You Asked to Join. You Didn't Participate. Make It Make Sense.
You asked to be added to the meeting. Then the call started and you were somewhere else entirely. This post unpacks why people inflate invite lists, what it costs companies, and why fixing meeting culture is really a trust problem.
RICE and WSJF Don't Work. And I Used to Swear By Them.
RICE and WSJF feel rigorous — but they launder decisions, ignore power, and reward whoever fills in the spreadsheet. A PM's honest confession.
Are You Thinking in Prompts? How AI Is Rewiring Our Thought Patterns
Is AI-generated content quietly changing how we think, communicate, and solve problems? A product manager's take on cognitive patterns in the age of AI.
Everyone Said We Were Agile. Nobody Could Name the Last Thing We Changed Our Minds About.
I remember the exact meeting where it clicked for me. We had the sprints, the standups, the sticky notes — the whole liturgy. And yet, something felt deeply wrong. Every story in our backlog had been written four months ago, by people who hadn't spoken to a single user. We weren't doing Agile. We were doing waterfall in a costume.
Can We Switch the Whole World Economy to Freemium Mode?
What if everything in life worked like Spotify or Dropbox? Exploring how freemium pricing psychology, UBI experiments, and gaming economies reveal what a tiered real-world economy might actually look like—and whether we'd want to live in it.
From Clay Tablets to Jira: How Communication Technology Shapes Product Management
The evolution from clay tablets to Jira reveals how communication technology went from enforcing discipline to enabling chaos. As PMs drowning in noise, how do we rediscover signal in the age of frictionless communication and AI?
What is a product manager? A search for a definition.
Ever struggled to explain what a product manager actually does? You're not alone. Dive into why this role defies simple definition and what that means for PMs everywhere.
AI, please!
Do you say "please" to your AI? From the hidden water costs to the psychological "Normalization of Command," here is why your manners might be a productivity trap.
Instead of Goals, Set KPIs: Why I’m Treating My 2026 Like a Startup
Stop setting New Year's resolutions that fail by February. I'm treating my 2026 like a startup by using a KPI framework. Here is my personal scorecard.
Does using different AI models makes any difference?
The critical question for professionals: Is it smarter to master one GenAI model or strategically mix and match specialized tools for superior outcomes? I break down the efficiency trade-offs.