Tag: How-To
March 23, 2024
How to Escape the Brown Compromise Trap
How to Escape the brown compromise trap We are all painters The brown compromise is an analogy from the painting world. The story goes like this: if you ask a family of five folks living in the same house which colour they prefer, you may end up with a dataset like this one: green, yellow, blue, violet, and I don’t care (yes, this is not a colour!). You may also end up in a family (like mine) where one of the users (me!
read moreJanuary 18, 2020
How to Run a Why, Who, What, How Alignment Session
A simple set of questions to remove ambiguity, build team alignment and prioritize
read moreDecember 27, 2019
How Reframing Negative Experiences Can Make You Happier
A guide for learning from tough situations rather than simply ruminating on them
read moreDecember 19, 2019
How to Run a Prioritization Session Using the MoSCoW Framework
10x ruthless prioritization
A prioritization method to rapidly build consensus on the scope and share with your team and any stakeholder.
December 7, 2019
How to Organize a Great Team Retrospective
Retrospective help teams realize their impact and grow.
read moreMarch 23, 2019
Being optimistic is a choice
Personal challenge: make a conscient effort to look at a negative situation and find a positive outcome…
Optimism in practice
September 14, 2016
Why you should update your wine club policies now!
Reviewing an existing or creating a new wine club is an important operation, but, when you run a real-world winery, it is often not a…
read moreTag: Leadership
March 23, 2024
How to Escape the Brown Compromise Trap
How to Escape the brown compromise trap We are all painters The brown compromise is an analogy from the painting world. The story goes like this: if you ask a family of five folks living in the same house which colour they prefer, you may end up with a dataset like this one: green, yellow, blue, violet, and I don’t care (yes, this is not a colour!). You may also end up in a family (like mine) where one of the users (me!
read moreJanuary 22, 2021
The Dark Side of Authority
Boost your success and team growth by … not deciding!
read moreThe pyramid of the product manager needs (Maslow inspired)
A useful and visual mental model that represent the product management role in relation to its environment.
read moreTag: Product Management
March 23, 2024
How to Escape the Brown Compromise Trap
How to Escape the brown compromise trap We are all painters The brown compromise is an analogy from the painting world. The story goes like this: if you ask a family of five folks living in the same house which colour they prefer, you may end up with a dataset like this one: green, yellow, blue, violet, and I don’t care (yes, this is not a colour!). You may also end up in a family (like mine) where one of the users (me!
read moreMay 1, 2020
Dont Give Us MVPs We Want MJPs Minimally Enjoyable Products an Analysis
Minimally Viable Products are a myth or, if you prefer a mental model. Always wrong but sometimes useful. Original Image: Making sense of MVP (Minimum Viable Product) and why I prefer Earliest Testable/Usable/Lovable by Henrik Kniberg
Very much like Prometheus and the fire or Icarus and the sun they are powerful analogies and ideas that shape our view of the world. A tribute to their power is that, thousands of years after their creation, we still relate to them even if their initial context is long gone.
read moreTag: Happiness
June 16, 2023
Happiness: a Dance of Openness and Closure
Navigating the Rhythms of the Mind An elephant at sunset by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on UnspashPhoto by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unspash
Our mind operates with two main paradigms. Open or closed.
Openness is the feeling we experience when connecting directly with our experience. It can be while being in the flow state, as identified by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi where we lose our sense of time and solicit our brain effortlessly.
read moreJune 8, 2023
Yesterday I was fired 🔥
What better moment to reflect on life, life choices and happiness than a day after you were laid off?
Ultimately, the reasons do not matter much and will not be exposed here.
A one to zero transition: I realized today that quitting your job (without another one planned) or being fired is a 1-to-0 transition. In physics, this is called a non-linear transition. It describes rapidly evolving phenomena like phase transitions and the exponential growth of tiny lifeforms.
read moreTag: Optimist
June 16, 2023
Happiness: a Dance of Openness and Closure
Navigating the Rhythms of the Mind An elephant at sunset by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on UnspashPhoto by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unspash
Our mind operates with two main paradigms. Open or closed.
