Late Majority Product Management: Somebody Has to Do It
2022 is an exciting time to be a product manager. It is a great time to be at the center of new product development. Product managers at firms that IPO’d…
Product Managers: How Can You Estimate Your Competitor’s Product Line Revenues?
Understanding your competitors’ product line revenues is critical. Revenue information helps to put the relative strength or weakness of a competitor into the proper context. It helps product managers to…
Product Management Today MVP Award Winner
I was named a winner in the Product Management Today’s 2021 MVP Awards. My article Product Managers: How Do You Manage Middle Aged Products? was voted the winner in the ‘Other’…
2021 SaaS Metric Trends
Key Bank Capital Markets has recently published its 2021 SaaS Metrics report - its 12th annual installment The study covers over 230 SaaS companies from around the world. It includes…
How a 56 Second TikTok Video Disrupted 4,600 Scientific Research Projects
In July 2021 Sarah Frank, a rising freshman at Brown University, uploaded a 56 second TikTok video and disrupted 4,600 scientific research projects, Crowdsourced research has changed the landscape of…
The Santa Hat Believer’s Club
In 2009 I started a family tradition known as the Santa Hat Believer's Club (SHBC).
Software Equity Group Q3 2019 SaaS M&A Update
The Software Equity Group has published their third quarter 2019 SaaS M&A update. It includes information about transaction volume, valuation multiples, and a host of other topics
Why Product Managers Should Do Customer Interviews at User Conferences
It seems like an obvious thing -- why wouldn’t product managers want to do customer interviews at user conferences? The simple answer is that most teams do not take the…
The Disconnect Between CFOs and Their Private Equity Sponsors
A recent report by Alix Partners highlighted a surprising number of disconnects between CFOs and their private equity sponsors. The results are interesting, but not too surprising.
Are Product Management Industry Surveys Biased?
Annual product management industry surveys are always fascinating. It is important, however, to put these studies in the context. While they provide many interesting factoids there are often biases that…