Wishing you all a Happy New Year

Highlights of my 2023 and my top articles

Hey PMs

Wish you all a very Happy New Year!!

Hope your 2024 is better than 2023. I wish you the best.

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Usually, I send this newsletter every Tuesday at 10am PST but this week I thought I’ll send this on Monday to mark the new year.

In this post :

• What I am writing for the next two posts

• My brief 2023 journey

• Top highlights of my 2023 articles

My next two posts

My next two articles are timely and might be of interest to you.

Next week I will be writing about product planning for the year. You have a myriad of choices to include in your product - new ideas, new add ons, new features, tech debt, improvements and so on. How do you allocate? It’s bit of an art and I’ll discuss some considerations that will help you decide the right mix.

The new year will bring new product review with management. I will share my suggested format for formal product reviews.

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My 2023 in brief

The first quarter of 2023 was very stressful for me and my family. My job was getting worse by the day. We lost our father in law in Pune, India. And in May, I was let go.

I decided to take a break and did some solo travel. I visited my aging parents in New Delhi and went to the southern part of India to see ancient temple architecture. I also explored a lot in New Delhi where I was born. I loved this solo travel and I recommend everyone to do it at least once. You can find my pics on Facebook.

Then we went to Europe as a family. And some local trips in the USA.

I am not sure what to do next. I am thinking of offering myself for consulting, coaching or fractional roles.

For 2024, I am :

• Starting a new podcast on PM

• Create a course, code named “Becoming a revenue centric PM”

• Continue to coach at PM studio at Berkeley

• Continue to advise at Berkeley Skydeck

• Create a coaching offer for B2B PM teams (free discovery link below)

• Keep writing on Linkedin, Twitter/X and here on substack (please connect/follow)

  Stay tuned for more.
  

Top Highlights

In 2023, I wrote 51 newsletter articles on B2B Product Management.

Initially I was hesitant to write. My biggest learning was to just start. And so I did. I started with 5 topics, but soon got new ideas. My current idea bucket is overflowing.

Here are some highlights of my 2023 articles -

1. The 7 disciplines of B2B Product Management

   
   Explains the ingredients of building the right operating system for your product organization.
   

2. Hallmarks of good and bad product teams

   
   Builds on the previous article.
   What are the symptoms of good and bad teams across the 7 disciplines.

3. Growth strategies for product managers

   
   A framework for identifying growth opportunities
   

4. All product managers are responsible for growth
   
   How to read an income statement for product managers

5. How technical should a B2B Product Manager be?

   
   Levels of technical proficiency for a B2B product manager

6. Defending your B2B Product against revenue threats

   
   How to stay ahead of threats to your product

7. The power of starting up in a niche

   
   How to select the right niche to start up

8. Consider RAT instead of MVP

   
   The Riskiest Assumption Test as an alternative to MVP

9. Top 10 revenue killers in B2B SAAS

   
   As a B2B PM, you can grease the wheels to prevent revenue loss

10. Competitive Analysis for B2B product managers (Part 1)

    
    Importance of being competitive aware and the types of intel to gather
    

11. Sources of Competitive Analysis for B2B product managers (Part 2)

    
    Where and how to gather competitive information
    

12. Product Manager's Guide to Commanding Presentations
    
    The importance of crafting and delivering impactful presentations

Hope you will like at least one of these and find value. I would love any feedback on any articles and what else you would like me to write. Just reply to this email.

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I am available for coaching and advisory for B2B product teams and product managers. I can help with transforming your team to be revenue and product centric and help align product strategy with business strategy.

Let’s start with a free 30 min intro call.

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