THE best & Worst

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Whenever something great happens, I will leave it here. And if something lands here every other week … well, that means a lot of great things happen.

September 9, 2022

4 ways to contribute to your team as a product manager.

Starting with Product Management is hard. Get prepared to contribute to your team with four things – according to Marty Cagan!
September 8, 2022

People don’t just want a drill. But neither do they want a hole in the wall.

Don’t assume people know what they need! Here’s how you find out what really motivates people to make a certain decision!
September 7, 2022

A 3-step system for capturing new knowledge so you can refer back to it at any time.

Naming all the things you’ve learned is hard! Here’s my 3-step system for capturing new knowledge so you can refer back to it at any time.
September 6, 2022

How to get a deep shared understanding about complex issues through collaborative “mapping” with your team.

Getting the perspectives of team members together is an art. Here are 3 methods to create a mutual understanding of complicated situations.
September 5, 2022

The difference between value creation and value capturing.

Why do some companies stop innovating? Marty Cagan and Lenny Rachitsky say something truly logical on Lenny’s podcast which got me thinking.
September 4, 2022

1 statement that instantly brings me back to earth every time I take something too seriously.

I used to get caught up in my own worries. Here is one statement that helps me not to take everything so seriously.
September 3, 2022

3 tips to improve product onboarding and excite users fast!

Are you making sure your product delivers the promised value asap? Here are 3 tips to improve product onboarding and excite users fast!
September 2, 2022

“The problem is you think you have time!” – 4 things you can do to spend your time wisely.

We all know that we can’t get time back. It all comes down to one thing: Awareness. Here are 4 things you can do to spend your time wisely.
September 1, 2022

Do your engineers care about shipping “the right” features?

Are your devs focused on feasibility? Here’s why you should encourage our product peers to take responsibility for creating customer value.
August 31, 2022

How perfectionists can tell when their work is “good enough”.

Here are 3 tips to avoid the perfectionism trap – and get more great results with less stress.
August 30, 2022

How can your product deliver value to your customers AND your business?

Product Managers should care about desirability and viability. Here’s how they align the needs of their customers AND their business.
August 29, 2022

“If you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.” – 3 tips to own your time.

Say “No” to your goals that only seem important. Consciously say “Yes” to the few ones that are truly critical. Then ask them out on a date!
August 28, 2022

Here’s why you should bring designers and engineers to your customer interviews.

Conducting customer interviews on my own has presented more challenges than opportunities. Here’s why I’d never do them alone again.
August 27, 2022

3 groups of people that are sacred for product managers to succeed at their job.

Marty Cagan is urging companies to give Pms direct access to three groups of people! Without them they won’t be able to build great products.
August 26, 2022

Why it’s so f***** hard to keep going after you skip a daily habit.

By having a streak of daily habits, it’s hard to skip a day. But this attitude can become enormously harmful.
August 25, 2022

Instead of just consuming new knowledge, use these 5 levels of processing to retain it forever.

I have read over 30 business books, but remembered close to nothing. 5 steps helped me to memorize it forever.
August 24, 2022

Your customers might have problems they don’t know about. Here’s how you make them aware by applying the Rumsfeld-Matrix.

You can’t convince customers with a solution when they don’t know they have a problem!
August 23, 2022

The quote about “Faster Horses” is widely misunderstood – here’s how it can help PMs build better products.

Interviewing the target audience is not about asking people what they want. It’s about identifying real pains and needs through stories.
August 22, 2022

How I killed our product – believing that as a product owner I was part of the target group.

When you are building a product for yourself, you are building a product for yourself. Be aware of this limitation to create better products.
August 21, 2022

What’s your elevator pitch? Master your personal intro without ever struggling for words again.

Struggling to introduce yourself with precision? Here’s a simple framework to help you master your personal elevator pitch.
August 20, 2022

3 methods you can use to achieve your daily, weekly and quarterly goals.

I use journaling for my daily goals, co-created a community for my weekly goals and developed a tool for my quarterly goals.
August 19, 2022

How to use the KANO-model to create a winning product strategy – and conquer your market like Uber.

Dan Olsen broke down Uber’s strategy – and created a “Product Strategy Grid”. Here’s how you can use it to create a killer product strategy!
August 18, 2022

5 skills that make entrepreneurs good intrapreneurs – and vice versa.

Here are 5 crucial skills that, once mastered, will make you a true multi-talent in a startup AND in a corporation.
August 17, 2022

Does your product vision have these 5 essential traits?

A great product vision is a high-level view of the product, not the features or functionalities. It should meet 5 important traits.
August 16, 2022

7 thoughts about building an audience with multiple topics

Ever worried you’ll irritate your audience if you write about too many different topics? Here are 7 thoughts for allrounder content creators.
August 15, 2022

Try to make your idea fail as soon as possible.

Focus on the most important issue that could kill your idea and you’ll eliminate the most critical threats right away!
August 9, 2022

How keeping a journal changed my life (+ Template)

Here are my top 5 benefits on writing a daily journal. Grab my free template, start filling it daily and see your live change!
August 7, 2022

Disagree and promote!

How to hack your brain to learn to love decisions that contradict your opinion.
August 5, 2022

Meet “Life OKR”: A system to level-up your goals

Life OKR is a tool that helps you identify and optimize overlooked areas of your life.
December 9, 2021

Get $10 if I stop writing!

Join my newsletter and grab $10 if I one miss a deadline! You get great content. And if you don’t, at least you’ll get a little bit of money.
December 7, 2021

Jack of many traits, Master of some!

Do you consider yourself a generalist? Chances are, you’re not having an easy time of it.