Piratical Product Management

2022-10-06 09:47:43 #corps Google has launched the Calendly killer (now there is an option to choose a meeting slot inside the calendar), but don't rush to switch to it.

As is typical for a corporation, financiers got into the release of the product and ... closed this feature for a Google Workspace Individual subscription, which costs $10.

Everything would be fine, but Calendly works with Google, Microsoft 365 and iCloud, while Google will only work with Google.

P.S. And wired trolls them like "Not great, not terrible" with the headline Google Calendar's 'Appointment Schedule' Is Good, Not Great Открыть/Комментировать

2022-10-03 18:31:24 "We'll wait for success case studies from competitors"

– A phrase from the governor of the island (not true PM-pirate) that speaks of the logic absence & short-sightedness of its utterer.

Pirate-product manager, remember that when you read another success case study, it has been publicly shared for one simple reason:

all the profits have already been squeezed out of it and the rest is being squeezed out to promote the company's brand. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-09-22 12:00:27 1) cut the pseudo-smart and hard/long ideas

2) save the easy and simple-understanding ideas

3) choose between ideas from #2 by asking your own/team/users intuition Открыть/Комментировать

2022-09-16 09:49:36 Do you know the different between Adobe and Figma's mission?

– Adobe’s mission is to change the world
– Figma’s mission is to help teams collaborate

While Adobe is concerned about their greatness and changing the whole world, Figma help people and make design more accessible.

Actually, everyone knows the difference between their products Открыть/Комментировать

2022-09-15 14:46:50 How find & describe your product value

The benefits of your product should better describe its value to customers.

If you still can't justify your prices to your customers, you probably can't impress the main value of your product to customers.

So, instead of focusing on a new price, try to make the description of the benefits of your product better represent its value to buyers.

– What makes your product so special?
– Why is it better than other products?
– Why should customers enjoy it?

Armed with these psychological answers, you can justify your price level with much less effort. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-09-15 13:51:13 Solomon's Paradox for pirate PM's

We are better at solving other people's problems than our own because detachment gives us more objectivity and open-mindedness.

Viewing yourself/your product in the third person leads to the same aloofness and increases the quality of analysis. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-09-15 13:02:08 #exp The main mistake of PM's/teams is to go somewhere unprepared.

Learn as much as possible about where you're going, and you'll save a lot of time, energy, and money for yourself. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-09-15 12:53:07 Doing things you've been imposed/don't need/don't like - you burn energy "for something" and you're left empty. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-09-15 12:29:45 #exp Write user stories/specs like it's your farewell testament (especially, if you are the pirate).

Remember that the whole plan is only in your head. The team that will help implement it, can not read your mind and does not see the full picture. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-09-15 10:13:47 #tools Celebrate the success and progress of your user(s)

Gradually, user interest in your product can start to wane (as well as engagement and retention). What to do to hold and grow it?

The most striking and successful example is the system of rewards and achievements in games, the mechanics and concepts of which can be partially adopted and integrated into SaaS products

This is especially famous for Google products such as Search Console or Youtube, which like to send different summaries / analytics / buttons that specifically celebrate their successful achievements and motivate users to build them up. Открыть/Комментировать