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S3 E3: How Latency Targets Can Go Wrong

So our last episode convinced you to prioritize product speed — what can go wrong? Turns out, a lot. In this episode, we share the common pitfalls we’ve seen in prioritizing speed — from the dozens of tiny features that together drag down your performance, to the fact that you might need to cut someContinue Reading


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S2 E5: Good Products have “Feel”

Good products feel great to use. They’re fast and responsive. Every interaction is a mini-delight. They feel unbreakable. But how do you as a PM get that good product feel in your product? From performance targets to cutting jank — we’re here to help! https://media.blubrry.com/howtoproduct/content.blubrry.com/howtoproduct/Jank_and_Juice_RC.mp3


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S2 E4: Good Products are Usable

Good products have great design (and no, we’re not talking about beauty, but that’s important, too). Introducing, the How To Product 15 min design crash course. We’ll give you the concepts you need to understand what separates brilliant design from a confusing mess. We’ll cover discoverability, simplicity, and feedback. https://media.blubrry.com/howtoproduct/content.blubrry.com/howtoproduct/Good_Design_Part_1_RC.mp3


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S2 E3: Good Products are Exceptional

In a previous episode, we mentioned that great products solved a real, user problem better than it ever had been solved before. This episode is all about that one word: better. What made Facebook better than Myspace? What made Gmail better than Yahoo Mail? What is the toolbox you can draw from to make sureContinue Reading


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S2 E2: Good Products are Focused

Good products don’t always stay good. One pernicious cause of product rot is feature creep. Don’t make the mistakes we did! In this episode, how to handle power user features, how to say No, and why every product evolves to add messaging. https://media.blubrry.com/howtoproduct/content.blubrry.com/howtoproduct/good_products_are_focused_RC.mp3


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S2 E1: Good Products Solve Real Problems

Sounds obvious but it’s easy to forget: good products solve real, human problems. But how do you find these problems? Worse how do you make sure you and your team aren’t chasing “mirage value” — something that seems like a real problem but really isn’t? Plus, hear some of our stories about “us” problems, aContinue Reading


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S1 E7: Working with Remote Teams

Otherwise known as PM’ing on hard mode. At some point you’ll need to work with a distributed team. We talk about the 24 hour rule for making decisions, the extra importance of squashing ambiguity, and how important it is to rep your teams work back at the home office. https://media.blubrry.com/howtoproduct/content.blubrry.com/howtoproduct/Remote_Teams_Combined_RC.mp3