Evidence-based product strategy, design, and leadership
Here’s what I learned from Barry O’Reilly about unlearning – intentionally letting go of past successful approaches. Barry shares an inspiring curiousity and a constant pursuit of better ways of working. Read More
In a recent Q&A for the Amplitude blog, I spoke with John Cutler about experimentation and shared how I help product managers and startup founders stay focused on just enough research. Read More
My perspective on usability testing for kiosks and the costs of not testing were included in a recent article in Kiosk Solutions Magazine and online on Kioware’s blog. Read More
Building successful products isn’t about hustle or luck— use science and empathy instead Read More
In this episode of the Product Management Show, I discussed the old axiom about culture eating strategy for breakfast with host Allan Neil and with Alan Smith, Co-Founder at Strategyzer, provider of the Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas. I took the culture side of the argument for the debate. Listen in to see… Read More
After conducting hundreds of user interviews, I’m beyond convinced that we can get tremendous value from talking to users at every stage of a project. I encounter the most skepticism around talking to users before we have a concept or prototype to get feedback on, but that’s my favorite kind of research to do. I… Read More
The Product School has posted all the questions and answers from my live chat with their Slack community. Check it out to hear about getting started in product management. Read More
It’s not enough to be right. You also have to be persuasive. But how? What if I told you that I’ve been testing and refining a step by step process for driving evidence-based product decisions that set products and product managers up for successful growth? Read More
I’m honored to be named alongside many of my idols like Marty Cagan and Eric Ries in PM Year in Review’s 2017 list of Product Management Influencers! Read More
Mike Fishbein wrote about my approach to determining what to test in “Concept Testing: 6 Lessons From Product Leaders” on This is Product Management. Here’s an excerpt: Holly Hester-Reilly, a product consultant and former Product Owner at Shutterstock, shared her framework for determining what concepts needs to be tested in the first place. Holly plots each… Read More