Product Management Meets Pop Culture
Building better product managers through comics, music, movies, and other pop culture ephemera
Focus is not saying “yes” to a single great idea. Focus is saying “no” to a ton of great-sounding ideas because they aren’t really a fit for your customers.
And it means saying “no” even if one of those deceptively great-sounding ideas comes from the Man of Steel himself.
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In the anime series Gungrave, Brandon Heat — driven by the need for revenge — returns from the grave to destroy Harry MacDowell — Brandon’s former best friend, former employer, and murderer.
And you thought your office politics were tough.
In the 2011 film Conan the Barbarian, the sword-wielding Conan (played by Jason Momoa) vows to avenge his people’s genocide — even if it means sacrificing his own life in the process.
Clearly, this is a product management epic if ever there was one.
Continue Reading By Crom, Product Managers! What Are You Waiting For?
He saved the Union… and slaughtered the Undead.
Before we begin, a general warning about watching Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies: If you plan to take a shot every time CGI blood shoots across the screen or a random chicken ruins an escape attempt, by 45 minutes into this film you will be stumbling around like one of the undead yourself.
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This mockbuster is actually pretty well done, and has some surprise twists. I’m going to reveal some of those twists and turns to make a point about sunsetting products you love. You have been warned!
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