19 Product Team Lessons in 4 Minutes

Not best practices. Just what actually works in product teams - in bullet points.

What Helped Me Grow as a Product Manager

This post is a rapid-fire list of 19 hand-picked lessons I learned as a PM in tech.

• Some are tactical.

• Some are emotional.

• All are tested and honest.

• I feel so strongly about each of them, I will not change my mind even if you offered me a lifetime supply of paid Substack subscribers.

This list is not aspirational, it doesn't ask you to “evangelize the vision” or “orchestrate complexity” - it's operational.

It started as a single note-to-self, then grew one mistake and one win at a time, and now it won't stop growing. I hope it helps someone!

19 Product Team Lessons in 4 Minutes

1. Minimum Viable Team:

   

2. Design like people are tired and distracted, because they are.

3. Build with opinion, you can’t please your way to greatness. Just make sure that your opinion is facts.

4. Working with Devs 101:

   • Email = emergency.

   • Slack = everything.

   • Meetings = last resort.

   Meet them where they are.

5. Pricing is product. Roadmap is sales magnet. FAQ section is your sales funnel.