Product Management
Deciding what a product should do, for whom, and why, and sequencing the work of building it. Good product judgment shows up as much in what gets deliberately left out as in what ships.
Why most early metrics measure the wrong thing
Signups and downloads feel like progress and often say very little about whether a product is actually solving anyone’s problem yet.
Talking to users before you have anything to show them
Founders often wait for a prototype before talking to potential users. Some of the most useful conversations happen earlier, with nothing to show at all.
Product-market fit is a moving target, not a finish line
Founders talk about product-market fit as a milestone to cross once. In practice, it behaves more like a condition that has to be maintained, not achieved.
Why most early metrics measure the wrong thing
Signups and downloads feel like progress and often say very little about whether a product is actually solving anyone’s problem yet.