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4 Signs That Your Company Is About to Reorganize Product Management
October 9, 2018
4 Signs That Your Company Is About to Reorganize Product Management

“Reorg.” This word tends to spark a ripple of fear at work. But there is a type of organizational change that is happening at many of the world’s largest enterprises and…

How to Stay Motivated at Work When No One Else Cares
October 8, 2018
How to Stay Motivated at Work When No One Else Cares

Does it feel like you are the only person motivated at work? Follow these tips for staying motivated when nobody else on your team seems to care.

Yes, It Is Possible for Product Managers to Review Every Single Customer Product Idea
October 2, 2018
Yes, It Is Possible for Product Managers to Review Every Single Customer Product Idea

Zero is a winning number. I aim to tick off every item on my to-do list each day. This includes reviewing product ideas as they come in. Yes, it is hard to hit that “0”…

How Product Managers Deal With a Meddling CEO
October 1, 2018
How Product Managers Deal With a Meddling CEO

Dealing with a meddling CEO? Use your strategy to guide you and try to approach each interaction with your CEO as an opportunity to grow.

6 Free Business Plan Templates for Product Managers
September 20, 2018
6 Free Business Plan Templates for Product Managers

Lightweight business plans are not just for startups. These tools can be just as valuable for product managers at big companies with established products. Because even if…

What I Learned From My LinkedIn “Ask Me Anything”
September 17, 2018
What I Learned From My LinkedIn “Ask Me Anything”

I asked for questions. You did not disappoint. Last week, LinkedIn invited me to do an “Ask Me Anything” event as part of Aha! being named to their top startups list for…

LinkedIn Asked Us to Tell You How We Became One of the Top 25 Startups of 2018 — So, Ask Me Anything
September 12, 2018
LinkedIn Asked Us to Tell You How We Became One of the Top 25 Startups of 2018 — So, Ask Me Anything

Aha! was named a LinkedIn top startup for 2018. Hear more from Aha! co-founder and CEO Brian de Haaff.

Meet 15 Furry Animals at the World’s Most Pet-Friendly Company
September 10, 2018
Meet 15 Furry Animals at the World’s Most Pet-Friendly Company

Little work, loads of praise. Too many snacks. This is how I feel about some of our Aha! teammates. Yep, I am calling these co-workers out — the ones who seemingly lie…

Oh No! The Executive Team Wants to Sunset Your Product
August 30, 2018
Oh No! The Executive Team Wants to Sunset Your Product

Endings can be painful — especially for product builders. And so are the words we use to describe the process: sunset, end of life, kill. Ouch. The decree often comes…

The Product Manager vs. the Sales Manager
August 27, 2018
The Product Manager vs. the Sales Manager

“If we add this feature, we can close the biggest deal of the quarter,” says the sales manager. “But that feature is not important to the majority of our customers. And…

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