Guy Peled
@peledg.bsky.social
Product Manager. I write about discovery and company culture
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· Feb 4
Resentment and empathy towards leadership
A post about mindset orientation for product managers (and others)
www.guypeled.com
Product management is such a misunderstood role. Mainly because it’s unique per company.
But a lot of the "it's unique per company" is actually "it's unique per founder".
A blog post about resentment and empathy towards leadership.
www.guypeled.com/p/resentment...
But a lot of the "it's unique per company" is actually "it's unique per founder".
A blog post about resentment and empathy towards leadership.
www.guypeled.com/p/resentment...
Great post
Mindset for trying out AI tools as quality improves
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘰. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Mindset for trying out AI tools as quality improves
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘰. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
being right is a trap
you either die a hater or live long enough to be wrong
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December 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Great post
Mindset for trying out AI tools as quality improves
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘰. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Mindset for trying out AI tools as quality improves
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘰. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
How many users to talk to as part of discovery?
It's not about the number.
Minimum is the amount willing to talk to you in the ballpark timespan that you have. Depends on your assessment and your manager's appetite for discovery (could come out to be 1-3 interviews).
1/3
It's not about the number.
Minimum is the amount willing to talk to you in the ballpark timespan that you have. Depends on your assessment and your manager's appetite for discovery (could come out to be 1-3 interviews).
1/3
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How many users to talk to as part of discovery?
It's not about the number.
Minimum is the amount willing to talk to you in the ballpark timespan that you have. Depends on your assessment and your manager's appetite for discovery (could come out to be 1-3 interviews).
1/3
It's not about the number.
Minimum is the amount willing to talk to you in the ballpark timespan that you have. Depends on your assessment and your manager's appetite for discovery (could come out to be 1-3 interviews).
1/3
B2B product managers get lots of feature requests from customer-facing teams. We try to get as much of the "why" behind the request
I see it as a micro-opportunity for me to coach CSMs, Sales & Support reps. This way, over time, the quality of feedback will improve
A thread 🧵
I see it as a micro-opportunity for me to coach CSMs, Sales & Support reps. This way, over time, the quality of feedback will improve
A thread 🧵
August 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
B2B product managers get lots of feature requests from customer-facing teams. We try to get as much of the "why" behind the request
I see it as a micro-opportunity for me to coach CSMs, Sales & Support reps. This way, over time, the quality of feedback will improve
A thread 🧵
I see it as a micro-opportunity for me to coach CSMs, Sales & Support reps. This way, over time, the quality of feedback will improve
A thread 🧵
PM's role in decision-making per Kevin Weil, OpenAI CPO. Via @lennysan.bsky.social
Decisions don't have to come from PM. PM should guide the room toward quality decision
Reminds me of @moskov.goodventures.org Asana cofounder: Prep meetings with “What questions do we want to answer?”, and not goals
Decisions don't have to come from PM. PM should guide the room toward quality decision
Reminds me of @moskov.goodventures.org Asana cofounder: Prep meetings with “What questions do we want to answer?”, and not goals
April 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
PM's role in decision-making per Kevin Weil, OpenAI CPO. Via @lennysan.bsky.social
Decisions don't have to come from PM. PM should guide the room toward quality decision
Reminds me of @moskov.goodventures.org Asana cofounder: Prep meetings with “What questions do we want to answer?”, and not goals
Decisions don't have to come from PM. PM should guide the room toward quality decision
Reminds me of @moskov.goodventures.org Asana cofounder: Prep meetings with “What questions do we want to answer?”, and not goals
Product management is such a misunderstood role. Mainly because it’s unique per company.
But a lot of the "it's unique per company" is actually "it's unique per founder".
A blog post about resentment and empathy towards leadership.
www.guypeled.com/p/resentment...
But a lot of the "it's unique per company" is actually "it's unique per founder".
A blog post about resentment and empathy towards leadership.
www.guypeled.com/p/resentment...
Resentment and empathy towards leadership
A post about mindset orientation for product managers (and others)
www.guypeled.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Product management is such a misunderstood role. Mainly because it’s unique per company.
But a lot of the "it's unique per company" is actually "it's unique per founder".
A blog post about resentment and empathy towards leadership.
www.guypeled.com/p/resentment...
But a lot of the "it's unique per company" is actually "it's unique per founder".
A blog post about resentment and empathy towards leadership.
www.guypeled.com/p/resentment...
Product managers watching users engaging with their feature-rich but usability-poor product
January 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Product managers watching users engaging with their feature-rich but usability-poor product
This is great advice for new hires. It's even better advice for candidates.
You'd want to be perceived as a fast learner. Best indication for that is the level of granularity of your questions during the interview.
Below is from this excellent article:
review.firstround.com/the-indispen...
You'd want to be perceived as a fast learner. Best indication for that is the level of granularity of your questions during the interview.
Below is from this excellent article:
review.firstround.com/the-indispen...
December 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM
This is great advice for new hires. It's even better advice for candidates.
You'd want to be perceived as a fast learner. Best indication for that is the level of granularity of your questions during the interview.
Below is from this excellent article:
review.firstround.com/the-indispen...
You'd want to be perceived as a fast learner. Best indication for that is the level of granularity of your questions during the interview.
Below is from this excellent article:
review.firstround.com/the-indispen...
Many Product Managers still work as if their job is to make decisions.
No.
Your job is ensuring decision quality and that a decision is made.
Your job is to extract the best decision out of the room.
Making a decision yourself is last resort to prevent death by committee.
No.
Your job is ensuring decision quality and that a decision is made.
Your job is to extract the best decision out of the room.
Making a decision yourself is last resort to prevent death by committee.
December 2, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Many Product Managers still work as if their job is to make decisions.
No.
Your job is ensuring decision quality and that a decision is made.
Your job is to extract the best decision out of the room.
Making a decision yourself is last resort to prevent death by committee.
No.
Your job is ensuring decision quality and that a decision is made.
Your job is to extract the best decision out of the room.
Making a decision yourself is last resort to prevent death by committee.