The Double Diamond: The Product Manager’s Secret Weapon for Building the Right Things In the fast-paced world of product management, the pressure to “just ship it” is relentless. Stakeholders have “innovative” ideas, engineers want to start coding, and customers are asking for a laundry list of features. The biggest risk a Product Manager (PM) faces […]
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SQL for Product Managers
SQL has made me a better PM. Not because I’m an engineer, but because I can get answers without waiting. Here are the 5 queries I use every week: 1️⃣ Daily active users (DAU) Quick pulse check on health without chasing analytics. 2️⃣ Feature adoption funnel 3️⃣ User segmentation 4️⃣ Retention cohorts 5️⃣ NPS by plan Pro tip: Don’t try […]
Saying “NO” to stakeholders gracefully
The word “no” might be the most powerful tool in a PM’s toolkit. But saying it wrong? That’s how bridges get burned. Here’s how I’ve learned to push back without burning relationships: The Wrong Way:❌ “This isn’t a priority right now” (feels like a brush-off)❌ “We don’t have capacity” (doesn’t solve their problem)❌ Silence (ghosting […]