Category Archives: Product management

Knowing when to quit

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

As many of you have surmised, one of the tangential as-the-world-turns subplots of More than a living is following the development of a tool we’re building called Kumquat. As such, we’ve tried to be as open and honest about not … Continue reading →

Posted in Kumquat, Management, Product management | 14 Comments

Basecamp hates me

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Sigh. Since you asked. Yeah, that’s the long and the short of it. Kumquat is on the way. Seriously. No, I mean it. Good thing this is a personal project and not for a real client. As if I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Kumquat, Mistakes, Product management | 1 Comment

How's your career road map coming along?

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Today, Toby, Amy, and I sat down to discuss some of the future features and functions of Kumquat. Okay, I can hear you already. “Wha…? Why don’t you get the first one out the door before you go planning 18 … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Kumquat, Product management | 6 Comments

Product or a Brand? Yes.

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Are you a Product or a Brand? We have repeatedly said, “Yes”, but this is worth considering when thinking about how you contemplate your Product Management versus Brand issue: [Tom] Peters uses the word “brand” and [Chris] Brogan uses the … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Career, Product management, Reputation | 2 Comments

Is your career languishing in BETA?

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

(This is part of the “Enhance perspective, assume control” series of posts.) If you’ve spent any time on the Web lately, you’ve likely come across the word “BETA.” Or stumbled across a site or service in BETA. Probably more times … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Control, Perspective, Product management | 3 Comments

Enhance perspective, assume control

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

One of my favorite scenes from the movie Blade Runner features Harrison Ford’s character, Rick Deckard, analyzing a series of photographs, using a machine that magnifies the photos to ridiculous proportions. To manipulate the machine, he calls out a particular … Continue reading →

Posted in Control, Perspective, Product management | 5 Comments

Failed resolutions beginning to snowball?

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Well, well, well. It’s been a few weeks since the beginning of the new year. All full of promise and intrigue. We were really going to change some stuff this year, weren’t we? Really put our mark on things. Come … Continue reading →

Posted in Failure, Goals, Growth, Happiness, Product management, Resolutions | Leave a comment

Product management is everything and everything is product management

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Rick Turoczy

Now, I’m no expert in product management. But let’s be honest, if we sat around and waited for me to write only on things at which I am expert, we’d all be in for a long, cold wait. So, all … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Goals, Growth, Product management | 4 Comments