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Forget estimates, start with appetite
Why starting with time constraints makes better products
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Coleman McCormick
Prototypes make the invisible visible
The product builder's fastest path to signal, clarity, and momentum
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Coleman McCormick
Focus on the things you can control
On noise factors, control factors, focus, and agency
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Coleman McCormick
Product conductors
The AI-driven unification of product management, design, and engineering
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Coleman McCormick
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Problem space vs. solution space
Why the best products ignore traditional boundaries
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Coleman McCormick
Product-led + sales = 📈
How self-service and sales teams combine for wicked growth
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Coleman McCormick
Churn is a company problem
It's not just a signal of failing customer success; you need your whole team to find and solve
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Coleman McCormick
Resist proxies
How attempts to decipher, distill, or demystify feedback unintentionally mislead
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Coleman McCormick
Helping, Not Selling
Think in terms of helping your customer, and the sales will happen
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Strategy for Startups
Risk, uncertainty, and the balance between strategizing and executing
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Coleman McCormick
How to scope product features
Thoughts on one of the product manager's great challenges: how do we scope what to build?
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Coleman McCormick
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