Oct 4, 20223 Tips for Getting a Big Investment from Your Board of DirectorsIf you’re a Product Leader, then you know that getting a big investment from your board of directors can be a difficult process. It’s important to make sure that you have a clear plan and can communicate the value of the investment in terms for the board to understand. …Leadership2 min readLeadership2 min read
Published inBootcamp·Updated Oct 24, 2022Everything is a Product, Even YouTami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. When I tell product leaders to think of themselves as a product, sometimes they give me a confused look. I get that we’re…Product Management8 min readProduct Management8 min read
Published inProduct Ponderings·Nov 11, 2020Most important PM documentTami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. I’ve shared this document more than any other template I’ve ever created. It’s call the Product Initiative Summary. The goal is to get…Product Management2 min readProduct Management2 min read
Oct 6, 2020How to get better estimatesTami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. #noestimates doesn’t work… I was interviewing a potential engineer today and asked them about their philosophy about estimates. It seems odd that a…Development3 min readDevelopment3 min read
Sep 23, 2020A New Feedback FormulaA replacement for the sandwich… — Tami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. A while back someone thought it was a great idea to sandwich criticism between praise. But it has been established that this technique…Feedback3 min readFeedback3 min read
Jul 27, 20205 Tech Giants … and my MOMTami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. This past weekend I was explaining what each big tech brand is really about… to my MOTHER. I went through how they each…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Published inProduct Ponderings·Jul 9, 2020Why Slack Acquiring Rimeto is BRILLIANTTami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. Yesterday it was announced that Slack was acquiring Rimeto, a corporate directory product. I think this is a brilliant move by them. Slack…Tech3 min readTech3 min read
Published inProduct Ponderings·Jun 29, 2020Why Product is Key to Freemium program’s successTami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. Many people think of Freemium as a sales / marketing initiative, but in fact the success of the program will depend on alignment…Product Management2 min readProduct Management2 min read
Mar 29, 2020Tech Business Acronyms Every Leader Should KnowTami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. Nothing too crazy here, but there are some acronyms that knowing what they mean will make you feel slightly less out of place…Business2 min readBusiness2 min read
Published inThe Produx Labs·Mar 29, 202016 Product Strategies for GrowthTami Reiss is the founder of The Product Leader Coach where she works with product leaders and teams to realize their potential by focusing on their strengths. As a product leader, you have the responsibility to plan strategically for your company to grow its customer base and revenue. Thanks to…Strategy2 min readStrategy2 min read