How to run a successful beta program

How to run a successful beta program

Saeed Khan Beta programs are a somewhat maligned and misunderstood concept these days. Companies don’t really talk publicly about beta programs, and when they do, they are definitely NOT representative of what most people do. For example, Gmail launched in 2004,...
How to be a GREAT Product Manager

How to be a GREAT Product Manager

Saeed Khan I originally wrote the following back in the summer of 2007 (Yes 2007. That’s not a typo). I had just started blogging a few months earlier. It was one of the first blog posts I wrote that got a lot visibility. This post was originally written in...
Speaking in Australia

Speaking in Australia

I’m on a bit of a speaking tour in Australia this month. I’d love to have you join and attend one the events if you can. Leading the Product First and foremost, I’m speaking on Release Planning at the Leading the Product conference in both Melbourne...
Venn and the Art of Product Management

Venn and the Art of Product Management

NOTE: A shorter version of this article was originally posted on LinkedIn. NOTE: The post title was clearly inspired by the title of this book. Sorry, couldn’t resist :-), but it should also be noted that some of the topics of discussion in the book should be of...