Category Archives: Working with Engineers

How To Find Common Ground When Engineers Don’t Like Features

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Teresa Torres

Have you ever found yourself in an argument with an engineer about the value of a feature? Take a look at the following exchange: Engineer: I don’t think we should let companies message candidates who haven’t applied for their jobs. … Continue reading →

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The High Cost of Interruptions

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Teresa Torres

In this post, I argued that you should ignore bugs. It was easily the most controversial blog post I’ve written. If you haven’t read it, go ahead, read it. I’ll wait. It was fun. Naturally, some people disagreed. If you … Continue reading →

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Sharing Knowledge: From Product Manager to Engineers

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Teresa Torres

This is the second post in a four part series on Sharing Knowledge in Product Management. The first part looked at sharing knowledge from customers to product manager. This part examines from product Mangers to engineers. Part three will examine … Continue reading →

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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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