As a happy Subaru owner, a while back I asked myself, “Why is the automaker so slow to build an all-electric vehicle (EV)?” Adventurous and environmentally conscious folks adore the brand, and so the lack of an EV was, in my view, a glaring omission in the lineup. …

So far in my product career, I’ve had the great fortune of working at the newer end of the product lifecycle (closer to the “Innovation” PM if you’ve read the latest Reforge article on product management’s growing specialization). …

I want your feedback. I have observed that Product management is very much a people-oriented career, and without a guide for those skills, all of the technical or financial acumen in the world won’t get you very far. I’ve been ruminating on that thesis for the better part of two…

Wallflowers everywhere rejoice: introverted leaders are not oxymoronic unicorns. Instead, these traits form a powerful combination often overlooked in the garrulous West. This is the thesis of Susan Cain’s book, Quiet, which is worthy reading for anyone in the business and tech world. Having worked in both fields for much…

Building software is hard. The cloud makes it easy. But it’s still hard. That was the first thing that came to mind, having taken a breather from coding over the last few weeks. I have been building out a small MVP, and I recently established core functionality. …

A few days ago I had an idea for an app. So I spun up an EC2 and started furiously coding out the front end with some hastily chosen bootstrap template. …

“…I try not to borrow. First you borrow. Then you beg.” — Santiago, The Old Man and the Sea Who here hasn’t been awaken by the technical debt collector? Your team ends up scrambling over Thanksgiving weekend to mitigate a surprise DDoS attack. Oh, and Amazon just sent you a…