Barbara NorthA Little Local Research Adventure: My Search for Sally StanfordI am a fellow of Odd Salon in San Francisco, which means I get up and talk to people about random things I find interesting on a…Oct 2, 2018Oct 2, 2018
Barbara NorthA trompe l’oeil tour of the Bay AreaEarlier this year I gave an Odd Salon talk on trompe l’oeil which you can watch as part of the rad Impostor line up here)Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Barbara NorthMy Favorite Thing on the InternetI don’t do favorite things well. People often ask about favorite movies or (ha) favorite books and there are too many I love for too many…Aug 7, 2017Aug 7, 2017
Barbara NorthDates and Why I Love ThemThere is a bit of chatter among product managers right now about PMs and their relationship with dates. I happen to fall on the “date…Jun 5, 2017Jun 5, 2017
Barbara NorthDear Software Product Managers: Please use SoftwareI’ve been hiring for both full time product managers and summer interns recently and I have noticed a trend occurring in candidates for…Feb 10, 2017Feb 10, 2017
Barbara NorthWomen make the best product managers?Marty Cagan wrote an article titled “Why Women Make the Best Product Managers.” And a couple of product managers I generally admire shared…Oct 17, 2016Oct 17, 2016
Barbara NorthWhen You are Not Your CustomerOk real talk for a second. Despite the current trend for “building products for yourself,” as more specialized SaaS software enters the…Aug 25, 2016Aug 25, 2016
Barbara NorthA Booklist- Product Management Books by WomenA couple of really interesting reading lists for product managers have been published recently including Sean Rose writing on Important…Jul 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016