Geoffrey Anderson

Product

The End is Neigh

The long stretch of ZIRP distorted the business world, and altered many people's views. Perhaps the pendulum swinging back will lead to more rational business models that don't rely on virality

New Digs

Front Matter If you are reading this in email, and are happy with that, congratulations! Everything worked. If you click on the title, you will be loading this on the new home of The Product Bistro. With all the kerfuffle and ham-handed official position of Substack regarding their growing cohort

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Conundrum - Do I stay or do I go?

I am nearing my limit of tolerance for the formal position of the founders of Substack, and am seeking input on how to move forward

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Story Time: The 30 (b) 6 deposition

A special type of deposition, a lot of trust, and an experience I hope to never replicate.

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2023 in Review

What did we post/read/discuss in 2023?

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Story Time: Economic downturn, and a big hole

Sometimes, cost savings are counterintuitive. It can lead to a white-knuckled ride

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Story Time: Being Used

Wherein I helped the ouster of an arguably deserving leader, and the impact on my life/career

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Story Time: The Alcoholic Colleague

A party guy does ... *good*?

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Story Time: Being Deposed Part I

The vast majority of product managers will never be seated at a table with advocates grilling them under oath, and with the video cameras rolling, but it does happen, and it sucks

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Story Time: Travel Log

A lighter post. Travel can make it difficult to remain healthy, and as I ramped up my travel schedule, I needed to stay in shape. Also, Travel Agencies are teh devil

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Story Time: Getting Yelled at for Approving a Discount

When Sales goes bad, it can really mess with your head

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Story Time: Ambushed

Two instances where I walked into difficult situations. One where I was naive, and one where I was set up. They both imprinted important lessons on my brain