I received a very nice email from an ack/nak reader last Friday: I wanted to write because we've been following a number of sites related to product management here at Arc90 and I've enjoyed reading your thoughts on ack/nak along the way. Arc90 is a consulting and product firm based in New York City...

I.Senior Sales Representative Glass & Ceramic Responsibilities: * Selling product & maintain main customer Requirements: * Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical) or equivalent. * Required language(s): English. * At least 3 year(s) of working exper...

Hello? iPhone? Originally uploaded by Douglas Porter Full disclaimer: I do not work at Apple. I never worked at Apple. Nor do I play an Apple exec on TV. I have thought long and hard about what it takes to create something like an iPhone, though. To create a product that people will love. Not in ter...

* Our previous article looked at the economics of a Freemium  business model.  One element that is key to making a strategy that involves “free” work financially is growing your user base.  One way to get that growth is through a word-of-mouth marketing campaign.  This article looks ...

I'm sorry to say I have very low expectations when it comes to the Windows operating system specifically, and MSFT in general. Some of it has to do with being a converted Mac guy, some of it is simply an appreciation for how durned hard it can be to keep a Windows box alive over time, what with all ...

New Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz has reorganized Yahoo! to make it easier for Yahoo! to deliver products that Yahoo! users will react to with the word "wow". Wow. In a blog post titled Getting our House in Order, Ms. Bartz lays out her management manifesto using folksy language like "People here have impr...

Ever scratch your head and wonder why you can use your favorite application for free?  How can a business actually make money (and stay in business) when they offer their product for free?  This article looks at the freemium business model, to see when it makes sense for a company to offer it.  ...

Paco continues his guest post arc (see part 1), allowing the Cranky Product Manager to rest yet another day Guest Post: A Short Guide to Being an Unemployed Product Manager - Part Two In the previous installment, I blathered about how bad the job market is right now. Think Les Miserables except less...

Hey!  Look!  It’s a new Cranky Product Manager mug! It declares to the world “ I AM A CRANKY PRODUCT MANAGER.” You should get yourself one.  It’s WICKED AWESOME. PM leaders, just think of it. Finally, the perfect present for your team of put-upon product managers–tho...

You guys know Paco, right? He always makes intelligent comments on posts, participates in caption contests, etc… He is a one COOL dude. Anyway, he’s giving the Cranky Product Manager a rest this week with part one of a four part series on being an unemployed product manager. The Cranky P...