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Riding Cyber Market Hype Cycles
Cyber markets can be treacherous and unforgiving so I thought I’d share a “survival guide” of sorts to help fellow PMMs navigate complex situations. My vantage point comes from the experience of navigating various product markets across the Security Operations Hype...
Making Sense of Cyber Vendors
Introduction My goal with this post isn’t to analyze every vendor in the market - I would need a lot more time to achieve that! The goal is to provide a high level view of vendor realities to try and make some sense of it all. Entering a cyber vendor is a fun...
Understanding Cyber Markets and Buyers: A Guide for Cyber PMMs
Introduction Now that we’ve gone through an overview of the industry, Cyber PMMs need to understand the markets and buyers within the industry. Who/what are they? What are the key spending drivers? These questions and more are important to consider because at the end...
Industry Dynamics: A Lay of the Land
Working in cyber and staying sane requires a healthy sense of accepting our inability to control or understand all the moving parts. This industry is a complex and dynamic field that presents both challenges and opportunities. To navigate this landscape effectively as...
The Cyber PMM of the Future: Vision Series Recap
Overview I began the Vision series as the starting point for Cyber PMM because I felt strongly that I needed to begin this journey with the end in mind. I’m not saying I didn’t miss anything or that it won’t evolve over time. But remember the quote I started with...
Becoming Measureable: Vision Part 4
"You can't manage what you can't measure." Peter drucker Imagine if you opened Slack or Teams tomorrow (or whichever tool you use), and your CFO randomly asked you to articulate why you exist using clear business metrics and numbers by the end of the day. How would...
Introducing The 5,000 Hour Plan
Results from 2024 and Lessons Learned Below this section is my original post from last year, where I first published the 5,000 Hour Plan framework. Since I love to practice things and not just put theories out there, I actually used the 5,000 Hour Plan as described...
From Hermits to Customer-Obsessed Wizards: Vision Part 3
Why and how Cyber PMMs should begin prioritizing customer insights above every other activity. In this third part of setting a Cyber PMM vision, I’m diving into how Cyber PMMs need to transform from being hermits to becoming customer-obsessed wizards. This really is...
Sharpening our Digital Ax: Vision Part 2
Welcome back to the Cyber PMM vision series. Today, in Part 2, I’m picking up from the last post on Defining our Tetris Shapes. I want to be very clear that I’m not just posting about using a GPT to add to the AI hype; instead, I'll be testing the feasibility of...