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Steve on Managing Products

@sjohnson717.bsky.social

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I help teams overcome the chaos in managing products. Author, speaker, guitar player, clean-shaven since 2024. Website: www.productgrowthleaders.com My latest ebook: https://www.productgrowthleaders.com/srpm

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · 2d

Mergers and acquisitions: challenge or opportunity for product? �¸ https://lttr.ai/Akf1Q #productmanagement #no_chaos

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Sep 21

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Sep 18

A German asked why there were no funny people in Germany, and was told, "Because you killed all the Jews."

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Sep 17

Does every language have homonyms or is that unique to English?

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Sep 14

After all, she’s already the “next” John Wick.

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Sep 14

Who wants ana de armas to be the next James Bond?

Bluesky

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Aug 1

It's incredible how often devices blame me for not working. Instead of admitting "we f*cked up," Amazon reports, "You did something wrong," when I did exactly the same thing yesterday.

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Jun 27

Through the ages, all great men have taught
Truth and happiness just can't be bought or sold
Tell me, why are you people so cold?
—Stevie Wonder

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Jun 27

America has a long history of politicians sending *other* people’s families to war.

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Jun 27

Heat like we had today (almost 100 degrees) is why I went into computers.

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Jun 27

Has any other president in history dropped the F-bomb in public?

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Jun 26

In related news, George Martin would often play piano solos on Beatles songs at half speed and an octave low, then speed them up on the mix.

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Jun 21

Disruption and innovation are often used to mean “doing the same thing we’ve always done but with a new label.”

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Jun 19

So love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Jun 18

In honor of Brian Wilson, I am planning to watch Love and Mercy. I love John Cusack and Elizabeth Banks, but I’m approaching the movie with some dread. After all it’s a lovely and terrible story.

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · May 30

Another delightful ebook from @deanpeters.bsky.social:
"The Ancient Art of Product." Including "Be not a monkey of the ticket."
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The Ancient Art of Product

You were hired to lead, not to fling Jira tickets. This is your call to clarity—part strategy scroll, part PM survival manual. Learn to choose the right battles, sell with stories, and build products ...

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · May 30

And let's start with the problem and THEN decide if AI is the solution. I love ChatGPT but it's not the answer to every problem.

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · May 28

Before you spend much more time on AI, could you please get copy-and-paste to work? I spend much more time reformatting than I do getting AI to answer my prompts.

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · May 12

Have you ever had that moment when you say, “Gosh, this is exactly my situation.” That's how I felt when reading the book Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders by Bruce McCarthy & Melissa Appel

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Aligned

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · May 7

I know everybody is crazy about AI right now, but while you're waiting to find a viable business model, could you please make your applications copy-and-paste without making me spend an hour reformatting?

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · May 2

“You changed the meaning of that word!”

No, we didn’t.

Language is basically one big game of telephone.

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · May 4

Star Wars 4: A New Hop.

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Apr 30

“The product trio is great… until it isn’t.”
You’ve probably heard it: product manager, designer, tech lead. But when it’s time to actually plan a release and launch to market—you need a fourth voice.
Add Product Growth to the core team to make a Product Quad.

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Why You Need a Product Quad, Not Just a Trio

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Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Apr 29

Steve on Managing Products @sjohnson717.bsky.social · Apr 23

Channel surfing is always a bad idea. Found a movie about WWII—that I have already seen. See you in 2 hours.