Adam Bullied reviews “Art of Product Management” in Write That Down
Adam Bullied wrote an extended and warm-hearted review of Rich Mironov’s “The Art of Product Management” on his “Write That Down” blog.
”...I first found out about Rich, as most of us PMs that are online did, on the (now retired) blog Product Bytes a few years back. He’s got a vast set of experience and knowledge to call on while writing on the topic of shipping products. And not just that, but overall start-up experience as well; seeing as I’m on my fourth start-up now, this is near and dear to my heart. In short – Rich is a real pro and he know’s his stuff cold. I found his early description of product managers to be very thoughtful (on page 13 in preface):
The honest brokers who balance customer needs with engineering realities, market requirements with financial goals.
Awesome stuff.
I would certainly describe Rich as an early innovator himself – being one of the first in a tech product role to start writing about it, and distributing his thoughts online. This clearly documents his comfort level with the job and what those in the role can bring to the table, especially in smaller organizations. He understands, and has a passion for, the product role – and describes the challenges that only one who has lived it can. All of his writings are deeply rooted in a passion for the products he is managing – something most of us are probably guilty of losing over the course of our careers, but would never admit to it.
Rich offers some great council on building the proper foundations by using experience and relationships. This is no easy feat – especially when dealing with personalities in a highly-sensitive environment like a start-up. This really made me realize and recall how many stories start to come to the front of my mind when thinking through this stuff – and how quickly the roll off my tongue.
Rich has a great resource here that can both teach and inspire.”
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