Every business has its own unique needs and processes. And in order to understand all the work happening across teams, you need to capture specific details in a consistent way. So, we created a way to make it easier for everyone to know what information to include when adding new records to Aha! Read more…
Raking leaves. Folding laundry. There are always those tasks that simply must get done — but most of us do not get especially excited about doing them. Why? Well, for me, I know I would rather spend my time doing just about anything else.
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Kindness, effort, and integrity. As hard-working immigrants from Sicily, my parents instilled these values in my sister and me. They emphasized the importance of education and taught us to always see the good in people. My dad especially gave me motivation to excel and often shared sage advice. But I had no idea how much the following words from him would impact my life. Read more…
It is often important to view master features (what you may refer to as epics) and features together in a single view. We know that it helps to see how individual work items relate to larger efforts. You could see them separately, but we wanted to provide a consolidated view. So, we made a few updates to the Aha! features board so you can now see them together.
It has been another terrific year at Aha! — I am grateful. Grateful for our team’s growth and that our product is solving a very real problem for more than 5,000 companies. And I am grateful that so many of you take the time to follow our writing here and on LinkedIn where I have contributed hundreds of articles. In the spirit of sharing appreciation, I want to thank you. Read more…
The universe is vast. And I have always wanted to explore it. Art, business, philanthropy, astronomy — I am interested in it all. When it came time to enter college, I was interested in two distinct areas: creativity and problem-solving. Computer science and astronomy seemed like an ideal blend, so I chose both as a double major. Read more…
2018 has been tremendous for the Aha! team. We started the company in 2013 and now have nearly 100 teammates. It is awe-inspiring to look back on our extraordinary trajectory. And today, our rapid rise has another milestone — we landed at #50 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list. Read more…
Your big presentation is tomorrow. Maybe you put on your favorite music to get creatively inspired. Or perhaps, like me, you prefer to work in silence. What matters is that you are focused on choosing the right content to show off your awesome product plans.
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I have always had many interests. As a kid, I played competitive sports while also training at a classical dance studio. I loved the outdoors, yet I spent a lot of time inside teaching myself how to program the Apple IIe computer my dad brought home when I was 5 or 6 years old. Read more…
If you already use Aha! for idea management, then you know how powerful it is to give your customers a voice. And it is both your responsibility and privilege as a product manager to decide which ideas matter most. Because we all know that what is urgent to one customer might not resonate with another.
Peanut butter and jelly. Bert and Ernie. Some things are better as a pair. The same is true of product management and product marketing. Because as wonderful as your product may be, you still need a beautifully crafted message to highlight the problem it solves and the value it delivers.
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Every second counts — especially when you are waiting. So, when we tested out the new search bar on the features board we were delighted with the super fast results. It took us .02 seconds to search hundreds of features spread across multiple releases. Regardless of how many features you have on your board, the new search functionality will save you lots of time.
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“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” — Max De Pree, founder of Herman Miller. This is one of my dad’s favorite quotes. He has often said those words to me when I have faced obstacles — encouraging me to learn from my experiences and move forward. Read more…
You know that sinking feeling. The one you get when your roadmap needs to change in a major way. It is so painful because you know that everything on the roadmap is out of date. And it will take hours of manual updates to get it back on track. But here is the good news — you can make that feeling go away for good. Read more…
I wanted to do something exceptional. It started way back when I graduated from high school — I knew I wanted to go where I could help people and make a real impact. But growing up without a lot of money, college seemed like a stretch. So, I looked for another place where I could better myself and learn from others. Read more…