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Janna Bastow

@simplybastow.com

Product nerd. Will rant about roadmaps if poked. Probably posting about cats though. writer speaker artist chaotic good ADHD πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦/πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§/πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ/she/they

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Fighting the Enshittification of Products: Why Good Products Go Bad and What to Do About It That slow worsening of the products you once loved. Recognize these enshittification examples? Here's how to stop it happening to your product.

excellent post from @simplybastow.com on enshittification, why it happens, and what product people need to do to stop it.

04.07.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tune in to the season finale of Productly Speaking with Janna Bastow where we talk about roadmapping and how AI will impact the field of product management!

LIsten here: www.productlyspeaking.com/s3e5

#podcast #productmanagament #roadmap #ai

12.08.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where the product people at? Are hashtags worth much on BlueSky yet? It's #mtpcon day so perfect day to try!

11.03.2025 07:31 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ebi Atawodi sharing the vision statement from YouTube Studio here at #mtpcon 🀩

Uses the same classic format that our @prodpad.com CoPilot is tuned to use as it guides you on crafting your own vision statement 🌟

11.03.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That sucks, I'm sorry :(

10.02.2025 11:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The New Pitfalls of Product Roadmapping with C.Todd Lombardo | ProdPad Product Management Webinar: Product Roadmapping The New Pitfalls of Product Roadmapping with C.Todd Lombardo Tuesday 11th February 9am PDT / 12pm EDT

πŸ›‘ Roadmapping mistakes and how to avoid them πŸ›‘

Join roadmapping experts @ctodd.bsky.social and @simplybastow.com as they share the pitfalls and challenges of modern roadmapping and share strategies to sidestep these challenges.

The webinar is tomorrow πŸš¨πŸ‘‡
www.prodpad.com/webinars/how...

10.02.2025 10:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The New Pitfalls of Product Roadmapping with C.Todd Lombardo | ProdPad Product Management Webinar: Product Roadmapping The New Pitfalls of Product Roadmapping with C.Todd Lombardo Tuesday 11th February 9am PDT / 12pm EDT


We’ve invited a roadmapping expert, @ctodd.bsky.social to our upcoming webinar with @simplybastow.com to reveal exactly what’s going wrong with modern roadmaps and share strategies to sidestep the challenges accompanying them.

Register today.πŸ‘‡ hubs.ly/Q033bMrZ0

27.01.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Ultimate Collection of Product OKR Examples Kick-start your goal setting with 25 ready-made product OKRs for different scenarios. Download your free copy today.

That time of year is coming... No, we're not talking about the holidays, we're talking about setting your OKRs. πŸ‘€

Here's something to make the OKR process much easierπŸ‘‡ with 25 ready-made examples and advice from top product minds, you'll get it done in no time.

www.prodpad.com/downloads/ul...

17.12.2024 18:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@simplybastow.com do you have any suggestions for teams that are going 0-to-1 for an enterprise product?

Enterprise sales cycles need commitment to features.

If the team works in a Now-Next-Later framework, it seems like you can't start the sales cycle until you have MVP. Am I wrong?

12.12.2024 17:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Enterprises don’t need every feature upfrontβ€”they need confidence in your process. Show your experiments, share your progress, and build trust in your ability to deliver.

18.12.2024 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Use Now-Next-Later to focus on problems, not promises.

Now: Where you’ll start. The first experiment to gain traction.
Next: Steps to solve the larger problem.
Later: The vision that ties it all together.

18.12.2024 17:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

MVPs in enterprise aren’t about the single releaseβ€”it’s about proving you can solve their specific problem. That usually means several features along the way, some quick wins, others heavier lifts.

18.12.2024 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great question!

Enterprise sales = managing the iron triangle of time, scope, and cost. Quality isn’t negotiable. But here’s the key: enterprises aren’t pushing for features, they’re pushing for commitment to solving problems.

