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+1 on the missing trust... needs to be addressed.

alternate Headline: "Chinese start up finds innovative way to sell 300K umbrellas in just 3 Months - But in Silicon Valley style - does not understand unit economics."

So I think what you are saying: (Good Manager + No Tech Skills) > (Bad manager + great tech skills). I don't think that is the argument... I think it is: (Good Manager + No Tech Sk…

I wish I could disagree... but is more like: they heard something they thought sounded like the tech they have and they could sell quickly.

I agree... but it all depends on the role. Ideally, "management" can span the two buckets well. But, without understanding the technology, management is left standing on one leg.

If what you directly manage is technical... then you must be technical and be able to communicate those opportunities up. I don't think anyone is suggesting that the entire managem…

If what you directly manage is technical... then you must be technical and be able to communicate those opportunities up. I don't think anyone is suggesting that the entire managem…

I think you are correct and incorrect.. I am not suggesting "expertises". I am suggesting "Literacy"... at least enough to "detect B.S." of his immediate direct reports (and that p…

Love this quote: "They can also be a false signal to investors, who often look at how much money a company has raised as a signal of its success, when "in fact, it's the opposite,"…

I agree... they once had a nice product, but failed to skate to where the puck was going, became a me too company... with no differentiating vision. Go-Pro already pretty far down …

Excellent follow up! I know a few product managers who think that managing a technical product can be reduced to entries in a backlog... and features are somehow separate from the …

Non-technical managers... needs to be a thing of the past. No one considers a guide for "Managers who cannot read, but must supervise writers" as meaningful article worth writing. …

White letters on black background... my eyes are still seeing those letters. Is it just me?

Wow... based on this list - Companies might consider hiring in Denver/Boulder... because SF looks like a mad house.

Great article! I have been working on my own Chatbot solution based on IBM's Watson (supposedly cutting edge tech)... it is cumbersome... it cannot do something simple like extract…

Seriously I am not kidding. I heard about Productboard.com from a guy behind me while I was attending the Pragmatic Marketing training. Reluctantly - I tried it out. It is awesome!…

Your description of the companies you worked for - tell me a lot. Not that you are not a great developer, but the types of employers you like and filter you use to select your next…

My hope that someone who is passionate - cares more about building the best product they can (than even I do). As a result, they should welcome "valid" criticism.

That is why I don't ask for "open source" contributions. Ideally, the candidate built their project to make money! Christopher Hitchens- "Long describing himself as a socialist and…

lol - perhaps consider a job in growth hacking ;-)

Agree - code (the thing they built) + passion (they built it because they wanted too) + inquisitive (found a problem and developed an answer) A person doesn't have to posses all th…

Interesting take - How does one maintain Passion about something they are not good (or improving) at? I get that, day one a musician does not have the skills, but would they mainta…