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“YOU are the Product Manager”: A new chapter of Kill the HiPPO


Hello!

There's a new chapter for you to read in the beta version of Kill the HiPPO, the book I'm co-writing on feature prioritisation for bootstrapped software founders.

Kieran Delaney was talked out of delegating the product work for his Apple News delivery platform FlatPlan too prematurely—advice for which he’s grateful. So, until FlatPlan becomes big enough to benefit from a dedicated hire, he’ll continue as the company’s product manager.

You can read the beta version of this chapter here. (If this link doesn't work, start here and find the new chapter in the side navigation: “Until Your Company is Much Bigger, YOU are the Product Manager”.)

I'm really happy with this chapter. It states what I've learnt while writing the book: as the founder of a small bootstrapped company, you are the product manager. It shouldn't be delegated. Embrace this reality and go make your product better.

Have a read and add comments. Please! Really! I thrive on the feedback we've been getting. We're actively using it to make the book better.

Until next time,

Steve
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