Fortune’s Path: the Blog
Our collection of ideas and tools for building great products and leading a life founded on love. Because the best way to get rich is to help others.
When to Broaden Product Offerings at Early Stage Companies
A quick guide to the five instances when leaders of an early stage company should expand their product offerings.
Five Questions to Ask to Create a Product People Will Love: A Product Framework
What five questions should you ask yourself before creating a new product? And how can you answer these questions with a high degree of authority? Watch this video to learn more about the Fortune's Path Product Framework.
Amin Haidar: Managing Product Managers
Amin Haidar, Director of Product Management at Asurion, talks about how he mentors and manages project managers and how Asurion decides what software development to prioritize and how to hold teams accountable. This one may be our best yet for practical advice about how to be and lead great product managers.
Product Management: Software Development Shop FortyAU Develops its PM Chops
Even the most talented developers in the world need to practice product management to build something great. That’s why FortyAU turned to Fortune’s Path to develop their internal product management competency.
Cooper McGoodwin: Prioritization and Delegating to a Two Year Old
Vice President of Product for Thnks, an on-line gratitude platform, Cooper McGoodwin talks about being a boss, pitfalls of agile and scrum, prioritization, and being a dad.
Ben Kettle: Why Product and Sales are the Same Job
Ben Kettle, head of growth for Gun.io, a technology company dedicated to helping tech talent love who they work with, talks about what sales and product management have in common, how he finds great talent, and why listening and being good to others gives you power, in this episode of the Fortune’s Path podcast.
Not All Monopolies Are Bad
Not all monopolies are bad. If your business does not abuse its power, it should strive to build a monopoly because competition kills profits.
How to Price a SaaS Product
Tom gives a mini-lesson on the strategy behind SaaS pricing.
Price should be based on perceived value, and perceptions are based on emotions. You still need a rational, defensible theory about the value of your product. Know your primary objective when pricing your product: acquire users, generate revenue, generate profit, or capture market share. Pick one.
The Tyranny of Genius: How the Idea of Individual Genius Holds us Back
The model of the individual genius does not encourage great thinking. It holds us back from community, discourages risk taking, and obscures truth. Thinking is a group activity.
There is no such thing as a completely original thought. Individuals can have insights, but groups of people create works of genius. Our approach to thinking and the manner in which we implement our ideas is what helps genius flourish.
Seven Signs of a Healthy Product
Want to become a beloved product? Look past market/fit to know if you have a healthy product that's ready to grow.