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Product Management feels like a spinning plates circus? Imposter Syndrome Is a Feature, Not a Bug — Here’s What to Do

Imposter Syndrome Is a Feature, Not a Bug — Here’s What to Do

Product Management feels like a spinning plates circus? Imposter Syndrome Is a Feature, Not a Bug — Here’s What to Do

Imposter Syndrome Is a Feature, Not a Bug — Here’s What to Do

Author: Waqar B. Hashim is a veteran product development leader with over 30 years of experience bringing complex hardware-software integrated products to market, generating more than $5 billion in...

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The #1 Product Manager Superpower Most Teams Ignore: Customer Discovery

The #1 Product Manager Superpower Most Teams Ignore: Customer Discovery

Author: Waqar B. Hashim is a veteran product development leader with over 30 years of experience bringing complex hardware-software integrated products to market, generating more than $5 billion i...

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Surviving Workplace Politics as a Product Manager

Surviving Workplace Politics as a Product Manager

Author: Waqar B. Hashim is a veteran product development leader with over 30 years of experience bringing complex hardware-software integrated products to market, generating more than $5 billion i...

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From Feature Factory to Outcome Driven Team

From Feature Factory to Outcome-Driven Team

Author: Waqar B. Hashim is a veteran product development leader with over 30 years of experience bringing complex hardware-software integrated products to market, generating more than $5 billion in...

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Why Product Managers Lose Influence — and How to Get It Back

Why Product Managers Lose Influence — and How to Get It Back

Ever feel like you're speaking product truths into a void while everyone else pushes their own agenda? You're not alone. But it doesn't have to stay that way. In this 5 part series we will review t...

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Stop the Confusion: Use This Product Requirement Template to Align Stakeholders and Build a Better MVP

Stop the Confusion: Use This Product Requirement Template to Align Stakeholders and Build a Better MVP

Author: Waqar B. Hashim is a veteran product development leader with over 30 years of experience bringing complex hardware-software integrated products to market, generating more than $5 billion in...

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How to Write Product Requirements That Build a High-Quality MVP

How to Write Product Requirements That Build a High-Quality MVP

Author: Waqar B. Hashim is a veteran product development leader with over 30 years of experience bringing complex hardware-software integrated products to market, generating more than $5 billion i...

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Is It Time to Pivot? 5 Warning Signs Founders Can’t Afford to Ignore

Is It Time to Pivot? 5 Warning Signs Founders Can’t Afford to Ignore

Every founder wrestles with the same question at some point: “Are we on the right track—or do we need to pivot?” This is perhaps one of the most frequent questions that comes up during our initia...

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“It Was Just One More Feature…” — How Scope Creep Silently Destroys MVPs

“It Was Just One More Feature…” — How Scope Creep Silently Destroys MVPs

When you hear “let’s just add this one last thing” during MVP development, it’s time to hit pause. Scope creep—the slow, unchecked expansion of your MVP—can kill your momentum, burn your team out, ...

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Not Everything Belongs in Your MVP: A Founder’s Guide to Feature Prioritization

Not Everything Belongs in Your MVP: A Founder’s Guide to Feature Prioritization

If your MVP is starting to look like a full product, stop. You’re building too much. At Smartware Advisors, we work with founders every week who are stuck in the same trap: they’re trying to ship s...

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