Welcome!

Throughout my career as a Product Manager, I've been filling notebooks with thoughts and reflections about my professional adventures. Some of these thoughts have been posted in various forums; now I'm going to consolidate them here in one place: the Product Management Journal. I'll be posting them here as I have the opportunity to refine and edit.

By posting these notes, I'd like to provoke an exchange of ideas with others who share my enthusiasm for developing great products. If you read these thoughts and have a response - positive, negative, whatever - please add a comment or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you.

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