Everything around the topics of how we can get better as Product Leaders
We Product Managers have fallen into a dangerous trap: we mostly believe that every problem requires a code-driven solution. This mindset isn't just i...
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond
We Product Managers have fallen into a dangerous trap: we mostly believe that every problem requires a code-driven solution. This mindset isn't just inefficient, it's fundamentally breaking how organisations solve challenges.
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond
Are you focused on the right things, or just staying busy? Strategic visibility helps uncover whether your efforts truly align with your product’s purpose. What would change if you could clearly see the bigger picture?
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond
We’ve become prisoners of our own frameworks—RICE, ICE, and other scoring methods that promise clarity but fail to account for the full spectrum of opportunities. These tools, once innovative, now limit our thinking and block our best ideas.
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond
The push for quick wins makes it hard for product teams to focus on lasting impact—how can we find the right balance?
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond
As product managers, our ability to make decisions is our most powerful asset. A product is ultimately the sum of numerous choices made by various people within a company. Product managers are involved in or drive a significant portion of these decisions. Yet we still talk too little about what makes a good decision and how to improve our decision-making skills.
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond
Today marks a pivotal moment for Beyond. After hundreds of conversations with product managers and leaders, I’ve decided to focus on what I believe is the most crucial challenge in product management today: building genuine confidence in strategic decisions.
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond
At first glance, this might seem easy to answer. But in reality, it’s often much harder than it looks. It’s not just about building many features or solving customer problems, it’s about knowing that your team’s current efforts are going toward the problems that matter most to your product, user and business.
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond
A few years ago, I was a product manager at a fast-growing fintech startup. I faced a tough challenge when the leadership team tasked us with cutting a feature’s profit and loss in half in the next three months. The team I inherited had accumulated a lot of technical debt due to the company’s fast growth, which led to the loss of millions of Euros.
Alexander Hipp
Founder, Beyond