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Give me 5 minutes, I’ll explain what PMs actually do

Dec 12, 2025

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10 min read

Give me 5 minutes, I’ll explain what PMs actually do

Stefanie Brown
Stefanie Brown
You don’t need to code. But you do need to understand this.

Dec 5, 2025

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11 min read

You don’t need to code. But you do need to understand this.

Being technical as a PM Isn’t about coding. Its about understanding your systems well enough to know what’s hard, what’s easy and what’s worth doing.

Stefanie Brown
Stefanie Brown
When “career growth” hits your roadmap

Nov 28, 2025

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11 min read

When “career growth” hits your roadmap

My team changed just as we launched our biggest initiative in years. Here’s how I’m holding it together (barely).

Stefanie Brown
Stefanie Brown
She checked every box. Still wasn’t get interviews.

Nov 21, 2025

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14 min read

She checked every box. Still wasn’t get interviews.

Senior Director. Decades of experience. Zero callbacks. Here’s what was actually wrong.

Stefanie Brown
Stefanie Brown
Why big company backlogs are actually harder

Nov 14, 2025

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11 min read

Why big company backlogs are actually harder

Hot take: Managing a backlog at a 20-person startup was easier than at HubSpot. Here’s why scale changes everything.

Stefanie Brown
Stefanie Brown
🎃 The Best Product Feature No One Asked For

Oct 31, 2025

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9 min read

🎃 The Best Product Feature No One Asked For

Not every feature needs to solve a problem. Some just need to make someone smile on a random Tuesday.

Stefanie Brown
Stefanie Brown

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