Jira for product managers: the setup most PMs don’t know about
The PM’s Jira problem Most product managers inherit Jira as “the engineering tool” and never realize it can do actual PM work. You end up maintaining a separate roadmap in...
Posts by Ty Sutherland
How to build a PM tech stack: the minimal setup that covers everything
You just landed your first PM role, or you’re the first product hire at a startup, and you’re staring at a blank slate. No established processes, no inherited tools, no “this is how...
Customer feedback tools: how to stop collecting it and start acting on it
The feedback graveyard problem Every product team collects feedback. Very few actually use it. If you’ve ever inherited a Notion database with 2,000 untagged customer quotes, or watched your...
Amplitude vs. Mixpanel: which one actually answers PM questions
The analytics decision that shapes how you understand users You’re staring at two tabs: Amplitude’s pricing page and Mixpanel’s feature list. Both promise to help you understand...
Miro vs. FigJam: which whiteboard tool PMs actually keep open all week
The whiteboard wars are real You’re about to run a user story mapping session with your team, and you need to pick a tool. Your designer swears by FigJam. Your engineering lead already has Miro...
Notion for product managers: build a PM system that replaces five other tools
You’ve tried dedicated roadmap tools, sprawling spreadsheets, and Confluence pages that nobody reads. Now you’re wondering if Notion for product managers is actually the answer everyone...