Product Management playbook/Module 1 · Foundations

Day 09 / 100 · Foundations · Building product sense

Product sense is a muscle.

It isn't magic taste. It's pattern recognition, built through deliberate reps with products, customers and results.

Use products critically

Tear down one product a week. What job does it do? Where does it frustrate you?

Talk to customers often

A regular rhythm of conversations beats one big research project a year.

Study what happened

After every launch, ask why it worked or didn't. Outcomes teach more than opinions.

Predict, then check

Write down what you expect before you ship. Compare later. Calibration is the skill.

Reps beat talent.