George Perantatos

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What product management taught me about releasing an album

Last Tuesday, I released an album of music. It’s something I’ve worked on part-time for almost a year. Each track is inspired by a natural…

Dec 7, 2020

Don’t piss off your power users

I’m one of those weirdos that listens to podcasts at twice the normal speed. I do this because I listen to hours of podcasts a week, and I…

Nov 29, 2020

Nov 29, 2020

Treat your time like investors treat money

When we review strategic plans at Redfin, Glenn reminds us that he wants to behave more like an allocator of capital. This means he wants…

Oct 4, 2020

A Few Product Thoughts on Cryptocurrencies

Relying on other people to tell you about a product you’ve never seen or used is like having someone describe to you what it’s like to ride…

Jan 16, 2018

A Few Product Thoughts on Cryptocurrencies

Jan 16, 2018

Right Questions, Right Product

My vision prescription changed recently, and I was in the market to buy some new glasses. I was intrigued by the potential for buying…

Aug 17, 2017

Aug 17, 2017

How To Land Your First Product Management Job

I’ve talked to dozens of aspiring product managers who ask me how to get into product management. They want to be at the intersection of…

Feb 4, 2017

How To Land Your First Product Management Job

Feb 4, 2017

What product managers should do in their first month

Congratulations! It’s your first day at your new product manager job. You’re excited about the company and its mission. You’re looking…

Nov 14, 2016

What product managers should do in their first month

Nov 14, 2016

The dark sides of deadlines

Over the past few years, I’ve been devoting less time to reading books. My reading time has gone to magazines, articles, and other…

Oct 3, 2016

Oct 3, 2016

Snapchat’s Twitter lesson

One of the things that initially drew me to Twitter years ago was celebrities. Actors, authors, musicians, and tech investors were all…

Aug 7, 2016

I shared some thoughts recently on how to reduce time-to-value in a product.

Aug 4, 2016

Want to predict the future? Think 100x.

My first computer was a Tandy 1400FD. It had an 8MHz processor (which you could slow down to 4.77MHz for those games that were synchronized…

Jul 11, 2016

Big Companies Versus Startups

I just published a post on Redfin’s blog about my experience transitioning from working at big companies to working at a late-stage…

Jun 20, 2016

I contributed a few thoughts recently on the question of understanding customer needs.

Jun 8, 2016

Get ahead of the FUD

Screw-ups are inevitable. Sometimes, our screw-ups are behind closed doors, with a small number of people. But sometimes they’re done in…

May 15, 2016

Don’t be busybored

More than once in my career, I’ve been busybored. This is when you are both very busy and very bored at the same time. It’s not a good…

Apr 23, 2016

Performance is a feature

People pay for performance. Fast cars are pricey, next-day shipping is more expensive than having to wait a week, and the speedier CPU in…

Apr 3, 2016

A product manager’s most important job

A product manager has many jobs, but one is most important: she must ensure her team delivers the right product, to the right customer, at…

Mar 21, 2016

Don’t hide the customer

I worked in an incubation group for a few years at Microsoft called Office Labs. While I was there, I had the chance to interact with lots…

Mar 11, 2016

Twitter Moments is a hit. But, is it too late?

6 days ago, Twitter launched a new product. It’s called Moments. Described as “the best of Twitter in an instant”, Moments is a curated…

Oct 12, 2015

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Beyond the feed

Twitter’s endless feed is the problem with Twitter

Jun 19, 2015

Jun 19, 2015