Openness is the feeling we experience when connecting directly with our experience. It can be while being in the flow state, as identified by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi where we lose our sense of time and solicit our brain effortlessly.
read moreDecember 27, 2019
How Reframing Negative Experiences Can Make You Happier
A guide for learning from tough situations rather than simply ruminating on them
read moreApril 11, 2019
Radical + Optimist
Why being optimistic?
We have to visualize, dream and tell positive stories about the world we want to build. This requires a healthy dose of radical optimism.
Tag: Psychology
June 16, 2023
Happiness: a Dance of Openness and Closure
Navigating the Rhythms of the Mind An elephant at sunset by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on UnspashPhoto by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unspash
Our mind operates with two main paradigms. Open or closed.
Openness is the feeling we experience when connecting directly with our experience. It can be while being in the flow state, as identified by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi where we lose our sense of time and solicit our brain effortlessly.
read moreDecember 27, 2019
How Reframing Negative Experiences Can Make You Happier
A guide for learning from tough situations rather than simply ruminating on them
read moreMarch 23, 2019
Being optimistic is a choice
Personal challenge: make a conscient effort to look at a negative situation and find a positive outcome…
Optimism in practice
Tag: Essay
June 8, 2023
Yesterday I was fired 🔥
What better moment to reflect on life, life choices and happiness than a day after you were laid off?
Ultimately, the reasons do not matter much and will not be exposed here.
A one to zero transition: I realized today that quitting your job (without another one planned) or being fired is a 1-to-0 transition. In physics, this is called a non-linear transition. It describes rapidly evolving phenomena like phase transitions and the exponential growth of tiny lifeforms.
read moreJanuary 22, 2021
The Dark Side of Authority
Boost your success and team growth by … not deciding!
read moreJanuary 17, 2020
The Abuse of Tech Debt
There is nothing unique about tech debt: just change. A tech debt classification and initial root-cause analysis.
read moreJanuary 9, 2020
I Am Not a Writer — Not Even a Native English Speaker
How I published 16 articles in 2019 and enjoyed the experience.
read moreDecember 26, 2019
One Ring to Stitch Them All and in the Land of API Bind Them
One Ring to Stitch Them All and in the Land of API Bind Them. GraphQL schema stitching for platform or API PM
read moreApril 11, 2019
Radical + Optimist
Why being optimistic?
We have to visualize, dream and tell positive stories about the world we want to build. This requires a healthy dose of radical optimism.
The pyramid of the product manager needs (Maslow inspired)
A useful and visual mental model that represent the product management role in relation to its environment.
read moreTag: Work
June 8, 2023
Yesterday I was fired 🔥
What better moment to reflect on life, life choices and happiness than a day after you were laid off?
Ultimately, the reasons do not matter much and will not be exposed here.
A one to zero transition: I realized today that quitting your job (without another one planned) or being fired is a 1-to-0 transition. In physics, this is called a non-linear transition. It describes rapidly evolving phenomena like phase transitions and the exponential growth of tiny lifeforms.
read moreTag: Book
June 23, 2021
📖 Nudge: Why Product Managers Should Become Proficient Choice Architects
Designing a great choice architecture should be one of your core responsibilities as a product manager.
read moreApril 19, 2019
📖 Never Split The Difference: the art of contextual questioning with respect and empathy.
A great book to become a better human being
read moreTag: Choice
June 23, 2021
📖 Nudge: Why Product Managers Should Become Proficient Choice Architects
Designing a great choice architecture should be one of your core responsibilities as a product manager.
read moreTag: Authority
January 22, 2021
The Dark Side of Authority
Boost your success and team growth by … not deciding!
read moreTag: Business
September 20, 2020
Trifecta: How to maximize a product teams impact
Introduction & Definition In this blog post, we’ll explore the concept of “trifecta” (also called triad in some organizations) that I have seen used successfully in the past both at start-up and even at large scale organizations (ex: Shopify).
