Archive - Product Managers at Work

How to be More Strategic: How Samuel Odio led FiveStars out of a slowdown and into a $317m acquisition

As product managers, the advice to be “more strategic” often eludes us, clouded in business school jargon like SWOT analysis and vague directives.

May 10, 2024 •

Alexis and Adrienne

April 2024

Decoding Behavioral Interviewing: Strategies for Success

I’ve been trying to figure out what makes a great behavioral interview response – and more deeply, to talk and tell a story about the things I’ve built…

Apr 4, 2024 •

Alexis and Adrienne

February 2024

How to Gain an Edge as a B2B PM

Building for enterprises is a unique rollercoaster compared to building for typical consumers.

Feb 28, 2024 •

Alexis and Adrienne

December 2023

Recognizing a bad manager, how to design your way out

As I’ve grown in my career journey, I’ve grown better at learning when to not misplace the cause to myself, and realize when my options are limited, so…

Dec 14, 2023 •

Alexis and Adrienne

June 2023

Chasing highs that hurt your product

I've always been fascinated by the indicators of a healthy product organization and how they evolve as a company scales. Here I connect themes from…

Jun 19, 2023 •

Alexis and Adrienne

September 2022

How to transform data points into airtight narratives

We’ve all been in a meeting where there’s a senior engineer or executive poking holes in the data and decision-making you’re presenting. If you’re not…

Sep 29, 2022 •

Alexis and Adrienne

August 2022

The risk of not being a technical PM

The common rhetoric is being technical makes you a better product manager – but this isn’t always true.

Aug 25, 2022 •

Alexis and Adrienne

July 2022

Myopia that Kills Your Company

When people think of Netflix’s biggest competitors, they typically think of other video streaming platforms – Hulu, YouTube, and Prime Video. But the…

Jul 29, 2022 •

Alexis and Adrienne

June 2022

How to ramp up on a new industry 10x faster

I’ve always been curious about how people ramp up quickly on an industry and form a perspective in the midst ambiguity, especially with new technologies…

Jun 27, 2022 •

Alexis and Adrienne

Useless vs. Useful Competitive Analysis

When I first joined Tesla as a product manager, I remember making a competitive analysis chart to understand the competitive landscape.

Jun 16, 2022 •

Alexis and Adrienne

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Don't Be The Glue

The common rhetoric is that product managers should act as the glue between engineering, design, and sales.

Jun 16, 2022 •

Alexis and Adrienne

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How to 10x your product intuition

I was at Facebook for five years, and managed products ranging from Instagram Video Chat to algorithms for Facebook News Feed.

Jun 16, 2022 •

Alexis and Adrienne

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