Ale CarlosI quit Product Management, Yet I’m still a Product ManagerIn 2017 I quit software product management. I know you must be thinking, but why? In short, it was no longer rewarding. My mental sanity…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Ale CarlosEssentials on Becoming a Product ManagerWhat does a Product Manager do?Jan 24, 2018Jan 24, 2018
Ale CarlosinProduct CoalitionRead this before your first PM interviewHow to assess if you are a good fit for the roleOct 13, 2016Oct 13, 2016
Ale CarlosinProduct CoalitionProduct Management is NOT about saying NO. It´s about HOW to say NO.As part of an interview process, I was tasked with providing 3 lessons I have learned about Product Management. Immediately I knew that…Oct 12, 2016Oct 12, 2016
Ale CarlosIs Instacart worth $2,500 of my money per year?I was a bit bored when this random thought crossed my mind. Could I do an analysis of whether it was cost-effective to use Instacart?Sep 18, 20151Sep 18, 20151
Ale CarlosStop saying Product Management is like being the CEO of your own productWe have all heard this analogy about Product Management. Either on meet-ups or General Assembly, Lean Startup, Design Thinking or whatever…Sep 10, 20155Sep 10, 20155
Ale Carlos6 Differences between B2B and B2C Product ManagementThese might sounds like generalizations because they ARE! Not all of them might apply to your product and you will probably find at least…Aug 31, 2015Aug 31, 2015
Ale CarlosPeek by User Testing – Great but uhm…Back in April I discovered Peek a new free service by usertesting.com. I thought it was such a great idea especially as a Product Manager…Nov 5, 2014Nov 5, 2014
Ale CarlosFrom One to Zero: review of Peter Thiel’s new bookLast week I got to attend a forum with Peter Thiel, Pay-Pal and Palantir’s co-founder at the University of Texas at Austin. I had recently…Oct 25, 2014Oct 25, 2014
Ale CarlosAre all products productizable?First things first, what exactly constitutes a product? My humble definition woudl be a physical or intangible good that performs a…Oct 20, 2014Oct 20, 2014