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The Best Product Managers Optimize For Reversibility and Optionality
A Product Manager's Superpower: Worrying About the Right Things at the Right Time
Oct 29 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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Goals Are Not Summaries
Goals Are More Like a Logline Than a Summary
Oct 26 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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CEOs: Stop Sending Mixed Signals About AI
Until AI Gets Better Expect Things to Get Worse
Oct 23 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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The Virtue of Early Ruthlessness
Late Bumpy Ride Vs. Early Bumpy Ride
Oct 21 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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Why Do Complex Changes Fail?
Rabbits 🐇🐇🐇 Can Answer All Your Questions On This One
Oct 15 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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How Big Is Your Kraken?
"Let's build a work-around!"
Oct 12 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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No Surprises, No Agile
Anti-Fragile Plans Vs. Fragile Plans
Oct 9 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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Most Organizations Will Never Reap the Benefits of AI
If You Believe AI is the Bottleneck, You're Clueless About the Real Bottleneck
Oct 7 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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AI: The Ultimate Product Killer
Adding New Features Was Never the Problem
Oct 2 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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September 2025

Lazy Requirements: Why Worse Is Better
Product Managers: Please Stop Sabotaging Your Requirements and Don't Go Over the Hill.
Sep 30 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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"What Do You Want To Be?"
The Single Most Evil Question You Can Ask a Kid
Sep 25 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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More Features, More Headaches
Shipping Vs. Sinking: Why Adding More Features Produces Throbbing Pain in Your Organization and Product
Sep 23 • 
Maarten Dalmijn
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