One good test for determining whether to go with outside experience versus internal promotion is to figure out whether you value inside knowledge or … - Ben Horowitz

Asking yourself, “Do I value internal or external knowledge more for this position?” will help you determine whether to go for experience or youth.

Minimizing politics often feels totally unnatural. It’s counter to excellent management practices such as being open-minded and encouraging employee development.

There comes a time in every company’s life where it must fight for its life. If you find yourself running when you should be fighting, you need to ask yourself, “If our company isn’t good enough to win, then do we need to exist at all?

Good product managers know the market, the product, the product line, and the competition extremely well and operate from a strong basis of knowledge and confidence. A good product manager is the CEO of the product. Good product managers take full responsibility and measure themselves in terms of the success of the product.