Felix Reiners 🚢

In the world of products, our ingredients are 🧂 Design, 🥦 Tech, and 🌶 Business. Effective product management means saying no to stakeholders whenever a new idea threatens to throw off this delicate balance of ingredients. Also remember, too many cooks spoil the broth...

At least you need an MBA, write code since you are 13, or have successfully founded several startups…. I think this is a load of BS! 💩

Company Vision Why does this company exist? e.g. DuckDuckGo: "Your personal data is nobody's business."

Does it work? 100% yes ✅. I’ve been doing this for 6 years, so yeah it’s working for me. And if you look at the testimonials on my LinkedIn profile you can see that it is working for my clients, too.

I once worked with a junior QA engineer who had a wealth of ideas. At nearly every meeting he asked multiple questions and volunteered suggestions. The solutions were often not actionable ones, and some of them could have been dismissed as unhelpful or irrelevant.

🎯 Effectiveness = achieving your desired outcome 🐜 Efficiency = getting something done with minimal input

❓ Why are we doing this? ❓ What does success look like? ❓ How will we know if we’re doing it well? These questions act as a compass 🧭.

First of all I listen very carefully for any emotions or desires that might be behind their request, often what at first seems like an unrealistic request can lead down a positive path with the right approach.

When I ask why, the answer is "Because [name of senior stakeholder] said we need to build [some random feature] asap!" 😃

So, you are building your SaaS business and you realise that you need help. Which role should you look for? While I can't completely answer that for you, I can help you understand what the differences are.

2/6 There is not that much practical product management advice out there. Most of it is overly theoretical, takes a single-sided Silicon Valley perspective, and assumes structures and resources small companies simply do not have.