Archive - The Product Manager's Notebook

17. How to Ace your Product interview

And common mistakes that set you up to fail

Jun 2 •

May 2025

16. How to get into Product Management

The story of how I got into Product, and tips I would share with anyone looking to become a PM today

May 17 •

April 2025

15. Developing product principles

How to build consistency into your product decisions

Apr 7 •

February 2025

14. How to avoid burn-out as a Product Manager

A fiery passion for your work is great until you get burned 🔥

Feb 23 •

13. The way you create presentations is wrong

And it's costing you opportunities along the way

Feb 2 •

January 2025

12. Parenthood and Product Management

The parallels between the two and how parenting lessons can help PMs

Jan 19 •

11. Lessons from my first 3 years as a PM

A lookback on key lessons from the past 3 years

Jan 12 •

December 2024

10. Demystifying Product Sense

How to hone your PM spider sense to build great products and avoid duds

Dec 23, 2024 •

9. Your product isn't your child

And how thinking that it is, gets in the way of making critical decisions.

Dec 15, 2024 •

8. Beware the scope creep

Step aside Grinch, it’s time to meet the real secret villain of the season, and every other season

Dec 8, 2024 •

7. Guidance on Year-End Self Evaluations

What to write and what not to write so that your managers read them a

Dec 1, 2024 •

November 2024

6. How to build confidence as a PM

And become a trusted steward of your product along the way

Nov 24, 2024 •

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