Don't build (or build) that feature
dont.build/A simple, opinionated decision system to help decide whether to build a software feature or not.
Your product is a joke - The Paperclip by eesel.app
eesel.app/blog/your-product-is-a-jokeeesel automatically brings together all your work in one place. Google docs, Figma designs, Salesforce opportunities, LinkedIn profiles, Intercom conversations and even custom tools your company built - if it has a URL, eesel can save it.
It’s Time to Fight for a Dual Product Management Career Path - Bring the Donuts Newsletter
newsletter.bringthedonuts.com/p/dual-product-management-career-pathCompanies should embrace multitrack job ladders for product managers who prefer product leadership to people management
Want a killer product? Become more opinionated | by Adil Aijaz | Jun, 2021 | Medium
adilaijaz.medium.com/want-a-killer-product-become-more-opinionated-dce7b12bba3eThis is such a common frustration with MS Word. It is so common that I wonder whether I am too dumb to imagine the reason Word has not changed this behavior. Beyond the laughs, there is a product…
The power of the design doc. How documenting our process has become… | by Brendan Fagan | Deliveroo Design | Medium
medium.com/deliveroo-design/the-power-of-the-design-doc-fbf5070163f8Way back when I was in the midst of my graphic design degree, touching on everything from branding to “book-making” (that one was painful), there was always one thing expected from every student when…
What is design debt?
thoughtbot.com/blog/what-is-design-debtWhat does this look like in the real world? Imagine our team is working on a personal training app that lets users get on-demand virtual training from available trainers. We’ve decided to launch a new feature that also prompts the user to order fitness products. We assume this will be a bonus revenue stream. It makes sense, right? Shouldn’t more opportunities to make money = more money? If our team had done some user interviews and user testing, what we would have actually learned is...
No Free Plan
nofreeplan.comWhy you should probably not offer a free plan.
People expect technology to suck – kbps
kilobitspersecond.com/2020/09/22/people-expect-technology-to-suck/A few jobs ago, I was helping someone with a small tech issue, standing over their shoulder at their computer. The screen was unbelievably dark; I’m not exaggerating when I say it looked to be near 0% brightness. For all I knew, this person had some vision sensitivity or just a basic personal preference that […]
🛠️ How To Write Great Microcopy - The Product Person
theproductperson.substack.com/p/-how-to-write-great-microcopyHere are 40 pro tips for writing microcopy.
Design’s Unsexy Middle Bits - Christina Wodtke - Medium
medium.com/@cwodtke/designs-unsexy-middle-bits-a8cc17f0246dIn How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Design Thinking, I wrote about how I learned to value design thinking and in Five Habits of Design Thinking I explain how you can build the skill of…
SHAPE UP
basecamp.com/shapeupStop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters
Alan Klement
whencoffeeandkalecompete.com/'Customers don't have needs, they just want to make progress within the system they belong'