Product management might be the worst meme in the industry.
Hire people who have never used the product and don't think like or accurately represent our users, then let them allocate engineering resources and gate what ships. What could go wrong?
It should be a fad gone by at this point, but people never learn.
Here's what to do instead: Find your most socially competent engineer, and have them talk to users a couple times a month.
Just saved you thousands or millions in salaries, and you have a better chance of making things that your users actually want.
It should be a fad gone by at this point, but people never learn. Here's what to do instead: Find your most socially competent engineer, and have them talk to users a couple times a month. Just saved you thousands or millions in salaries, and you have a better chance of making things that your users actually want.