You know, I was always a pretty poor engineer. On the other hand I always had a pretty strong product sense and eye for details. So I leaned into that.
Agents are already much better at engineering than I am. I expect we're not too far from them being a better designer than I am soon
The work I do today feels nothing like what I used to do. Whatever this is, it’s something new. And I couldn’t be more excited about the future.
Notes on Product Management
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Sep 2026
Jul 2026
@signulll And if you're building a marketplace, you'll likely have to build for both.
Jun 2026
Apr 2026
@evilrabbit_ Somewhat related. Some of my favorite engineers and product managers I've worked with over the years started as support reps or sellers. There's a customer-first focus that's difficult to teach.
Feb 2026
About 18 months ago I delivered this presentation to the Salesloft product org about the importance of delivering FAST.
So much is about to change how software is delivered, and while the references are old, the message could not be more relevant.
solomon.io
Feb 2020
I work with PMs and research to draw squares. Then make sure engineering is building those squares properly.
Maxim Leyzerovich@round
If you can’t articulate what you do (what you work on – not what your title means) to a person outside your field in a few sentences: then you don’t actually grasp the importance, let alone impact, of your work.
Oct 2019
There are few products as magical as @airtable. If you're thinking about building a software product, it's an excellent way to model out ideas.
Dec 2018
There are so many interesting observations here about differences between Chinese and American software—Outgrowing Advertising: Multimodal Business Models as a Product Strategy a16z.com
Feb 2018
Meetings began as a concept I started at the engineering offsite last spring. It's been awesome to see this feature come together! salesloft.com
Jan 2018
Some solid low-effort, high-impact wins @notdetails worked on at @github. joelcalifa.com
It seems like @basecamp constantly produces simple, well-thought out features—To-do Groups signalvnoise.com
Oct 2017
Great comment. Strong operations without a strong product vision results in tactical gains and strategic losses.
news.ycombinator.com
Jul 2017
Found this old comment about a min amount of attention required to see value—worth a read for anyone building things news.ycombinator.com
May 2017
Feb 2017
Simple products for (many) users buff.ly
Interesting idea—defining goals and non-goals in product design. theindex.generalassemb.ly
In case you were looking for some light product reading—why I refuse to use the term "Dashboard. "solomon.io
Nov 2016
Your product is already obsolete intercom.com
Jul 2016
If you're not careful, dashboards can easily become feature landfills. solomon.io
Jun 2016
May 2016
"if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a prototype is worth a thousand meetings" invisionapp.com
Apr 2016
Mar 2016
Dec 2015
Just like technical debt, products incur design debt. andrewchen.com
Oct 2015
Balancing design simplicity, product complexity, and business growth ydsgn.wordpress.com
Great article about how Expensify and how the merge marketing and product. review.firstround.com
Sep 2015
The casino industry is still trying to figure out why people aren't playing slots anymore—look no farther than candy crush.
Product design debt versus Technical debt andrewchen.com
Aug 2015
Jun 2015
Shipping new features doesn't retain users—New data shows losing 80% of mobile users is normal. andrewchen.com
May 2015
"But everything you add to your product dilutes everything else. It becomes harder to use." zachholman.com
Apr 2015
“I would use your product if only you had X feature” is a dangerous signal to follow. buff.ly
Dec 2014
An alternative to "one thing well" is "everything poorly." It works especially well for entrenched enterprise players.
Getting product right in the content space is so important—there's so much opportunity there.
In my opinion having a core product team that manages properties for lean editorial groups is a key differentiator.
People have a finite amount of attention. It's smarter to build tools that save time whether than content that takes it.
Oct 2014
The downside of totalitarian management—sometimes you get an iPhone, other times you get the Pontiac Aztek caranddriver.com
Jul 2014
The bigger the gap, the harder the jump—The Product Spectrum by @SachaGreif buff.ly
May 2014
And this is exactly why you should canibalize your own product. If you don't, someone else will. buff.ly
Apr 2014
Writing and Selling a Masterful Project Plan teamgantt.com
The reason building applications is much more difficult than a website—Features Are Complicated css-tricks.com
Jan 2014
If you’re building a product, you have to be great at saying No. Not ‘maybe’ or ‘later’. The only word is No. insideintercom.io
Nov 2013
This is fantastic—A Practical Approach to Building Great Products & Teams buff.ly