The Product Manager's Notebook

18. Why modern Product managers must think like Business Owners

The modern PM needs to be both.

Aug 19 • 

Vincent Tong

2

June 2025

17. How to Ace your Product interview

And common mistakes that set you up to fail

Jun 2 • 

Vincent Tong

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 • 

Vincent Tong

1

April 2025

15. Developing product principles

How to build consistency into your product decisions

Apr 7 • 

Vincent Tong

1

2

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 • 

Vincent Tong

1

13. The way you create presentations is wrong

And it's costing you opportunities along the way

Feb 2 • 

Vincent Tong

1

January 2025

12. Parenthood and Product Management

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

Jan 19 • 

Vincent Tong

2

11. Lessons from my first 3 years as a PM

A lookback on key lessons from the past 3 years

Jan 12 • 

Vincent Tong

3

December 2024

10. Demystifying Product Sense

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

Dec 23, 2024 • 

Vincent Tong

3

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9. Your product isn't your child

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

Dec 15, 2024 • 

Vincent Tong

1

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 • 

Vincent Tong

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 • 

Vincent Tong

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