Let’s start with a definition. The trifecta represents a subset of a product team whose goals are to capture systematically:
value: for the business usability: for the user feasibility: technological, ethical, legal, etc.
read moreTag: Product
September 20, 2020
Trifecta: How to maximize a product teams impact
Introduction & Definition In this blog post, we’ll explore the concept of “trifecta” (also called triad in some organizations) that I have seen used successfully in the past both at start-up and even at large scale organizations (ex: Shopify).
Let’s start with a definition. The trifecta represents a subset of a product team whose goals are to capture systematically:
value: for the business usability: for the user feasibility: technological, ethical, legal, etc.
read moreDecember 7, 2019
How to Organize a Great Team Retrospective
Retrospective help teams realize their impact and grow.
read moreTag: UX
September 20, 2020
Trifecta: How to maximize a product teams impact
Introduction & Definition In this blog post, we’ll explore the concept of “trifecta” (also called triad in some organizations) that I have seen used successfully in the past both at start-up and even at large scale organizations (ex: Shopify).
Let’s start with a definition. The trifecta represents a subset of a product team whose goals are to capture systematically:
value: for the business usability: for the user feasibility: technological, ethical, legal, etc.
read moreTag: Joy
May 1, 2020
Dont Give Us MVPs We Want MJPs Minimally Enjoyable Products an Analysis
Minimally Viable Products are a myth or, if you prefer a mental model. Always wrong but sometimes useful. Original Image: Making sense of MVP (Minimum Viable Product) and why I prefer Earliest Testable/Usable/Lovable by Henrik Kniberg
Very much like Prometheus and the fire or Icarus and the sun they are powerful analogies and ideas that shape our view of the world. A tribute to their power is that, thousands of years after their creation, we still relate to them even if their initial context is long gone.
read moreTag: Alignment
January 18, 2020
How to Run a Why, Who, What, How Alignment Session
A simple set of questions to remove ambiguity, build team alignment and prioritize
read moreTag: Product Manager
January 18, 2020
How to Run a Why, Who, What, How Alignment Session
A simple set of questions to remove ambiguity, build team alignment and prioritize
read moreDecember 19, 2019
How to Run a Prioritization Session Using the MoSCoW Framework
10x ruthless prioritization
A prioritization method to rapidly build consensus on the scope and share with your team and any stakeholder.
December 8, 2019
From Product to Platform — Conclusion (5/5)
From product to platform: A PM journey
read moreDecember 2, 2019
From Product to Platform — Platform Revolutions (4/5)
From product to platform: A PM journey
How platforms can evolve. Tectonic and violent revolution or more subtle and frequent iterations? How the Pareto principle can help make better decisions.
November 28, 2019
From Product to Platform — Platform Mental Models (3/5)
The journey of a Product manager: from product to platform.
Useful mental models to better understand platforms: Superset of knowledge, Ecosystem, Infinite Game, Compounded interest
November 25, 2019
From Product to Platform — Increased Complexity (2/5)
Journey of a Product manager, from product to platform: complexity!
Platforms are more complex than products. This post highlight the specific domains where platforms are more complex than products.
November 23, 2019
From Product Manager to Platform Manager — the Partners’ Impact(1/5)
Platform Managers listen to the voice of the developer.
read moreThe pyramid of the product manager needs (Maslow inspired)
A useful and visual mental model that represent the product management role in relation to its environment.
read moreTag: Tech Debt
January 17, 2020
The Abuse of Tech Debt
There is nothing unique about tech debt: just change. A tech debt classification and initial root-cause analysis.
read moreTag: API
December 26, 2019
One Ring to Stitch Them All and in the Land of API Bind Them
One Ring to Stitch Them All and in the Land of API Bind Them. GraphQL schema stitching for platform or API PM
read moreTag: GraphQL
December 26, 2019
One Ring to Stitch Them All and in the Land of API Bind Them
One Ring to Stitch Them All and in the Land of API Bind Them. GraphQL schema stitching for platform or API PM
read moreTag: Prioritization
December 19, 2019
How to Run a Prioritization Session Using the MoSCoW Framework
10x ruthless prioritization
A prioritization method to rapidly build consensus on the scope and share with your team and any stakeholder.
