Archive - Building Blocks

Forget estimates, start with appetite

Why starting with time constraints makes better products

Jun 12 •

Coleman McCormick

May 2025

Prototypes make the invisible visible

The product builder's fastest path to signal, clarity, and momentum

May 8 •

Coleman McCormick

April 2025

Focus on the things you can control

On noise factors, control factors, focus, and agency

Apr 23 •

Coleman McCormick

March 2025

Product conductors

The AI-driven unification of product management, design, and engineering

Mar 6 •

Coleman McCormick

February 2025

Problem space vs. solution space

Why the best products ignore traditional boundaries

Feb 24 •

Coleman McCormick

Product-led + sales = 📈

How self-service and sales teams combine for wicked growth

Feb 4 •

Coleman McCormick

January 2025

December 2024

Strategy for Startups

Risk, uncertainty, and the balance between strategizing and executing

Dec 16, 2024 •

Coleman McCormick

How to scope product features

Thoughts on one of the product manager's great challenges: how do we scope what to build?

Dec 4, 2024 •

Coleman McCormick

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