Ten months in the Platform Space
The best articles and interviews I have published in 2023.
I launched this Newsletter in February 2023, and for eight months, I wrote every week, sometimes twice a week. Thank you for being a reader and engaging with me and my content.
You would have noticed that I have been MIA in the last six weeks from Platform Space, but I needed to take a step back and take a break from product-specific writing.
Before going into the best of 2023, I want to re-introduce myself to those new to the Newsletter: I'm Alex, a Senior Product Manager working on Platform Products and a Researcher in Behavioral Economics. (Yes, I am managing a PhD alongside my day-to-day Product role). I write about all things platform products and behavioral science.
In Autumn 2023, I stepped into a new player/coach role, being a senior IC on a platform team and a product lead for a platform group with line management responsibilities. So, the time I took away from this Newsletter was spent learning more about my new role and gathering more experiences to write about.
As one final note, thank you again for being a reader!
In this end-of-year issue, I've compiled a list of my most popular articles, interviews I ran with PMs and leaders from the industry, and one final surprise to close the year.
Most popular articles
Interviews
Talks
This area is probably the most rewarding for me in 2023 as I have usually steered clear of any type of public speaking, so the fact that I managed two conferences in one year it’s a pretty big deal.
On the role of a Platform Product Manager:
Talking about Engineering Metrics at dxday, a GrUSP event:
That’s it for this year. See you all in 2024 where I hope to launch a guide on Platform PM’ing and go back to my usual weekly writing.
Happy Holidays!