Bart Krawczyk Learning how to build beautiful products without burning myself out (again). Writing about what I discovered along the way.

Stories by Bart Krawczyk

How To Prepare For A Product Manager Interview

How to prepare for a product manager interview

Product Management

Learn how to stand out from the throngs of candidates applying for product management roles around the world.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 30, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
What Is ARPPU? Definition, Formula, And How To Calculate

What is ARPPU? Definition, formula, and how to calculate

Product Management

ARPPU is the total revenue divided by the number of paying users. Learn how to calculate the average revenue per paying user and discover strategies to optimize this key monetization metric.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 28, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
A Guide To Continuous Interviewing

A guide to continuous interviewing

Product Management

In this guide, we’ll provide some actionable insights to help you implement one of the cornerstone continuous discovery habits: continuous interviewing.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 24, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
What Are Sprint Goals? Why You Need Them And How To Write Them

What are sprint goals? Why you need them and how to write them

Product Management

Sprint goals are an essential element of the product development lifecycle because they help the team focus, enable self-organization, and frame expectations across organizations.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 20, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
What Are Liberating Structures? Introduction And Examples

What are Liberating Structures? Introduction and examples

Product Management

Liberating Structures, such as 1-2-4-All, are microstructures designed to help everyone produce better results within a short amount of time.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 15, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
How To Calculate Lifetime Value (LTV) For SaaS Products

How to calculate lifetime value for SaaS products

Product Management

Lifetime value is one of the most important metrics for subscription-based/SaaS products. Learn how to calculate LTV and see how you can use it to make better product decisions.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 15, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
10 Productivity Tips To Be A More Efficient Product Manager

10 productivity tips to be a more efficient product manager

Product Management

Optimizing one’s personal productivity is essential to strive as a product manager. Every one percent improvement counts tremendously.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 13, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
What Is Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)? Meaning, Formula

What is monthly recurring revenue (MRR)? Meaning, formula

Product Management

Monthly recurring revenue is one of the most important subscription metrics to track. Discover why MRR is so important, how to measure it, and what you can do to improve your MRR.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 10, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
What Is A Feature Owner? Responsibilities And Role For Agile Teams

What is a feature owner? Responsibilities and role for agile teams

Product Management

Establishing feature owners for product activities can both boost your team’s agency and free PMs up to focus on more strategic initiatives.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 8, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
How To Build Continuous Discovery Habits On Your Product Team

How to build continuous discovery habits on your product team

Product Management

Continuous discovery is all about ditching dedicated research projects and making them a permanent part of your team’s workflow.

Bart Krawczyk
Mar 1, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
What Is Assumption Mapping? Complete Guide With Examples

What is assumption mapping? Complete guide with examples

Product Management

Testing assumptions is one of your most important responsibilities as a PM. It’s also one of the most ambiguous. Using an assumption map can help make validating your assumptions more tangible.

Bart Krawczyk
Feb 24, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Breaking Down The Definition Of Ready In Scrum

Breaking down the definition of ready in scrum

Product Management

As a principle, only product backlog items that meet the definition of ready should be considered during sprint planning.

Bart Krawczyk
Feb 23, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read