Archive - The Product Thinker

My new project: Product Science

I haven’t kept up with The Product Thinker as well as I hoped for.

May 23, 2024 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

July 2023

Remote-first: is it right for your startup?

The four risks of remote-first teams. Choose wisely.

Jul 17, 2023 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

June 2023

How to fire a product manager

A quick and no-BS guide to letting your product manager go.

Jun 30, 2023 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

December 2022

Successful yet miserable? Here's how to get unstuck

Hoards of people from almost every professional field are trapped in temporary careers that became permanent. Some thoughts on why this happens, and how…

Dec 19, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

November 2022

How to start: purpose over scale

Not every successful business is a venture-scale business

Nov 16, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

October 2022

Twitter superapp? Here's why it makes sense

Elon is controversial. His strategy isn't — and it could create the very first web3 superapp.

Oct 12, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

September 2022

The startup-friendly alternatives to OKRs

OKRs don't work for pre-PMF startups. Here are two other frameworks that are a better fit early stage projects.

Sep 19, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

June 2022

The UX of web3 and the fundamental principles it breaks

Most new technologies are not polished, but to get web3 into the hands of the majority, developers must show more than a conviction that crypto tech can…

Jun 30, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

Four books to become a better writer

Many of you asked whether I could recommend any resources on writing. Here are the four books that helped me to level up my writing skills as a…

Jun 15, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

Update after a break

What I've been up to and what's coming.

Jun 5, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

March 2022

A case for web3 superapps

Superapps were supposed to revolutionize web2 products, and to some extent they did. Their true power, however, will become evident with web3.

Mar 15, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

February 2022

Interviewing product managers: tips for startup founders

Ideas for getting the startup product hiring right. Defining what to look for, planning the product interviews, and preparing to answer questions from…

Feb 22, 2022 •

Evgeny Lazarenko

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