Archive - The Product Principle

How to navigate salary discussions as a product manager

How salary discussions work, what can affect them, and how product managers can navigate various situations to maximize what they get out of it.

Jun 4 •

András Juhász

March 2024

Killing a product by a thousand paper cuts

Your reaction slows down, your senses dampen, and it requires more effort to move things around... but it's not you; it's your product in danger.

Mar 1 •

András Juhász

January 2024

Don't reinvent the wheel if it already exists

Don't fall victim to solving already-solved problems. How to recognize common problems that don't need a special solution, and how to tackle unique…

Jan 3 •

András Juhász

February 2023

A practical approach to backlog grooming

The ways to avoid the product backlog becoming an ever-expanding, messy list of ideas, real priorities, and things in between.

Feb 9, 2023 •

András Juhász

January 2023

Google Stadia: A Probably Flawed Business Model, but a Benchmark for Product Shutdown

How Google's cloud gaming service started, operated, and ended—the economics behind it, and what other product companies can learn from what happened.

Jan 24, 2023 •

András Juhász

December 2022

Building Platform Products: From Conviction to Maintenance

The five stages of creating and managing platform products the right way: opportunity, conviction, planning, focus, and maintenance.

Dec 6, 2022 •

András Juhász

November 2022

Aligning Major Product Discovery Work with the Product Confidence Matrix

How to kickstart product discovery activities with better alignment across stakeholders, and a smaller risk that we're building the wrong thing.

Nov 22, 2022 •

András Juhász

The Changes at Twitter: A Product Manager's Perspective

A new version of its subscription service, 50% of its staff fired, and more than a few ambitious plans. What Twitter is changing, and where it needs to…

Nov 11, 2022 •

András Juhász

October 2022

Underpromise and Overdeliver: Preventing Failed Expectations

Why companies might be stuck in the overpromise & underdeliver loop, how to escape it, and ways to set the correct expectations for leadership.

Oct 25, 2022 •

András Juhász

September 2022

The Messy Product Management Triangle: Scope, Resources, and Time

Agreeing on what to deliver and by when can be challenging. Revisiting the classic product management concept with a fresh take & real-life examples.

Sep 6, 2022 •

András Juhász

August 2022

Onboarding as a Product Manager

No matter if you're onboarding a new team or a new company, there are some steps that could make the process more efficient. A six-step guide to getting…

Aug 9, 2022 •

András Juhász

July 2022

Treating Product Teams As Investments

How to structure product teams and the development of functionalities inside one team: basic needs, long-term initiatives, and short-term bets.

Jul 26, 2022 •

András Juhász

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