Tag: DTC
December 11, 2019
Why should you operate more than one wine club?
Wine clubs are part of the Direct to Consumer (DtC) trend. They allow the winemaker to send large amounts of wine to a selected group of…
read moreSeptember 14, 2016
Why you should update your wine club policies now!
Reviewing an existing or creating a new wine club is an important operation, but, when you run a real-world winery, it is often not a…
read moreAugust 16, 2016
Value chain in the wine Industry
Wine is a complicated industry with a large and complex value chain and many partners, such as winemakers, agents, wholesalers…
read moreJanuary 26, 2016
What Direct To Consumer represents for genuine wine makers
Direct To Consumer (DTC) is a major trend worldwide.
read moreTag: Wine
December 11, 2019
Why should you operate more than one wine club?
Wine clubs are part of the Direct to Consumer (DtC) trend. They allow the winemaker to send large amounts of wine to a selected group of…
read moreSeptember 14, 2016
Why you should update your wine club policies now!
Reviewing an existing or creating a new wine club is an important operation, but, when you run a real-world winery, it is often not a…
read moreAugust 16, 2016
Value chain in the wine Industry
Wine is a complicated industry with a large and complex value chain and many partners, such as winemakers, agents, wholesalers…
read moreJanuary 26, 2016
What Direct To Consumer represents for genuine wine makers
Direct To Consumer (DTC) is a major trend worldwide.
read moreTag: Wine Club
December 11, 2019
Why should you operate more than one wine club?
Wine clubs are part of the Direct to Consumer (DtC) trend. They allow the winemaker to send large amounts of wine to a selected group of…
read moreSeptember 14, 2016
Why you should update your wine club policies now!
Reviewing an existing or creating a new wine club is an important operation, but, when you run a real-world winery, it is often not a…
read moreTag: Platform
December 8, 2019
From Product to Platform — Conclusion (5/5)
From product to platform: A PM journey
read moreDecember 2, 2019
From Product to Platform — Platform Revolutions (4/5)
From product to platform: A PM journey
How platforms can evolve. Tectonic and violent revolution or more subtle and frequent iterations? How the Pareto principle can help make better decisions.
November 28, 2019
From Product to Platform — Platform Mental Models (3/5)
The journey of a Product manager: from product to platform.
Useful mental models to better understand platforms: Superset of knowledge, Ecosystem, Infinite Game, Compounded interest
November 25, 2019
From Product to Platform — Increased Complexity (2/5)
Journey of a Product manager, from product to platform: complexity!
Platforms are more complex than products. This post highlight the specific domains where platforms are more complex than products.
Tag: Plaform
November 23, 2019
From Product Manager to Platform Manager — the Partners’ Impact(1/5)
Platform Managers listen to the voice of the developer.
read moreTag: Negotiation
April 19, 2019
📖 Never Split The Difference: the art of contextual questioning with respect and empathy.
A great book to become a better human being
read moreTag: Soft Skill
April 19, 2019
📖 Never Split The Difference: the art of contextual questioning with respect and empathy.
A great book to become a better human being
read moreTag: Agility
April 2, 2019
📖 Book review: Sense & Respond
A great book for knowledge workers. This is a map to help you navigate in our increasingly digital world.
Sense and respond, product management, teal organizations, reinventing organizations
Tag: Books
April 2, 2019
📖 Book review: Sense & Respond
A great book for knowledge workers. This is a map to help you navigate in our increasingly digital world.
Sense and respond, product management, teal organizations, reinventing organizations
Tag: Optimism
March 23, 2019
Being optimistic is a choice
Personal challenge: make a conscient effort to look at a negative situation and find a positive outcome…
Optimism in practice
Tag: Value Chain
August 16, 2016
Value chain in the wine Industry
Wine is a complicated industry with a large and complex value chain and many partners, such as winemakers, agents, wholesalers…
read moreTag: Mental Model
The pyramid of the product manager needs (Maslow inspired)
A useful and visual mental model that represent the product management role in relation to its environment.
read more