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Technical Foundations for Product Managers

Build confidence without getting lost in technical jargon

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Build confidence without getting lost in technical jargon

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Colin Matthews photo Colin Matthews I'm excited to help you learn more about how software gets built! I had my first SaaS product acquired in 2021 and have worked in healthtech for 6+ years. PM @ Datavant, 5000+ students admin @colinmatthews

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How technical should a product manager be?

Marty Cagan has a framework for risk that I really like. It goes like this: Product managers are responsible for value (do customers buy it / use it) and business viability risk (does the solution work for our business). Product designers are responsible for usability risk (can users figure out how to use it)

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Working as an effective team

It’s common to find overlap between roles when building software - product managers do user research, designers have opinions on prioritization, and engineers (sometimes) talk to customers. Some people think this is bad. That roles should be clearly defined, and each member of the team should stay in their lane. That we should create an assembly line of …

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