Product Hits: April 21, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! PhDs Aren't Starting Companies Like They Used To by Nnamdi Iregbulem Nnamdi Iregbulem, Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, examines how the growing burden of knowledge and lack of division of labor discourage PhD-level talent from entrepreneurship. Therefore, PMs who work with PhDs like data scientists or ML researchers can attract and empower PhD talent by implementing...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Product Hits: April 14, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! Too detailed by Wes Kao Wes Kao, co-founder of Maven, emphasizes the importance of tailoring communication details to the audience and context. She advises PMs to reduce cognitive load by focusing on clarity and actionable takeaways. Aligning Teams Around Strategy by Victoria Wisot Victoria Wisot, Partner at AKF Partners, outlines seven practices to keep teams focused...
15 days ago • 2 min read
Product Hits: April 7, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! Weighted ACV by Nnamdi Iregbulem Nnamdi Iregbulem, partner at Lightspeed Ventures, introduces "Weighted ACV" (WACV) as a more insightful metric for SaaS businesses. Unlike traditional Average Contract Value, WACV accounts for revenue concentration and highlights the customers driving the most value. Iregbulem encourages product managers to use WACV to prioritize...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Product Hits: March 31, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! Capitalizing Software Development Costs by Heather Abbott Heather Abbott, partner at AKF Partners, examines the debate around capitalizing R&D costs in agile environments. Drawing on examples from major tech companies like Alphabet and Amazon, she highlights the long-term drawbacks of capitalization, arguing that it often delivers limited value in dynamic, iterative...
29 days ago • 2 min read
Product Hits: March 24, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! A Faster Horse by Laura Klein Laura Klein, Director of UX Design at Indeed.com, emphasizes the importance of talking to users when developing a product. Klein reminds readers that while users might not provide solutions, they excel at identifying problems and expressing their experiences. Don't Discount Interest Rates by Nnamdi Iregbulem Nnamdi Iregbulem, Partner at...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Product Hits: March 17, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! Bureaucrat mode by Andrew Chen Andrew Chen, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, examines the shift from decisive, fast-paced "Founder Mode" to the slow, process-heavy "Bureaucrat Mode" that often takes over as companies scale. Chen warns product managers about the dangers of excessive meetings, consensus-driven decision-making, and vanity metrics, which can stifle...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Product Hits: March 10, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! Rethinking job risk by Linda Zhang Linda Zhang, founder of Product Lessons, challenges the assumption that starting a business or joining an early-stage startup is inherently riskier than joining established companies. She highlights how startups can foster skill development and expand networks, mitigating long-term career risk. Zhang warns that large companies with...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Product Hits: March 3, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! Stop Validating Your Product by Laura Klein Laura Klein, Director of UX Design at Indeed, advises product leaders to validate customer problems rather than validating product ideas. She highlights that narrowing target markets and identifying shared pain points are critical steps for building solutions that truly resonate and achieve long-term success. Managing up by...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Product Hits: February 24, 2025 Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! What the Board Wants to Hear in a Product Presentation by Noa Ganot Noa Ganot, founder of Infinify, advises product leaders to align their board presentations with business priorities, not just product features. Ganot recommends structuring updates to show an understanding of company goals, outline strategic challenges, and explain how progress will be measured. How...
2 months ago • 2 min read