Hi Reader, If you have ever taken over an internal product withold architecture,a complex SQL database,and very little documentation… You have probably worried about database performance. I have been there. And when the database struggles, everything struggles. Because if your database is slow or unstable, your app is effectively down. I am not a database expert.But over time, I learned the high-level basics that help me investigate problems, ask better questions, and stop guessing. That is...
5 days ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, I love this time of year. There’s a pause. A bit of breathing room. And finally… space to think. Not just about work. But about how I want to show up next year at work, outside of work, and in life in general. Yes, this might sound like another reflection or goal-setting post. But this one isn’t theory. It’s not a framework I found online. It’s how I, as an internal product manager, decide what to focus on… without trying to improve everything at once. Today in 10 minutes you will:...
19 days ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, have you ever heard your colleagues working on B2B or B2C products talk about go-to-market and wondered: Should I have that too?And if yes… what would it even look like for an internal product? I’ve been there. For a long time, I thought GTM was something only external products needed.Marketing campaigns. Sales decks. Pricing pages. But over the years, I learned this the hard way: Internal products also need a go-to-market strategy. It looks different from external GTM, that’s for...
26 days ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, are you a people pleaser?Do you avoid saying no because you’re afraid leadership will see you as unhelpful?Do you end up juggling 10 tasks at once… stressed, scattered, and still feeling like it’s never enough? If this feels a bit too familiar… today’s issue is for you. Because saying no is not career suicide.Not saying no is. Today in 10 minutes you will: Hear my personal story of learning to say no Understand how leadership actually perceives it Learn how to say no without...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, bugs have been everywhere for me lately.Not dramatic ones… just the classic “fix one thing, break something else” mess every internal PM knows too well. And it reminded me how much testing shapes our sanity. When it comes to testing, I feel like I experienced it all.I’ve done manual tests with 50 steps.I’ve written tests, executed them, automated them.I’ve been the PM and the tester in one.And I’ve also been a PM with three testing engineers. So believe me when I say:Testing can be...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, are you switching products soon?Or onboarding a new PM who needs structure fast? I am right in the middle of this myself. After 6 years with internal manufacturing products, I am now moving into a new product area inside marketing and sales. New domain. New processes. New teams. New expectations. And even after 8 years in product management, the first days still feel like starting from zero. That is exactly why I created a 90 day onboarding checklist for myself.It cuts the noise,...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, today I want to take you behind the scenes into a real people problem from my work. We all have that one stakeholder or colleague where every conversation feels like a battle.Where they block your progress.Where you sit there thinking... why is this happening, and what am I supposed to do now? I’m not a behavioral scientist.But over the last three years, I learned how to turn skeptical stakeholders into genuine champions.The kind who support your work even when you’re not in the...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, Do you want to go from your manager saying “Can you make your updates shorter?” to senior leadership saying “Maria & Team - this is really work to be proud of. Grown-up work the company has needed for so long.” Then this one’s for you. ;) Today in 10 minutes you will: See why leadership skims your updates in 30 seconds Learn 7 common mistakes... with quick fixes Get a simple “so what” check you can use today Grab my template and GPT that draft updates in minutes My embarrassing...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, Have you ever had a developer tell you “it’s done”...then you check and realize it’s absolutely not? You’re not alone. That’s one of the biggest misunderstandings between PMs and developers.And no, the answer isn’t micromanaging or checking every ticket yourself.There’s a smarter way. Today in 10 minutes you will: Why devs and PMs mean different things when they say done How to align your team using a shared Definition of Done What my real-world DoD looks like in an enterprise...
2 months ago • 3 min read
