Bylaw Change Proposal
Hello ProductBC Members, It is my pleasure to announce our updated vision and mission for 2023. We are an engaged and diverse community of product professionals in BC coming together…
Sauder Professor Tim Silk on Disruptive Innovation
When looking back on a major business collapse caused by industry disruption, a commonly used phrase to justify missteps by leadership of the disrupted company is that “hindsight is always…
If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get
Originally published on Medium Messenger of the Market Product managers are positioned as messengers of the market by many in the product management field, including established vocation trainers Pragmatic Marketing. The…
You Can Build It But They May Not Come
Quit job. Move country. Manage first product. Build what was asked for. No one buys it. Get laid off. Not exactly a typical whet-your-appetite experience. Therein lies part of the…
The Art Of The Timeless Product Manager
Why do some ideas or art stand the test of time while others fade away? The music of The Beatles and Bob Dylan have been listened to for over 50…
Falling In Love With the Problem and Not the Solution
In May 2017, I was at a product talk and the following was said: Fall in love with the problem, not the solution. That quote has stuck with me since.…
UX+PM: Uniting the Dream Team
Some of the most successful product creation partnerships in the past two decades can be said to have been the direct result of strong collaboration between the Product and User…
Your Price is Wrong: How to Price Your Products for Maximum Return
May 31, 2017 update: Samantha Ming covered this event on her Events Podcast. Listen to the podcast on SoundCloud. “How much do you pay for coffee?” It’s a seemingly mundane…