Every product team I know carries some form of debt. Most think in terms of technical debt—the shortcuts taken in code that later slow development. But there’s another kind of liability that quietly shapes almost every roadmap, meeting, and feature decision: discovery debt . It’s what accumulates when a team moves faster than it learns. When assumptions outpace evidence. When a backlog fills with guesses disguised as insight. And unlike technical debt, which can be seen and m

We’ve crossed into an era where generating ideas isn’t the hard part. AI can surface dozens of plausible concepts in seconds. Your team...

A lot of product teams are doing the right things, at least on paper. They’re shipping regularly, talking to users repeatedly, running...

Spend enough time in strategy sessions and it comes up sooner or later: We need to future-proof this. It’s well-intentioned. Smart, even....

In tech product management, the emphasis is often on building something new , something better , something that outperforms competitors...

In the the disciplines of product innovation and marketing, feedback can feel like a double-edged sword. On one side, there’s praise and...

We've been doing this for a long time and, by this point, we've encountered every excuse in the book. If you’re a Product Manager, you’ve...

Deciding whether to keep, kill, or pivot a product feature or idea is one of the most complex and vexing challenges for product teams....

Storytelling in product planning and marketing has become one of the most overused concepts in recent years. Walk into any strategy...

As product managers, it's natural to believe that we know our products inside and out. After all, we are the architects behind the...

Have you ever noticed how a product with too many features often feels less effective rather than more innovative? For many teams, the...

The start of the planning season is a pivotal moment for businesses. As teams align around goals and strategies for the upcoming year,...

Every product manager has to juggle priorities—user needs, business goals, technical constraints. But beneath all of that is one deeper...

As product leaders, your role is filled with complexity and opportunity. Every day, you face the pressure of making the right...

In product management, few things are as frustrating—or damaging—as being blindsided. Whether it's a sudden competitive move, an...

In product development, it’s a familiar scenario: a critical decision looms about the product roadmap, and in the absence of clear...

In the fast-paced world of product-led growth (PLG), where the product is the primary driver of acquisition, retention, and expansion,...