About

Greetings! And thanks for coming by.

My name’s Chris and I manage products. Currently, I’m Product Director at Lycos, focusing on Gamesville.com.

This site is mainly about product management, with a dash of casual games, and a strong dose of pop culture.

Why?

Because most people “get” pop culture, and most people don’t grok the role of “Product Manager” … Product Management is often loosely defined and not well understood . . . but a good PM can mean the difference between a product shipping on time or not, and meeting customer needs or not.

I’ve developed this site as — using movies, comics, and other pop culture ephemera — to illustrate product management lessons that anyone can start using immediately, and encourage discussion of best practices that we can all benefit from.

Here is the presentation that started it all, designed to help explain the role of the product manager to new PMs and those who will interact with PMs:

Product Manager 101: What Does A Product Manager Actually Do?

It’s a work in progress, and your feedback is most welcome.

Besides massively multiplayer online game shows such as Bingo Zone®, I’ve successfully launched products in various categories including visual search, synchronized online video with chat, and casino loyalty and customer acquisition solutions.

I’m the author of “United We Stand: Commonsense Solutions to the Issues That Divide Us” available at Amazon.com, Xlibris, and elsewhere.

“United We Stand” is also available as a free PDF.

Feel free to contact me here, or on Facebook, or any of the various social networking sites I frequent.

Sincerely,
Chris