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Stakeholder Wants vs. User Needs: Why Following Orders Creates Bad Products
How one small mindset shift can transform your product development
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Mike Goitein
Why Every Product Manager Should Steal This Simple But Brilliant Amazon Strategy
If you’re still using PowerPoint to develop product ideas, stop right now
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June 2024

Designing Success: 4 Ways Strategy Shapes Our Habits at All Levels
Building systems means choosing who we want to become
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Mike Goitein
Three Ways to Build Better Solutions Without Asking Users What They Want
Creating the right things starts with finding & solving the right customer's problem
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Are You Client-Led or Client-Centric?
Not making a choice is still a choice
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April 2024

2 Things You Lose Forever When You Ask AI to Decide Your Future
Delegating the hard things won't make your life easier in the long-term
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Tesla's Product Strategy Keys to Growth
Starting & staying focused through strategic choices
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March 2024

How This Hollywood Producer's Billion-Dollar Storytelling Framework Can 10X Your Speaking Skills
4 steps to communicating persuasively with clarity and power
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Mike Goitein
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How To Learn The Most Underrated Skill of Product Management
If you haven't achieved the success you've expected or hoped for in your product career, this might be the reason
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Mike Goitein

February 2024

Forget Cool Tech. Only Strategy Can Unlock Customer & Business Value.
Separating hype from fundamentals
Most Product Managers Who Use Prioritization Frameworks Have Forgotten What They Were Hired For
Learn how strategy gives us a better framework for decision-making
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Mike Goitein

January 2024

Starting with Planning is the Best Way to Sabotage Your Product – Do This Instead
The 3 things to do before you start to plan
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