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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.
Nov 25
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Mike Watson
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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."
Nov 18
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Mike Watson
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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.
Nov 11
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Mike Watson
5
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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.
Nov 4
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Mike Watson
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October 2025
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.
Oct 28
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Mike Watson
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When your metrics start managing you.
Why hitting your targets might mean you're losing.
Oct 21
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Mike Watson
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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.
Oct 14
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Mike Watson
14
5
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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.
Oct 7
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Mike Watson
13
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September 2025
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.
Sep 30
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Mike Watson
14
2
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Your emotional intelligence is sabotaging your career.
How to use emotional skills strategically without burning yourself out.
Sep 23
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Mike Watson
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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.
Sep 16
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Mike Watson
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Testing My First Product with Real Founders.
I'm looking for founders who'll help me turn an idea into something genuinely useful.
Sep 11
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Mike Watson
5
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