The Product Engineer
Source: randsinrepose.com/archives/…
The article argues that companies building consumer software don’t need Product Managers (PMs) because their role often creates confusion and inefficiencies. It highlights three dysfunctional scenarios:
- Product Managers as CEOs – PMs assume too much power, making unilateral decisions instead of fostering debate, which stifles innovation and leads to subpar products.
- Uncompromising Designers – Designers isolate themselves, dismiss feedback, and create products that feel disconnected from engineering and user needs.
- Disconnected Engineers – Engineers become passive, implementing features without questioning their purpose, leading to uninspired and incoherent products.
The author proposes an alternative: the Product Engineer, who blends engineering, product management, and some design responsibilities.
It’s Bandcamp Friday. Serendipitously, (by using indieblog.page/random) I came across these recommendations sylvia.studio/posts/ban…
There are some really nice bands on it. Take a listen.
Update: If the link to Sylvia doesn’t work, try this one https://sylvia.studio/bandcamp-friday-recommendations/ 🤷
Warum werden immer noch Captchas benutzt?
Ich wollte mir den Artikel von @leitmedium@tldr.nettime.org auf golem.de durchlesen, auf den sich die Conversation micro.blog/leitmediu… bezog. Leider ist die Website von Golem for free quasi nicht lesbar. Zuviel Werbung und nicht lesefreundlich. Schade! 
Joan Westenberg with the best info for you on why you shouldn’t write on Substack. I’ve been believing this for a long time now but always felt I didn’t have the right arguments. Joan delivers. Thank you, Joan
Fun with creating LeaderKey actions
The author streamlined accessing their video call tool in Safari by using a keyboard shortcut instead of the mouse.
Started reading: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 📚 on February 21st already. It’s a bit slow to get into it. A relaxed read so far as I am not super hyped how it continues so I feel like I can take my time with it.
I have a set of questions I ask in some variation at the end of my 1:1s.
I really liked these suggestions by Cate. I don’t lead 1:1s right now, but can see the value in answering them. And maybe I’ll lead 1:1s again at some point?
A thing about Raycast that I immediately like: It helps you uninstall apps from your system and deletes all belonging files. Neat! 👍
