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by bdehaaff 13y ago
If you are an engineer and don't trust the PM, you probably already have effectively "fired" him/her or at a minimum made life miserable? True?
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
How did that work for you? Were the engineers assessing the overall market and competitive landscape and training the rest of the organization how to position and sell the product? Please tell us more about the project and how it went.
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
Exactly, all of the "what you might think" points were exaggerated but not intended to be ridiculous. Great PM works and respects the value of what engineers can contribute during the plan AND build efforts.
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
I am the author and I built my career as a "non tech background" PM before I became a CEO. My super secret to success (not really that secret). Be great at explaining the "whys" and "whats" and work closely wit
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
Agreed. Thanks for the comments. We actually wrote recently about a "goal first" approach where you start with the strategy and why you are doing something and then clearly articulate the features in a collaborative way. Consider
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
Thanks for the thoughts. I wish we had started Aha! (www.aha.io) earlier and were writing on PM topics like this when it would have been useful to you.
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
I have been a PM for most of my career. Lose engineering and you have no ongoing product, sales and you can not sell it, support and you can not service it. You get the picture. PM is not required for the basic operations of the business. G
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
Ok. Just a misunderstanding. Thanks for the comments.
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
I appreciate the comment but disagree. Leading great product teams is based on trust and trust is earned by success. Ongoing success depends on a highly motivated team and praise drives motivation as well as any other reward. Leaders do not
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
I am not sure what your point is. Where in the blog post does it say that I am more important than they are? My career has been defined by being a PM and I have made all of those mistakes myself. In fact, our new company -- Aha.io -- is bui
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by bdehaaff 13y ago
Good point. I deleted "management" from the post. The best orgs (and also the most successful) are those where everyone has a voice. Maybe you will keep reading now and let me know if anything else in the post really tweaks you th
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Product Managers, Stop Pissing Off The Engineers(blog.aha.io)
38 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|60 comments
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All I needed to know I learned at a startup(blog.aha.io)
1 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|0 comments
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Should Your Startup Take a Moonshot?(blog.aha.io)
2 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|1 comments
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The "Holy" Scrum War(blog.aha.io)
2 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|4 comments
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“Goal First” — A Product Roadmapping How-To(blog.aha.io)
1 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|0 comments
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How to run a great Beta program - a contrarian view(blog.aha.io)
1 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|0 comments
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What you can learn from Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate(blog.aha.io)
1 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|0 comments
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Respect that Knucklehead – Five Daily Actions for Success(blog.aha.io)
2 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|0 comments
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Forget the MVP - Create the The Minimum Lovable Product(blog.aha.io)
2 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|2 comments
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A Start-Up is for Adventure -- The Big Aha(blog.aha.io)
1 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|0 comments
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Looking Back at the Software Revolution (1980-2050)(blog.aha.io)
1 points by bdehaaff 13y ago|0 comments