Maybe if you approach product requirements in the following way, you can really bring the entire product team together (in the “cool” agile way). Give it a shot – your mileage may vary.
Category: Leadership
A few general leadership tips for you, based on my experiences from the field
Reflecting on my “why” of starting various businesses
Most other founders and CEOs might tell you that they grew up with this grand vision of changing the world in this way or that.
I didn’t. That wasn’t my “why”.
The first business I started wasn’t even a business (according to my definition anyway). All I was did back in 2010 was to resell professional services… and get paid for it. That’s it.
Back then, my “why” was just to have an additional stream of income.
You yourself are why your services business is worth nothing
A 100% services business is only worth guaranteed contracts and the residual $ Value of the contracts… plus some additional…
Spend time on marketing and innovation to increase your profits
The less you work to deliver the same results, the more you keep in your pocket, the more time (money ) you have to market, the more time (money) you have to innovate.
As leaders, shouldn’t we be more of a coach than a manager?
I was watching a TV series just now and a scene stuck in my head… got me thinking.. The main…
Before you start your new business – know your why
As the holidays slow the pace down, my mind invariably reminisces of my own journey over the past few years..…
Do not typecast your staff as Simba when they want to try playing Scar -why people quit jobs
OK, so I have too much time on my hands today. My dogs are not bugging me to play or…
Figure out who’s going to buy your product before you spend money building your product
One day when I was driving around in Astoria trying to find parking (and getting more and more frustrated at…
Product engineering vs IT projects – how do you bridge that gap?
I started my career in a consulting/services firm, moved on to various product firms like CallidusCloud, IBM, Informatica, BEA/Oracle, VMware…