Articles Realistic rants and ramblings about Product Leadership from the scale-up world outside of Silicon Valley… Page 1 of 2 Previous12 NextLast Product Management AI won't kill software engineering… but we might If you've spent any time on Substack or Medium over the last twelve months, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the entire software development profes... 13th Feb 2026 6 min read Product Management The differentiation trap Product people are obsessed with differentiation. It's one of the first things they reach for when defining strategy - how do we stand out, what makes us uniq... 24th Oct 2025 5 min read Product Management Good, fast or cheap? One of the most common problems I've seen in product teams - and one that is rarely talked about in product management circles - is a chronic lack of cl... 26th Sept 2025 6 min read Product Design Not everything should be easy There's a widely held assumption in UX design that the goal is always to make things as simple and effortless as possible. Reduce friction. Minimise cognitive... 25th Jul 2025 4 min read Product Design Will AI be the end of UX? I read an article last week by a wannabe influencer predicting that AI would bring about the UX apocalypse, and that designers everywhere should pack their ... 20th Jun 2025 6 min read Product Management Data-informed, not data-dependent Somewhere in the last decade, 'data-driven' became the talisman that every product person put on their LinkedIn profile, somewhere between 'customer-obsessed... 11th Apr 2025 5 min read Product Design When to ditch the team and fly solo It's all about teamwork in product design. Especially in Agile software development, where the value of engaging team members - from every level and function... 17th May 2024 5 min read Product Design Innovation vs iteration in product design Innovation vs iteration is one of those definitions that most digital product designers don't tend to think about; at least not until after they've been... 9th Apr 2024 5 min read Product Design Top 5 trends influencing UX in 2012 An interesting question about the state of UX in 2012 was raised on Quora last weekend, one that I actually found quite difficult to an... 28th Feb 2012 6 min read Product Design Three clicks or bust There are lots of popular design myths passed off as best practice these days by armchair designers, particularly within the web design industry. Somehow th... 18th Aug 2011 4 min read Product Design An iterative approach to UX All great web design projects start out with that spark of unbridled genius. You're so convinced that your latest inspiration will be the answer to all your... 4th Mar 2011 3 min read Product Design Why tone of voice is so important in UX In marketing, we often hear the phrase 'tone of voice' used to describe how a brand communicates with its audience. It's usually used as a way of defining t... 27th Sept 2010 3 min read Page 1 of 2 Previous12 NextLast