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Uncensored advice about product development and building a high-growth software company from Brian de Haaff, co-founder and CEO at Aha!

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Bad companies happen to good people
April 1, 2024
Bad companies happen to good people

Bad companies are filled with good people, and leaders have a moral responsibility to model better behavior and discipline. Here is why.

How can you expect people to know how to work?
March 19, 2024
How can you expect people to know how to work?

Product-led companies have their own unique operating systems for innovation. Here are 6 tips for product managers wanting to build a great one.

Aha! expands product development suite with new whiteboarding and knowledge base tools
March 12, 2024
Aha! expands product development suite with new whiteboarding and knowledge base tools

Aha! Whiteboards and Aha! Knowledge serve different phases of product development. Aha! Whiteboards provides a visual space for early-stage thinking. Aha! Knowledge…

Introducing Aha! Whiteboards — a visual space for innovation
March 12, 2024
Introducing Aha! Whiteboards — a visual space for innovation

The capabilities Aha! Whiteboards offers are perfect for product teams, from the robust library of expert templates to the flexible methods for engaging stakeholders…

Introducing Aha! Knowledge — the AI-powered product information hub
March 12, 2024
Introducing Aha! Knowledge — the AI-powered product information hub

Aha! Knowledge is purpose-built for product teams, from its comprehensive library of templates to its AI writing assistant that enables you to quickly create custom…

Why you should not work at a startup
March 4, 2024
Why you should not work at a startup

Want to join an early-stage tech startup? Startups can be incredible for motivated people with risk tolerance. But you should consider the pros and cons.

So you think you are better than your boss
February 21, 2024
So you think you are better than your boss

Your manager might not have your technical understanding or domain expertise. But you can still leverage their advice and organizational understanding.

5 lies they tell you about building a startup
February 5, 2024
5 lies they tell you about building a startup

You need a lot of capital. Great talent is in specific locations. You must fail fast. Learn why so many common 'truths' about building startups fall short.

Is your boss wasting your potential?
January 22, 2024
Is your boss wasting your potential?

How to overcome feeling inadequate or ineffectual at work: 1. Speak up. 2. Reframe success. 3. Find your people. 4. Stay ready. 5. Practice patience.

Do what VCs say you should not
January 8, 2024
Do what VCs say you should not

Venture capital is so intertwined with new software startups that we forget how many of the best-known and most successful businesses started out bootstrapped. Founders…

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