I have started this blog posting several times, and have been diverted each time. It is a complex topic, and it almost seems like heresy, but I believe it needs to be said. There has been much said on the roles of Product Management, and Product Marketing. There are firms who have well developed frameworks, and extensive training to help you get to a “good” state. In particular, I am familiar...
Presentations that are SO bad.
About 6 months ago, I started a new job. The former product manager had left about 18 months prior to my arrival, and they "limped" along. Now, I am going through sales presentations, sales training decks and curriculae and I am aghast at what I h...
Just once in my career, I would like a project to be finished on time
and on budget. Sigh. There are always some extenuating circumstances: A key component was more difficult to work through. Some circuit design was wrong the first time around (and the second, and the third). Regardless of how many times the design ...
Market Analysis Oddities – Pulling my hair out
I am doing a market analysis to help us decide where we want to spend our next development dollars on. To accomplish this, I really need to get a good idea of their revenue. Top down, I took the bible, the accepted research. I also took the number...