Hi, I’m David and I write about product management.
I share lessons gleaned from leading product development teams. Writing is my tool to clarify the complicated, and I hope these notes help others on similar journeys.
Metrics
How to embrace nuance with metrics • How good growth work can drive product quality • Lessons from picking a metric we couldn’t properly measure
Product Strategy
Embracing optimism & paranoia • Product principles should have tradeoffs • Build for the future, not the present • Development lessons for 0-1 products at big companies • Product Strategy template • Intro to Goal Maps
Operating
How to make good tradeoffs • 7 common mistakes in product reviews • How to solicit effective feedback on your work
Communication
Extreme clarity • Communicate without subtext • Business comms should be skimmable but deep
Career
Reflecting on building a career at a large company • There’s no such thing as “above your pay grade” • Impact and scope are not the same
Personal