18.12.2024 17:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Traditional roadmaps are long gone. However, @simplybastow.com's Now, Next, Later model makes a lot of sense.

You can get away with 1Q stuff in small companies. Larger companies require much more planning and need a way for departments and organizations to align. A roadmap makes this easier.

26.11.2024 16:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

On this thought train, does anyone have any good Product Management Books they've recently read and recommend?

We know the staples but we're always keen to learn more and support our product peeps. So, any new recommendations? πŸ™πŸ’¬πŸ‘‡

26.11.2024 11:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why, How, and When to Kill a Product or Feature with Stephanie Musat | ProdPad Product Management Webinar: Sunsetting a Product or Feature Why, How, and When to Kill a Product or Feature with Stephanie Musat Friday 13th December 9am

Letting go is hard, but it’s necessary.

In fact, feature or product removal is often the smartest decision a Product Manager can make to improve focus and free up resources for what really matters.

Join Stephanie Musat and @simplybastow.com to learn more in our upcoming webinar.
hubs.ly/Q02Zm91V0

26.11.2024 11:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hot take from @simplybastow.com's webinar: "Growth Product Management isn't a separate specialty, it should just be a core part of good Product Management."

You can watch it here: www.prodpad.com/webinars/gro... πŸ‘ˆ

21.11.2024 12:20 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh black cats AND journaling 😍

17.11.2024 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
This is Orion, my ginger Norwegian Forest cat, sprawled out and showing his belly

This is Orion, my ginger Norwegian Forest cat, sprawled out and showing his belly

This is Kepler, my white and ginger Norwegian Forest Cat, being a little shit disturber by climbing on furniture he's not supposed to

This is Kepler, my white and ginger Norwegian Forest Cat, being a little shit disturber by climbing on furniture he's not supposed to

Oh hey new followers πŸ‘‹

I might get around to doing product rants here but right now all I have energy for is cat content.

15.11.2024 21:24 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Two orange and white Norwegian Forest Cats in a cuddle puddle on a bed

Two orange and white Norwegian Forest Cats in a cuddle puddle on a bed

Two orange and white Norwegian Forest Cats hanging out on a cat tree

Two orange and white Norwegian Forest Cats hanging out on a cat tree

Where do I sign up my two? Orion and Kepler, known as the Astrofloofs πŸ’«

10.12.2023 12:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is my hobby. I should come with a warning label.

10.12.2023 12:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feature roadmap transformation How to migrate to a now/next/later product roadmap, one step at a time

This week's product management blog post: hilton.org.uk/blog/roadmap...

05.12.2023 11:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It does not πŸ™Š but I've still got a Twitter account, or LinkedIn

02.12.2023 11:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thinking of you and your fam πŸ’•

01.12.2023 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow, god speed and much love for the journey ahead! 😍

26.11.2023 01:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone spotted any Black Friday deals on new boilers? Ours just gave up the ghost πŸ₯Ά

25.11.2023 12:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Related: what's the difference between chicken nuggets and chicken tenders, really? (This thought occupied my brain for longer than it should have the other day...)

18.11.2023 14:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Remnants of the top of a beer bottle embedded in ice that's growing along the back of a fridge that desperately needs to be defrosted, along with frozen glass shards and beer along the back and bottom of the fridge.

Remnants of the top of a beer bottle embedded in ice that's growing along the back of a fridge that desperately needs to be defrosted, along with frozen glass shards and beer along the back and bottom of the fridge.

A beer in our drinks fridge just exploded.

Happy Saturday!

18.11.2023 14:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hehe went to a high end sushi place recently (omakase style) and discovered part way through the meal I had a slight allergy to uni.

Initially lovely, then a weird metallic after taste I couldn't shake and a tongue that felt prickly for hours πŸ˜‚

Was too polite to say anything, ate everything 🫠

15.11.2023 06:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh Lordy, this is perfect.

15.11.2023 04:31 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0