ICE (Impact, Confidence, Effort) is a great friend to product managers. It helps cut through differing opinions and provides an objective way to order a product roadmap. But, like every framework, ICE has its limitations. Some situations just don’t fit easily into it. 🚀 Moonshot Initiatives (Low Confidence [C in ICE] isn’t
I was once discussing with a friend – “Let us pick a startup every week and write in public why it won’t succeed. We will be right 9 out of 10 times. Even for Series A, B, or C startups, we can still be right 7 out of 10 times. We might
📚🌍🚶‍♂️ A friend recently shared his “2024 in numbers”: * 16 books, ~3400 pages read * 7 countries, 20 cities visited * 1723 km walked * 3 summits hiked Impressive, isn’t it? But being a product manager, I couldn’t stop myself from asking him – “Fantastic. But these are input metrics, where
During my initial years as a Product Manager, I faced a dilemma—should I continue as an Experience PM or shift to a Platform PM role? Since platform roles were fewer (at that time), and I loved working on user-centric work, I continued the path of experience PM. Looking back, there is a
Have you ever wondered why established companies suddenly announce projects around trending buzzwords like blockchain, metaverse, IoT, or AI? Often, these aren’t driven by genuine innovation but by what I call “market insurance initiatives”—reactive moves to hedge against being left behind in a trend. These initiatives are fueled by statements like: *
Every once in a while, a new-age startup disrupts the established giants even though the giant has great management talent. Why does this happen? Often, it’s the “Innovator’s Dilemma” at play. Here’s what trips incumbents: 1. They don’t invest in products outside what core customers want. 2. They shy away from areas
Mid to Senior on performance and communication Then(Before you got into leadership role) Now(You are in the leader’s shoes now) Your manager got you promoted. In addition to your manager, your peer group and other stakeholders have a say in your growth and promotion. Your work spoke for itself. You communicate and
Time management gets all the attention, but energy management might be the secret sauce — in leadership roles where constant context-switching is a curse. Over time, I’ve learned to manage my energy alongside my time. Here are a few practical approaches that have worked for me: 1. Knowing Your Energy Boosters and
Building something? Here’s why starting with your own story could be a superpower and a blind spot. I recently spoke to a founder who built a recruitment product. While he explained the features, I struggled to understand why he was building it. So, I asked him if there was any personal story
Working in Big Tech and starting your own venture can feel like a natural progression. Here are stories of two friends who started up, only to face surprising blind spots. Story 1: One friend was a top performer at a Big Tech firm, working on moonshot projects. Inspired, he decided to start
