The MVP is dead. The Minimum Viable Product philosophy has become corrupted. We have misunderstood its intent and diluted its core elements over the years.…
To say that I have followed an unconventional path to becoming a product manager is a little bit of an understatement. Engineering → Writing →…
One of the most significant problems that the next generation will have to deal with is one created by extremely long life spans: People who…
Over Sunday brunch I finally admitted to a friend that I was not doing OK. And then he admitted back to me that neither was…
To say that I was stoked about The Undoing is an understatement. David E Kelley is a master storyteller whose work I have been enjoying…
A young girl wakes up in a daze. “Where is everyone?” She walks out of her room and searches her house. Her family is missing.…
This is the second in a series of character origin stories from the Mahabharat. They never gave her a name. She was her kingdom’s princess.…
This is the first in a series of character origin stories from the Mahabharat. A young prince and his father, the king, are locked up…
No sudden wisdom has dawned on me. No life-altering epiphanies. Birthdays come and birthdays go. This will be just another day and the start of…
A lot has been written about defensibility and moats in businesses. Strategists talk about barriers to entry (resources, patentable technology and processes, expertise, capital) in…
Over a meeting, someone recently asked me to describe the archetype of a product leader. While I answered the question, a broader thought stayed with…
This is the second in a series of essays focused on the future of storytelling: the “Story Stack”. The first one was on the movie…