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The product management job everyone wants might not exist.
Why successful companies distribute product work instead of hiring traditional product people.
 • Mike Watson
The Planning Paradox: Why your plans are useless, but planning isn't.
How the act of planning drives teams to launch while the plan itself becomes obsolete.
 • Mike Watson
Part 3: What building a mobile app taught me about being a better product person.
Both apps went live within a week. The bookshelf scanner I cut in Part 1 is back. And I finally understand why developers say, "it's not that simple."
 • Mike Watson
Part 2: How to ship a mobile app (aka The Submission Gauntlet).
I thought the hard part was behind me. Then Google hit me with 14 days of mandatory testing and essay questions that made me rethink everything.
 • Mike Watson
Part 1: How to build a mobile app as a product person (stop prompting, start planning).
Cursor helped me build a chatbot and ML scanner in days. Knowing what NOT to ship took longer.
 • Mike Watson
Your 15 years experience isn’t the problem. Where you’re looking is.
Senior PM hiring is surging in places you’re not looking. Here’s where to redirect your search.
 • Mike Watson
When your metrics start managing you.
Why hitting your targets might mean you're losing.
 • Mike Watson
The Meeting Trap: How we turned collaboration into procrastination.
Why 35 hours of monthly meetings might be the most expensive way to avoid real work.
 • Mike Watson
The $18 million problem hiding in your tech stack.
How tool sprawl became the silent productivity killer that's costing organizations more than unused software licenses.
 • Mike Watson
Your emotional intelligence is sabotaging your career.
How to use emotional skills strategically without burning yourself out.
 • Mike Watson
Your stakeholders aren't wrong about the problems.
Why the real challenge isn't identifying pain points - it's solving them in ways people will actually adopt.
 • Mike Watson
Testing My First Product with Real Founders.
I'm looking for founders who'll help me turn an idea into something genuinely useful.
 • Mike Watson
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