Learn in 5 minutes what has taken me more than 5 years as a product manager. — Product Managers deserve a place on the field — or at least the sidelines — and not just in the front office. …

Startup vs. Big company approaches to product management — Working as a product manager in a startup is very different than working as a product manager at a Fortune 500 organization. I’ve done both. One of the most difficult tasks for a small growing startup is to maintain the level of dedication and commitment that you receive from the…

Focus on the land and expand model to accelerate growth — Data as a Service Differentiators: You can’t set it and forget it Excellent service means holding hands Land and Expand helps customers and your sales team Data is everywhere, value needs to be unlocked. What I Know I’ve worked for multiple Data as a Service (DaaS) businesses as a product manager and grown data product lines to multi-million…

Using data and common sense to make decisions. — A few years ago I dove headfirst into the data-as-a-service(DaaS) space — like Software-as-a-service but the deliverable is raw or semi-enriched data. At that point, I had very little experience performing in-depth data analyses and not much understanding of our customer personas either. …

What I wish I knew when getting started with SQL. — Structured Query Language or SQL — “sequel” — is one of the most important tools in the shed of today’s data-oriented business. A little over five years ago I couldn’t tell you what a Product Manager does but here I stand today, five years behind me solving customer problems —…

Digging into SQL with BigQuery. — Working with SQL and understanding the data that is all around you is very important to be successful in today’s data-oriented business world. In this article, I’m digging into how I got started using SQL with Google’s BigQuery tool. To better understand my background as well as some key tips…