I’ve been told countless times to ignore my competitors. Basically, pretend they don’t exist. Instead, I’m told to focus on my customers. That’s been the common advice for years. Repeated by the likes of Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, Dharmesh Shah and Jack Ma.
20 Years of Product Management in 25 Minutes by Dave Wascha
There is probably one part of the product management job we can all agree is the hardest - people. People are unpredictable, have strong opinions and unconscious biases, and many people in your organisation have more power than you, yet are wrong just as often. In this illuminating talk from Mind the Product San Francisco 2017 Janna Bastow, Co-Founder of Mind the Product and Co-Founder and CEO of ProdPad, shares her own stories of dealing with people, and how she handles the toughest part of the job.
Good Books:
- Product Management For Dummies - https://amzn.to/2U6dPT7
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action - https://amzn.to/2SZbr0F
- The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback - https://amzn.to/3A9ilBd
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