets everyone on the same page about how things get done. ...  Show more

What’s the secret to coming up with good ideas? For Jeremy Utley, it’s about generating as many as possible. 

The director of executive education at the Stanford d.school, Utley says, “very few problems we f ...