I know that some of you who are reading this may be asking yourselves: how did he get here, how did he get started on this journey to try and become a creator? I wish I had an answer for you, not necessarily a good answer but at least a…

Product Managers and magicians have many things in common. One of them is that we can work and manipulate purpose and intent to create unique and magical experiences. As a magician I have the ability to give you a unique gift: a moment of astonishment — that moment when you…

Our lives, whether we realize it or not, are governed by processes. Some of them are implicit (e.g.: brushing your teeth after eating candy, or taking a shower after going to the gym), and other ones are explicit (e.g.: …

I love Medium. I do! I love how they have truly help democratize content creation and publication. They have given a voice to countless authors and content creators who previously lack the means and know-how to quickly and easily publish content and find an audience. Probably one of the things…

Create, whatever your medium is, because you want to create. Because you NEED to create. Because you have something to express. Because what you need to say can only be said by you. Because you have something deep inside of you that you can no longer contain and you need…

Product Management is an exhilarating, thrilling yet challenging role. It required a very broad set of skills and abilities, ranging from the very technical to knowledge of human psychology, design, communication, influence and more. It’s part art and part science. It involves equal participation of our left and right brains…

Note: this article is written from my experience working at small startups where resources are limited, some functions or teams are missing and you are required to wear multiple-hats while juggling fire with your bare hands! On my previous post about Architects, Air Traffic Controllers and Orchestra Directors I said…

For a long time now I’ve been identifying myself as being and having OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) although I’ve never been clinically diagnosed with it. To be honest, I can’t remember if I started identifying myself as such, or if family and friends assigned me the label and I just…

That’s right. Products don’t fail nor succeed. — A product failing or succeeding is simply just an outcome, a manifestation of a company’s leadership and culture. Show me a product that has faltered, and I’ll show you a group of individuals, and their corresponding leadership and culture, that have failed to come together and perform effectively as a…