Writing

Case studies from real product work, plus frameworks and lessons learned along the way.

Case Studies

Articles & Frameworks

Building TeamsComing Soon • 8 min read

The Brag Document: Helping Your Team Advocate for Themselves

A practical framework for combating imposter syndrome and building promotion-ready cases. Includes template.

Product LeadershipComing Soon • 7 min read

Four Levels of Ownership (And Why Most Teams Get Stuck at Level 2)

NDL → Should Do → Could Do → Others Should Do. A framework for clarifying who owns what on product teams.

Data & AnalyticsComing Soon • 10 min read

Why Data Teams Need Product Managers (Not Just Analysts)

The case for treating data platforms, APIs, and analytics as products—not projects. Lessons from 3 scale-ups.

Data & AnalyticsComing Soon • 12 min read

Centralized vs. Embedded: Choosing Your Analytics Operating Model

When to centralize, when to embed, and how to evolve your model as you scale. Includes decision framework.

Product LeadershipComing Soon • 9 min read

Running Effective Strategy Sessions Without the Fluff

My approach to quarterly planning: hypothesis-driven, outcome-focused, and actually useful for engineering teams.

Building TeamsComing Soon • 11 min read

Managing Through Your Strengths (Without Letting Them Become Weaknesses)

Reflections on leading with empathy, context, and a tendency to fix everything. Lessons from CliftonStrengths.

Data & AnalyticsComing Soon • 13 min read

Building Self-Service Analytics That People Actually Use

Why most self-service analytics initiatives fail, and what worked for me at Pollen (30 → 400+ users).