Decision trees provide a systematic way of looking at a problem you need to solve. It provides a step-by-step method for breaking down big problems into smaller, more manageable ones while allowing you to prioritize the problems and providing clear “decision gates” at each step. There are two basic kinds…

In my last post, I talked about abandoning PM tools, including Gdocs, in favor of creating my own toolset, built with Coda.io. I wanted to share this toolset with the product community. Hopefully, you will find this to be useful in creating your own product management toolset.

I’m not unique in my desire to try all the new toys :) I read Product Hunt daily and try to check out anything that has to do with product/eng. …

Start with defining the market, not the product When ideating new product ideas or potential strategic pivots, there are several ways to assess product-market fit. The approach often taken involves first defining the product and then assessing its market potential. The steps that are taken usually look something like this: …

It doesn’t matter if your solution is targeted to large enterprises or small businesses, today’s user wants to kick the tires. They want to try before they buy and they don’t want to deal with a salesperson. That’s a pretty provocative statement, and I’ve likely pissed off a bunch of…