Rich Mironov

A Fork in the Road AI is an excuse that allows those with power to operate at a distance from those whom their power touches.

very thoughtful piece by @eryk.bsky.social about how AI is an excuse that allows those with power to operate at a distance from those whom their power touches...

mail.cyberneticforests.com/a-fork-in-th...

Some thoughts on how product leaders can respond to C-level requests for (accurate) ROI estimates of future products, features, projects... when that's the wrong tool for the job.

richmironov.substack.com/p/roi-seduct...

The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding A field guide and why we need to rethink our expectations

very smart thought from @addyosmani.bsky.social about how #AI coding tools help senior (experienced, seasoned, knowledgeable) engineers much more than juniors or non-devs. No danger of replacement yet.

addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-pro...
HT @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com

Spot on! (I’m sorry, Jason, I can’t do that.)

Energy Cheat Sheet Building an intuition about energy

TIL a new (for me) word: "embiggen" from a neat post about energy by Brian Potter (substack.com/home/post/p-...) from his Construction Physics blog.

def: to make bigger or more expansive

Thanks, uncovering themes as we go

Just got this video of my Oct closing keynote www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-dZ... at Productized/Lisbon. Not my usual hard-nosed product talk... instead on finding joy in product work, embracing our backstage role, pulling folks up the ladder behind us.

See you next year at productized.co ?

I joined Murray Robinson & Donna Spencer's No Nonsense Leadership podcast for an extended discussion of corporate organizations, politics, how executives think/behave, servant leadership, and making change by *showing* rather than telling.

nononsenseagile.podbean.com/e/0115-influ...

Moving Up to Director: Organizational and Career Skills for Product Managers by Rich Mironov on Maven Product managers often wonder how to move "up" to director-level roles and how that would change their work. We'll dissect that journey.

“Rich’s course has helped me to both hone my craft as an individual contributor and to refine my thinking and communication as I grow my career,” is what one past participant of my Maven course said about the experience. Learn why here: maven.com/richmironov/...

Moving Up to Director: Organizational and Career Skills for Product Managers by Rich Mironov on Maven Product managers often wonder how to move "up" to director-level roles and how that would change their work. We'll dissect that journey.

Moving up the product career ladder isn’t just about core product skills—you also need to learn how to navigate organizations and do thoughtful internal outreach. Join my Maven course to learn more about applying a product mindset to your career: maven.com/richmironov/...

audience with some people paying attention, others not

I’ve written a lot about how we (product folks) love to talk about how our teams build things: releases and sprints and product operating systems... But some colleagues are deeply uninterested in what happens in the kitchen.
A thought on reading the room (audiences)
www.mironov.com/read-the-room/

Moving Up to Director: Organizational and Career Skills for Product Managers by Rich Mironov on Maven Product managers often wonder how to move "up" to director-level roles and how that would change their work. We'll dissect that journey.

When you’re looking to move up the career ladder in product, you need a safe space where you can talk through your frustrations and challenges. Join the next cohort of my Maven course to engage in real conversations and network with your peers: maven.com/richmironov/...

a pleasure, struck a chord for me... shared to LI, Bsky, Threads

Slop Infrastructures 1 & 2 "Maybe the Human Part of Human Connection is Overstated." 💡This week, I'm trying something new. Starting today, and ending on Tuesday, I'll be e-mailing smaller sections of a single piece, Slop Infra...

I found @eryk.bsky.social's deep analysis of Slop Infrastructures & genAI to be especially insightful: "AI slop is the media form that inevitably emerges from a production technology built on symbols stripped of any connection to reality."

mail.cyberneticforests.com/slop-infrast...
and -3-4

Moving Up to Director: Organizational and Career Skills for Product Managers by Rich Mironov on Maven Product managers often wonder how to move "up" to director-level roles and how that would change their work. We'll dissect that journey.

Once you’ve done the hard work of figuring out how to excel as a product manager, you might wonder how to take the next step in your career. In my Maven course, we’ll discuss strategies to help you prepare for director-level roles. Learn more here: maven.com/richmironov/...

Moving Up to Director: Organizational and Career Skills for Product Managers by Rich Mironov on Maven Product managers often wonder how to move "up" to director-level roles and how that would change their work. We'll dissect that journey.

Could you do me a favor? If you know any product managers/owners who might benefit from it, please let them know about my “Moving Up to Director” course on Maven, which will help them learn when and how to move up the product career ladder: maven.com/richmironov/...

Vic Flick, Guitarist Who Plucked the James Bond Theme, Dies at 87 A busy session musician, he also recorded music for the Beatles’ film “A Hard Day’s Night” and contributed to several hit songs.

Unsung (but often hummed) guitarist…. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/a...

Love it! Source?

May have to zoom in

named redacted to protect... ummm... everyone else

wonderful to catch up with Bruce McCarthy in Boston: breakfast ran all morning as we chatted about product communities, business models, politics, moving to new places, colleagues that we're quiet fanboys of...

3 decades of mostly-remote-occasionally-F2F collaboration and friendship

“Know your audience(s)”

Spot on…. I start my monthly post with perfect clarity, until forced to put it into coherent sentences

wrapping up a NYC theater visit: new play "Maybe Happy Ending" is charming, tightly written/directed, heartwarming. Channeling Philip K Dick.

I left humming the stunning sets and visual effects. :-)

was thrilled to see the brilliant, transcendent Audra McDonald in new Bway production of Gypsy. Lovely, generous revival... thx to my better half for scoring NYC tix.

yes, with a few more hurdles to clear

Marie Kondo book cover

Just starting to channel my inner Marie Kondo... what small subset of our stuff goes with us overseas (Lisbon) and how much can we toss/donate/lend?

Handle the easiest 10%, then the easiest remaining 10%...

Hello back at you!

Four Laws Of Software Economics (Part 1) Newton taught us that gravity’s not just a good idea, it’s the law. I’ve spent a lot of the last decade with one foot in the engineering organization and the other with marketing/sales.  While the tw...

ICYMI... 10-year-old series of posts on the Four Laws Of Software Economics that have held up decently.

Starts with "Reality #1: Your development team will never, ever, ever be big enough"

www.mironov.com/4laws1/