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My current experience as a micro entrepreneur is a great example of why I cannot do product management alone.For a product to do its job well, it requires understanding of the right audience, and to come to life through real interactions that validate its value with said audience (1).For it to reach the right audience... Continue Reading →
How High-Stakes Choices Take Shape This article is an adaptation of a presentation I gave at ProductTank Tallinn on January 28, 2025. It was first published in tpg.ee on February 20th, 2025. Decision-making is at the heart of product management. Whether we enjoy it or not, the ability to navigate high-stakes choices is what drives... Continue Reading →
Before I started my current job I had been thinking about how long it had been since I worked side-by-side with a product designer or a group of engineers. Going back to an individual contributor role got me thinking about my working style with these roles and since I knew this was going to be... Continue Reading →
Impact is the real measure of success for a product team, but to keep us fueled along the race, we need to remember to celebrate the milestones that guide us along that uncertain path towards impact. 🏁 One of the milestones during this hectic time of the year is creating a roadmap that aligns all... Continue Reading →
I have been quiet on this end for practical reasons. I was first busy and I was then trying to figure out what I can share since I now work at a publicly traded company and it is a learning process for me to decide what to say and what to keep to myself and... Continue Reading →
Today wraps my second week at work. The most valuable piece I could experience this week was working side by side with the new team I joined. In comparison with previous work environments, this experience brings an exponentially larger number of people for me to interact with. Luckily for me, the team had planned a... Continue Reading →
Unlike my previous post, this one here is not so stoical and reflective, bur rather raw and fresh out of the excitement of finally having started a new challenge. It is Friday afternoon and I just finished my first 5 days as a new product manager at a new company (new for me :)). These... Continue Reading →
In a previous post I talked about curiosity as a skill looked for in product management. In this one, I continue and wrap up the topic by commenting my observations on how we assess it and what to consider when doing so. So how do we assess curiosity? I easily came across many ways how... Continue Reading →
When I was a hiring manager, I spent a lot of time defining the critical skills I looked for in a product manager, and trying out ways to assess them in a fair, yet effective way. As a job seeker, I now look at ads trying to make sense of the questions or requirements they... Continue Reading →
As a global citizen I can't detach myself from what is going on. I need to manage myself amidst the happenings.
Maria Lasprilla 