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Mind the Product Hackathon, Blind Spot Engine: challenge your product ideas with AI

I built Blind Spot Engine as a tool to help Product Builders surface hidden risks in their ideas, before building and shipping them. The inspiration came from conversations with fellow builders and my own experience as a product manager in organisations and for my own web development company. The product is designed to be fast,focused…
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Getting the best out of QA when you don’t have a dedicated QA team
Over the years I’ve worked with a wide range of software teams, different industries, different time zones, different levels of experience. Each one had its own techniques and its own approach, shaped by its context and its goals. But one thing showed up everywhere: the need for quality assurance of some kind is non-negotiable. And it almost…
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Mind the Product London AI Hackathon: two hours, one prototype, and a lot of questions

I recently attended the London AI Hackathon, where I learned about AI tools like Bolt and Novus that facilitate product development. My team built a prototype app to minimize unnecessary meetings within two hours. The event underscored that the role of product managers is evolving, requiring sharper judgment rather than technical skills alone.
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Lessons learnt – over the years of iterative agile development

I was sitting the other day, casting my mind back to my first Scrum Master certification course in central London, all the way back in 2010. Beyond the usual realisation that I’m getting older (and, hopefully, a touch wiser), I found myself reflecting on what I’ve actually learnt since. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate…
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How to manage multiple projects simultaneously

I see the phrase “manage projects simultaneously” in product and project manager job descriptions and it seems ambiguous to me since that implies not just managing multiple projects(a common expectation in most modern IT management jobs) but managing them all “at the same time.” Yet for one person or even a machine how is it…