Fighting the Enshittification of Products: Why Good Products Go Bad and What to Do About It That slow worsening of the products you once loved. Recognize these enshittification examples? Here's how to stop it happening to your product.

excellent post from @simplybastow.com on enshittification, why it happens, and what product people need to do to stop it.

Tune in to the season finale of Productly Speaking with Janna Bastow where we talk about roadmapping and how AI will impact the field of product management!

LIsten here: www.productlyspeaking.com/s3e5

#podcast #productmanagament #roadmap #ai

Where the product people at? Are hashtags worth much on BlueSky yet? It's #mtpcon day so perfect day to try!

Ebi Atawodi sharing the vision statement from YouTube Studio here at #mtpcon 🤩

Uses the same classic format that our @prodpad.com CoPilot is tuned to use as it guides you on crafting your own vision statement 🌟

That sucks, I'm sorry :(

The New Pitfalls of Product Roadmapping with C.Todd Lombardo | ProdPad Product Management Webinar: Product Roadmapping The New Pitfalls of Product Roadmapping with C.Todd Lombardo Tuesday 11th February 9am PDT / 12pm EDT

🛑 Roadmapping mistakes and how to avoid them 🛑

Join roadmapping experts @ctodd.bsky.social and @simplybastow.com as they share the pitfalls and challenges of modern roadmapping and share strategies to sidestep these challenges.

The webinar is tomorrow 🚨👇
www.prodpad.com/webinars/how...

The New Pitfalls of Product Roadmapping with C.Todd Lombardo | ProdPad Product Management Webinar: Product Roadmapping The New Pitfalls of Product Roadmapping with C.Todd Lombardo Tuesday 11th February 9am PDT / 12pm EDT

We’ve invited a roadmapping expert, @ctodd.bsky.social to our upcoming webinar with @simplybastow.com to reveal exactly what’s going wrong with modern roadmaps and share strategies to sidestep the challenges accompanying them.

Register today.👇 hubs.ly/Q033bMrZ0

The Ultimate Collection of Product OKR Examples Kick-start your goal setting with 25 ready-made product OKRs for different scenarios. Download your free copy today.

That time of year is coming... No, we're not talking about the holidays, we're talking about setting your OKRs. 👀

Here's something to make the OKR process much easier👇 with 25 ready-made examples and advice from top product minds, you'll get it done in no time.

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@simplybastow.com do you have any suggestions for teams that are going 0-to-1 for an enterprise product?

Enterprise sales cycles need commitment to features.

If the team works in a Now-Next-Later framework, it seems like you can't start the sales cycle until you have MVP. Am I wrong?

Enterprises don’t need every feature upfront—they need confidence in your process. Show your experiments, share your progress, and build trust in your ability to deliver.

Use Now-Next-Later to focus on problems, not promises.

Now: Where you’ll start. The first experiment to gain traction.
Next: Steps to solve the larger problem.
Later: The vision that ties it all together.

MVPs in enterprise aren’t about the single release—it’s about proving you can solve their specific problem. That usually means several features along the way, some quick wins, others heavier lifts.

Great question!

Enterprise sales = managing the iron triangle of time, scope, and cost. Quality isn’t negotiable. But here’s the key: enterprises aren’t pushing for features, they’re pushing for commitment to solving problems.

Traditional roadmaps are long gone. However, @simplybastow.com's Now, Next, Later model makes a lot of sense.

You can get away with 1Q stuff in small companies. Larger companies require much more planning and need a way for departments and organizations to align. A roadmap makes this easier.

On this thought train, does anyone have any good Product Management Books they've recently read and recommend?

We know the staples but we're always keen to learn more and support our product peeps. So, any new recommendations? 🙏💬👇

Why, How, and When to Kill a Product or Feature with Stephanie Musat | ProdPad Product Management Webinar: Sunsetting a Product or Feature Why, How, and When to Kill a Product or Feature with Stephanie Musat Friday 13th December 9am

Letting go is hard, but it’s necessary.

In fact, feature or product removal is often the smartest decision a Product Manager can make to improve focus and free up resources for what really matters.

Join Stephanie Musat and @simplybastow.com to learn more in our upcoming webinar.
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Hot take from @simplybastow.com's webinar: "Growth Product Management isn't a separate specialty, it should just be a core part of good Product Management."

You can watch it here: www.prodpad.com/webinars/gro... 👈

Ooh black cats AND journaling 😍

This is Orion, my ginger Norwegian Forest cat, sprawled out and showing his belly

This is Kepler, my white and ginger Norwegian Forest Cat, being a little shit disturber by climbing on furniture he's not supposed to

Oh hey new followers 👋

I might get around to doing product rants here but right now all I have energy for is cat content.

Two orange and white Norwegian Forest Cats in a cuddle puddle on a bed

Two orange and white Norwegian Forest Cats hanging out on a cat tree

Where do I sign up my two? Orion and Kepler, known as the Astrofloofs 💫

This is my hobby. I should come with a warning label.

Feature roadmap transformation How to migrate to a now/next/later product roadmap, one step at a time

This week's product management blog post: hilton.org.uk/blog/roadmap...

It does not 🙊 but I've still got a Twitter account, or LinkedIn

Thinking of you and your fam 💕

Oh wow, god speed and much love for the journey ahead! 😍

Anyone spotted any Black Friday deals on new boilers? Ours just gave up the ghost 🥶

Related: what's the difference between chicken nuggets and chicken tenders, really? (This thought occupied my brain for longer than it should have the other day...)

Remnants of the top of a beer bottle embedded in ice that's growing along the back of a fridge that desperately needs to be defrosted, along with frozen glass shards and beer along the back and bottom of the fridge.

A beer in our drinks fridge just exploded.

Happy Saturday!

Hehe went to a high end sushi place recently (omakase style) and discovered part way through the meal I had a slight allergy to uni.

Initially lovely, then a weird metallic after taste I couldn't shake and a tongue that felt prickly for hours 😂

Was too polite to say anything, ate everything 🫠

Oh Lordy, this is perfect.