The Product Game

Field notes for product leaders: see the game and improve your play.

Everyone is on the same field — even if it feels like they're playing a different game.

To play well, you need to understand where other players are focused, and what they see. You need the right tools to explore the space, to spar over what's important, and make good moves to create strategic traction.

This newsletter explores the game from a consulting strategist and researcher's perspective. The goal is to help you understand the field, anticipate predictable patterns, and make better moves.

More details:

  • I send an update each Monday, building on prior weeks' thinking
  • Past updates are in the Product Game index
  • (Before early '26, the list was named "Loops and Cycles," after this article)

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