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11K readers escape the noise of Product Management with a weekly dose of clarity by Maarten Dalmijn
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Mastering the Four Abstraction Levels of Refinement (opens the original)
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Most refinement sessions feel like going to the dentist: nobody wants to lie in the chair.Join 11K+ subscribers who escape the noise of Product Management with a dose of clarity whenever human inspiration strikes.</form
Shipping Exposes Reality: Don’t Ship and Forget (opens the original)
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Everybody wants to ship quickly. Yet very few are ready to face the potential embarrassment that comes with shipping quickly.As a perfectionist, I can deeply relate to this. I always want something to be perfect before shipping.Uncertainty, loose ends and rough edges make my brain bleed. Premature optimization provides that instant shot of dopamine espresso my soul craves. Few things grant more joy than spelunking in my mind until something feels just right.Except I’m completely missing the mark
Controllable Pain Now Vs. Uncontrollable Pain Later (opens the original)
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“Why are things moving so slowly?”. That inevitable question everybody Product Manager has to hear. Over and over again.Join 11K subscribers who want to escape the noise of Product Management and AI slop whenever my human inspiration strikes.<div class="fake
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