Tag: product management
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Introducing South Pole
I’ve been at South Pole for almost two months now, so I’m overdue writing about it. It’s been a whirlwind; drinking from the firehose onboarding, and making decisions at the same time. But it’s been fun. Maybe I’ll talk more about life at South Pole another time but for now I want to talk about…
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Leaving Canonical
Almost exactly two years ago I started my first job after graduating from University. I turned 22 and became a Product Manager in the space of 2 months. Two facts that I have kept under wraps as much as possible. I started as the Product Manager for robotics. The number of Products or initiatives I…
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Why businesses should build communities
The value of an active community can not be understated. There are countless examples throughout history of communities being amazing. Here I talk specifically about the value a community can bring to businesses. Recently I noticed a number of organisations that I think would benefit from investing in building a community, and upon investigating, I…
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Do I Have to Be Technical to Be a Product Manager?
Not necessarily. That’s the wrong question. The right question is: What do I need to be a good product manager? The answer to this question is much more helpful, more widely agreed upon, and actually actionable. Q: What do I need to be a good product manager? A: Learn the story of the product. You…
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Marketplace Ethics: App Stores and Amazon
There are three types of people in a marketplace; customers, suppliers and the venue. The venue hosts the suppliers, the suppliers get to sell their products, and the customers get what they want. Simple. It works because of a fundamental amount of trust placed on the venue. Customers get to browse more products, trusting that…
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Surgical robotics success
Make solutions to problems, not what sounds cool … Robotics is a type of technology, not a product. Robots as products could be a good idea if the problem they are solving, the services they provide, truly warrant them. They usually won’t. This article by David Cox for WIRED quite nicely tells the story of…
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