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Building an Education Giant in a ‘Bad Market’: Product Strategy Lessons from ClassDojo
Read more: Building an Education Giant in a ‘Bad Market’: Product Strategy Lessons from ClassDojoEducation is often called a “bad market,” yet ClassDojo shows how building for teachers, students, and families can create massive pull. By focusing on consumer-grade UX, word-of-mouth growth, and community-led distribution, they reached 95% of U.S. schools and expanded globally. Thoughtful sequencing—waiting years to monetize and then expanding into tutoring—demonstrates strategic patience. Safety for kids…
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Saying Yes to Customers: How Samsara Scaled from Basement Hack to IoT Leader
Read more: Saying Yes to Customers: How Samsara Scaled from Basement Hack to IoT LeaderCustomer obsession isn’t a slogan—it’s a system. In this first-person breakdown, I unpack how Samsara scaled from basement hardware hacks to a cross-industry IoT platform by starting in the mid-market, operationalizing feedback loops, and hardwiring ease of use into the product. I highlight lessons from Meraki’s acquisition by Cisco, the Cowgirl Creamery prototype insight, and…
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From Yale Dorm Room to Lifesaving AI: How Prepared Disrupted 911 and Won an Axon Acquisition
Read more: From Yale Dorm Room to Lifesaving AI: How Prepared Disrupted 911 and Won an Axon AcquisitionPrepared’s journey from a Yale dorm room to an Axon acquisition is a masterclass in mission-led product management. I break down how a free wedge product earned trust in a risk-averse govtech market, then expanded into an AI-driven platform for 911 dispatchers. You’ll see why balancing conviction with customer feedback matters, and how procurement itself…
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Stop Monitoring Systems—Start Monitoring Outcomes with Heartbeat Metrics That Protect Trust
Read more: Stop Monitoring Systems—Start Monitoring Outcomes with Heartbeat Metrics That Protect TrustOutcomes beat dashboards. By centering on heartbeat metrics—signals directly tied to customer value—you detect incidents faster, align engineering on what truly matters, and make SLAs meaningful. Real-world examples show how message rates, successful AI responses, and checkout attempts expose issues before tickets roll in. Automate the first response with safe rollbacks, incident creation, and guided…
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Leading Support with AI Metrics: How CX Score Transformed Our Scale and Mindset
Read more: Leading Support with AI Metrics: How CX Score Transformed Our Scale and MindsetAI metrics have changed how I lead support, from the questions I ask to the processes I run. With CX Score, we went from limited CSAT samples to analyzing every conversation, which demanded new ways to review trends, coach teams, and act at the customer level. I also learned to accept that we won’t always…
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Cut Through AI Hype: A Product Leader’s Guide to Vet, Buy, and Deploy with Confidence
Read more: Cut Through AI Hype: A Product Leader’s Guide to Vet, Buy, and Deploy with ConfidenceAI can deliver real outcomes, but only if you choose and implement it deliberately. I share the core concepts leaders need — RAG, vector search, agentic AI, and MCP — to vet solutions with confidence. You’ll learn the five common mistakes I see in the field, from build-vs-buy missteps to weak vendor selection and poor…
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The AI Support Blueprint: From Zero Playbook to 75% Resolution and a Reimagined Team
Read more: The AI Support Blueprint: From Zero Playbook to 75% Resolution and a Reimagined TeamRolling out an AI Agent doesn’t just change workflows—it reshapes the team itself. I share how we went from no playbook to a functional AI Support organization, embedding forward deployed engineers and using gen AI for rapid prototyping. Along the way, we reframed metrics, elevated roles like Conversation Designers and Knowledge Managers, and built a…
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A Bold Bet on React: How Intercom’s Shift Unlocked Speed, AI Flow, and Developer Joy
Read more: A Bold Bet on React: How Intercom’s Shift Unlocked Speed, AI Flow, and Developer JoyBold, pragmatic bets on platform choices can unlock compounding gains in speed, quality, and developer happiness. Intercom’s move from Ember to React shows how to reduce build times, standardize on a modern ecosystem, and lean into AI-native tooling. The team made the shift with clear triggers, a crisp vision (“The Future of Frontend”), and a…
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Harness the AI Storm: My Playbook to Elevate Support, Win Executives, and Protect Teams
Read more: Harness the AI Storm: My Playbook to Elevate Support, Win Executives, and Protect TeamsAI has changed support overnight, expanding expectations while raising the stakes for leaders and teams. In this playbook, I share how to harness AI’s momentum—becoming the SME, crafting a clear plan, and owning the initiative at an executive level. You’ll learn how to vet vendors, phase implementation safely, and set meaningful benchmarks like AI involvement…
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Fin 3 Unleashed: The best AI agent for complex customer support across every channel
Read more: Fin 3 Unleashed: The best AI agent for complex customer support across every channelFin 3 raises the bar for AI-powered customer service by tackling complex queries end-to-end and extending coverage across Voice, Slack, and Discord. Procedures combine natural language instructions with deterministic controls so you can encode real workflows safely and predictably. Simulations bring scalable, automated testing to agentic behaviors, giving teams confidence as automation grows. Voice upgrades…
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From Support to Sales: The Unified Customer Agent That Supercharges Your Entire CX
Read more: From Support to Sales: The Unified Customer Agent That Supercharges Your Entire CXA single, unified Customer Agent can transform the entire customer journey—from first touch to renewal—by eliminating the chaos of competing AI Agents. In this perspective, I outline why unification matters, how an agentic system with roles, goals, memory, knowledge, and interoperability unlocks concierge-level experiences, and why customer service leaders are best positioned to lead. Real…
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From Backlog Admin to Product Creator: How I Build Impactful Products with GenAI and Discovery
Read more: From Backlog Admin to Product Creator: How I Build Impactful Products with GenAI and DiscoveryProduct managers are hired to create products, not to administer backlogs or orchestrate meetings. I share how I operate as a true product creator—working closely with engineering and design during product discovery to prototype, test, and measure value early. By embedding forward deployed engineers with customers and leveraging Generative AI for rapid prototyping, I compress…
