Saying "No" Effectively: 5 Ways to Say No As a Product Manager
Saying “no” is a big part of parenting and a big part of product management. We can’t do everything, whether that is buying every stuffed animal or building every feature request. But we can do more t...
18 Juli 202310min
The End of Product Management at Airbnb
Airbnb is done with product management? Maybe, but not so fast. In this episode we explore what they did and why it very much depends on what a company wants.Product management is always different at ...
13 Juli 20237min
Winner Takes All: Book Review
Winner Takes All: Case Studies in how Online Marketplaces are Creating Modern Monopolies delves into the world of online marketplaces and how they are shaping the modern economy. It gives a brief hist...
6 Juli 20238min
Messi, Estimating, Heatwaves, AI, and House of Suns: Monthly Wrap from June
Messi, AI, and House of Suns. What more do you need? Another month, another host of great articles, listens, books and other finds from Product Thinking and around the internet. Here’s what you may ha...
29 Juni 202310min
Why We're So Bad At Estimating: And What We Can Do About It
We, as humans, are bad at estimating. Everyone falls victim to the planning fallacy. We consistently underestimate the time it will take to complete something. Why do we underestimate? And what can we...
21 Juni 202322min
Lessons in Thinking Long Term: Understanding Consequences of Short-Term Focus
This week we explore short-term and long-term thinking with an example from Covid-19. We’d have been much better served during the pandemic if the FDA hadn’t relaxed its rules for so long or had thoug...
7 Juni 20239min
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values - Book Review
The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian was an excellent read. If you are interested in AI—including its history, its future implications, and the philosophical ramifications—then this is a book for ...
31 Maj 202313min
