Category Archives: Prototyping

Should You Learn To Code?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Teresa Torres

I’m launching a product today. I forgot how exciting it is to launch something that I made, from concept to launch. In this case, I didn’t just define the product, I also wrote a good amount of the code. I … Continue reading →

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Build Your Visual Communication Skills

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Teresa Torres

As product managers, we have to communicate with everyone: engineers, designers, sales, account managers, marketing, you name it. Our products are usually complex and we are seen as the resident experts. We bounce around clarifying a product spec with engineers … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Prototyping | 5 Comments

What Product Assumptions Are You Making?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Teresa Torres

When a team sets out to develop a product, they generate a series of hypotheses. In my experience, good teams are explicit about these hypotheses and test them before they invest too much time into a particular product plan. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Discovery, Prototyping | 4 Comments