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.
How Product Teams Get More Value From Data
Stanford PhD and data scientist Sharon Chou outlines how companies — especially product and marketing teams — can get more value from their data, especially when it comes to predictive modeling and improving the data prospecting pipeline.
What Software Makers Can Learn From Adidas
Software makers can learn a lot from companies like Adidas. In this episode of the Fortune's Path podcast, Tom talks with quality and compliance expert Norbert Teston, formerly Director of Compliance Excellence at Adidas. Learn how the quality processes in manufacturing might be applied to software development, especially when it comes to root cause analysis, and how risk analysis is all about error tolerance.
Leadership Styles in Product Management
Over years of working with a range of tech leaders from all walks of life, Fortune’s Path has identified four leadership styles: the Finder, the Maker, the Delegator and the Decider. Most people use a combination of styles, but one or two tend to dominate. We take a closer look at each one.
The 90 Day Product Management Roadmap: Days 61-90
Previous posts examined building a successful first 30, then 60 days in a new product management role. Now that you’ve reached the end of the beginning, focus on team communication, the PM punch list, and curious conversations.
Rich Bouchner: Private Equity Real Estate and Dogs
Rich Bouchner of Alpha Investing, a private equity real estate firm, and Fortune’s Path founder Tom Noser cover a number of topics in this podcast, including how Alpha chooses properties, why they only invest in properties that already exist, the impact of rising interest rates on his business, and the role that a history degree plays in developing a consultative approach to sales
Fireside Chat: Product Management Inspiration
Where do you get your inspiration for your role in product management? That’s what Fortune’s Path founder Tom Noser discusses in his inaugural Fireside Chat.
The 90 Day Product Leadership Roadmap: Days 31-60
For a product manager or product executive 30 days into their new job, you’re getting more comfortable. But keep going: there’s still a long way to go. To further your product leader career path, here’s what to focus on in days 31-60.
Chris Boyd: How Incentives Can Help Address Construction Industry Labor Shortages
Tom talks with Chris Boyd, formerly of Built Technologies and now at Trunk Tools, a construction fintech startup. Chris wants to help solve the skilled labor shortage by aligning incentives from top to bottom.
Your First 30 Days in Product Management
Whether you’re a product lead at a fast-growing startup or a getting started with an established enterprise, the first 90 days are go-time to make an impact and secure your reputation as a can-do leader. Here’s your roadmap for the first 30 days.
Ray Guzman: AI and the Paper Ceiling
Tom talks with Ray Guzman, Army veteran, advisor, board member, strategist, and CEO of Switchpoint Ventures, an innovation enabler making AI investments in organizations that seek transformation through machine learning.