Product Management Meets Pop Culture

Welcome to Product Management Meets Pop Culture, or PMMPC for short. This is my blog where we use movies, comics, and other pop culture ephemera to illustrate product management lessons that anyone can start using immediately.

Dive right in, won’t you?

Captain America’s Analysis Is Correct: Don’t Go Off The Deep End

Captain America’s words to Giant Man apply to Avengers stuck in alternate universes as well as Product Managers trying to align on pricing: “Don’t go off the deep end. It’s going to take all of us to get to the bottom of this.”

Shameless Self-Promotion: Introducing EngageOne Communicate

As product manager for Communicate, it’s been a whirlwind experience… from managing early adopter input to processing feedback from internal stakeholders and external sources. Below are two items I wanted to note.

First Friends: The X-Men Show Product Managers How To Communicate More Effectively With Angry Customers

We’ll reveal key plot points from this 35 year old short story as we explore the therapeutic side of product management. And we’ll do it all in 12 panels or less. You have been warned!

Dayglow’s “Close To You” Gets Product Managers Out Of Their Heads, Back Into The Game

Ever overthink things at work? Feel frustrated by personalities who dominate conversations and decision-making? Or feel paralyzed because you doubt you have enough data to commit to a decision? Dayglow’s alt-rock song “Close To You” is about two strangers at a party who catch each other’s eye, but never actually […]

Humanity’s Reaction To The Moon-Munching Remina Reveals How Cognitive Bias Can Destroy Product Manager Ability To Correctly Address Client Problems

We’ll reveal key plot points of Remina as we explore the perils of cognitive bias for product managers. And we’ll do it all in 12 panels or less. You have been warned!

Thanks For Mentioning Me

Two different blogs mentioned me recently so I wanted to return the favor. Ray Slater Berry at Chameleon curated a helpful guide to product management blogs, and here’s what he said about mine: Perhaps one of the best product management blogs on the market. Here’s why. There’s nothing quite like it. […]