The PM tools that actually get used (and the ones that collect dust)
Your team bought six PM tools last year. You use three of them. I know this because I’ve watched it happen at every company I’ve worked at. Someone demos a shiny new tool in an all-hands....
The Real Answer: Who Each Tool Is Actually For You’re comparing Productboard vs Aha! because you’ve outgrown spreadsheets and need something more structured. Here’s the...
Linear vs. Jira: why fast-moving teams keep switching (and the tradeoffs to know)
The tool question nobody wants to admit is already answered If you’re starting a new product team in 2024, you’re probably using Linear. If you’re at a company that’s been...
Breaking into product management: the moves that worked (from people who did it)
You’ve decided you want to be a product manager, but every job posting asks for “3+ years of PM experience.” It’s the classic catch-22 that stops thousands of talented people...
Pretotyping: kill bad product ideas in days, not after months of building
You’ve probably seen this play out before: a team spends months building a product, only to discover that nobody actually wants it. The features work perfectly. The code is clean. But users...
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...
