PinnedCultivating Healthy Company Culture in 2022…and some tools to consider to get there — As I write this, it’s May 2022, and it’s fair to say that the past few years have seen some substantial evolutions and revolutions in company culture. Covid accelerated the shift to remote work. Employee activism and corporate activism have seen groundswells and backlash. Two examples are Coinbase’s “clarification” on…Culture5 min readCulture5 min read
Mar 19, 2021…arket share of EVs expected to balloon to roughly 50% of total cars manufactured worldwide by 2030. Now, the federal government is focusing on the lithium supply chain, a sign of rapidly shifting geopolitical sands with energy security at the forefront of policymakers’ minds. Last month, President Joe Biden signed an executive order mandating a 100-day review of domestic su…Why Everyone’s Worried About America’s Lithium Problem75212Marker EditorsThe U.S. is going to learn a tough lesson over the coming decade about why it's important to be…The U.S. is going to learn a tough lesson over the coming decade about why it's important to be nice to other countries and why we all have to think globally instead of provincially. Nationalism always ends badly.1 min read1 min read
Jan 15, 2021The False Equivalence of the Capitol Attack and BLM ProtestsI’m a fan of Sam Harris. His recent episode (full video above) about the attack on the U.S. Capitol is excellent. But he makes a couple of uncharacteristic errors in his argument. Sam’s a talented debater and I’m less talented, but I wonder how he’d respond to this criticism. Error #1: The “violence on both sides” trap …Blm4 min readBlm4 min read
Jan 27, 2020Fresh Data: SaaS vs IaaS vs PaaS vs private cloud trendsSource: 451 Research’s Voice of the Enterprise: Digital Pulse, Vendor Evaluations 2019 — I’m re-posting this, which was originally published on the Prime Data Centers blog. It’s quality research that we’re offering with no irritating lead magnet gate. Feel free to download here. SaaS vs IaaS vs PaaS, and more for data centers January 24, 2020 In coordination with 451 Research, we’ve just published this short Business Impact Brief regarding key geographic and…Cloud Computing2 min readCloud Computing2 min read
Published in Gaining Perspective·Jan 9, 2020Your Product Roadmap’s User InterfaceGLIDR’s Public Portal Feature Is Now Live! — Staying close to all of your product stakeholders helps product managers succeed, and the more that product teams can shorten feedback and iteration loops, the better. In that vein, the GLIDR team is excited to announce the release of an important new feature: the Public Portal.Product Management5 min readProduct Management5 min read
Published in Gaining Perspective·Dec 9, 2019Three Ways to Leverage Evidence In Product ManagementRight brain, meet left brain — The role of Product Manager is a subtle one — crucial yet reliant on the power of persuasion, technical yet deeply human. As you try to tie all of the pieces together to get both global and granular about what you’re trying to build, influence becomes your true currency. …Product Management8 min readProduct Management8 min read
Published in Gaining Perspective·Oct 18, 2019GLIDR Now Integrates with TrelloTighten Your Product Discovery/Delivery Loops — We’re excited to announce our latest integration: Trello! It’s one of the most commonly used project management tools out there, especially amongst fans of Kanban-style visualization. It lets teams work collaboratively on different projects and tasks, regardless of the type of work they are doing. The new GLIDR/Trello integration bridges…4 min read4 min read
Published in Gaining Perspective·Jul 29, 2019If Your Roadmap Looks Like a Gantt Chart, You’re Missing OutWhat should a product roadmap actually look like? — It’s been nearly four decades since Microsoft developed their Project application as an internal management tool to organize their various software development projects. …Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
Published in Gaining Perspective·Jul 16, 2019Dual-Track Agile, But EasierPutting continuous discovery into practice — On this blog, we’ve often discussed the important difference between “product discovery” and “product delivery”. The former answers the question “What should we build?”, while the latter answers “How should we build it?”. Even in 2019, too many product management teams jump right into product delivery, which can turn you…Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
Published in Gaining Perspective·Jun 24, 2019Subtracting: The Role of Simplicity in Product ManagementPruning, deprecating, consolidating, sunsetting 🌆 — This is Part 2 of our two-part series on simplicity in product management. Part 1 is “*Not* Building: The Role of Simplicity in Product Management”. In Part 1, we outlined how product teams can avoid becoming feature factories. That is one big part of bringing simplicity to product management. …Product Management5 min readProduct Management5 min read
