Buffer

As a Content Writer at Buffer, my responsibilities include: 
• Developing community initiatives like Creator Camp 
• Kicking off the creation of templates for Buffer's Template Library
• Determining and executing content strategy w/ Content team
• Planning editorial content focused on Creator Success
• Writing articles for the Buffer blog
• Producing the Social Media newsletter for 450K+ subscribers
• Developing and managing the Guest Posting Program

Content Writer

I create written and visual content for primarily B2B and Software-as-a-Service brands, sometimes as a freelancer, and other times as a content creator.

Content Creator and Writer

Coho

On Deck Marketing (ODM) is a continuous community for senior marketing, growth leaders, and executives to exchange practical frameworks for scale and develop deep connections alongside a highly-curated and trusted network of peers.

Marketing Fellow

Animalz

At Animalz, the bulk of my day-to-day involved developing SEO-driven content for B2B/Saas clients through strategic ideation, research, and writing. As a result of my efforts, my primary client’s blog grew 161% in new users from my start on the account. I also spent time creating, managing and executing client strategy through a change in ownership of the primary client. My role also involved managing projects and people from clients to freelancers using industry best practices.

Content Marketing Manager

Pulse

At Pulse, I developed compelling, cross-platform strategies for prospective and existing clients. Together with my team, I worked on conceptualizing creative ways to promote Pulse's products to businesses. 

My team also assisted in developing sales and marketing material through detailed research to support the Sales teams across Africa.

Junior Creative Strategist

Creative Strategy Intern

Content Writer at Buffer | I ghostwrite Educational Email Courses for Founders building Off-platform Monetization Solutions for Creators

Hi, I’m Tamilore, senior content writer at Buffer and your favorite LinkedIn creator.

I help creators and remote-first brands grow with content that actually connects — whether it’s an SEO blog, a sponsored LinkedIn post, or a prompt that sparks your next big idea.

My journey started in 2020 when I went from laid-off to landing my first fully remote, dollar-paid role in six months. Content didn’t just build my career — it changed my life. And now, I teach others how to do the same.

✨ Currently writing at Buffer, where I:
→ Started Creator Camp (2,000+ creators and counting)
→ Manage guest post content (sorted 800+ pitches in 6 months)
→ Write blog posts that drive search traffic and shares

A few things I’m into:
💡 AI for content workflows
🌍 Building global careers from anywhere
🧵 Turning personal brands into income streams

You’ll usually find me here sharing insights on content creation, remote work, and the business of being online.

DM me, let’s work together!

Or grab any of my free resources here: tami.start.page

Tamilore O.

Nigeria Youth SDGs Network

Associate

Fertitude - 24/7 Reproductive Health Support for Women

Associate Product Manager

Product manager intern

Lagos State Government

Led data collection and administered questionnaires to assess knowledge and practices around reusable sanitary pads.

Delivered tailored health talks to adolescent girls on menstrual cycle phases, body literacy, hygiene, and safe practices.

Assisted with data cleaning and basic analysis for the Family Health Scorecard to track program performance.

Contributed to user-centered research that informed the design and delivery of adolescent sexual and reproductive health interventions.

Monitoring And Evaluation Officer (NYSC)

Africa Public Health Student Network Initiative - AfricaPHSN

Research Program Assistant

West African Institute of Public Health

Young Professionals In Public Health (Virtual Intern)

MRHRCollective

I conducted outreach and follow-up calls with registered antenatal patients in Lagos State, assessing their health and well-being postpartum and ensuring continuity of care. Daily, I engaged with approximately 50 pregnant women and new mothers, providing support and guidance on maternal health issues.

Volunteer

Primary health center

Checked the vital signs of 520 patients 
Registered and weighed babies during routine immunization 
In collaboration with other health workers, vaccinated about 1000 under 5 children during RI
Report writing 
Collected, stored and transported 50 tuberculosis sample

Public health worker

Primary heath center

Administered 150 semi structured questionnaires to diagnose communities 
Assisted in vaccination of 240 under 5 children during routine immunization 
Community advocacy, mobilization and engagement 
Assisted in planning and executing community projects

Public health researcher

With a background in public health, I have growing experience in reproductive, maternal, and child health. I’ve contributed to projects aimed at improving healthcare access through digital platforms and supporting women with health education and personalized care. My interest in product management allows me to connect technology with public health needs, creating user-centered solutions.

I’m dedicated to continuous learning, collaboration, and making a meaningful impact through innovative approaches to health challenges.


Temilade Adeyemi

My Experience at the Lagos State Ministry of Health 
The Lagos State Ministry of Health

NYSC is finally done! I remember when I signed out of university, my shirt read “Four years of bliss.”If I were to give my NYSC year a quote, it would definitely be “One year of growth… with a little bit of gbas gbos.”😄

I had the privilege of serving at the Lagos State Ministry of Health, and honestly, it was one of the best experiences of my life. The only “gbas gbos” came from the usual CDS, clearance, and LGA hurdles, but beyond that, it was pure growth.

Working at the Ministry gave me a front-row seat to how health systems operate. From attending stakeholders’ meetings where real data and health outcomes were discussed, to participating in press conferences and awareness walks for key health days, every experience deepened my understanding of public health at the state level.

I also participated in meaningful community activities, such as distributing menstrual health questionnaires to secondary school girls and engaging them in conversations about reusable pads. 

The highlight for me was working with the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, where I supported data collection and entry for programs such as the Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Week. 

Through tools like ODK and KoboToolbox, I learned to manage data that directly influences health policies and interventions. Sitting in meetings where decisions were made and challenges were discussed gave me a new level of appreciation for the work being done behind the scenes to improve the health of Lagos residents.

If there’s one thing I took away, it is that initiatives are happening, the government is working, and the people are truly at the heart of it all.

My one year at the Lagos State Ministry of Health was an eye-opening and fulfilling journey, and I am incredibly grateful for the lessons, insights, and growth it brought. 🌿

Product Manager (Health Tech) || Public Health Practitioner || Digital Health || Women’s Health Advocate

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My Experience as a Startup Product Manager

Product management is ghetto, and I say that with love. It is a career where you are constantly making impactful decisions, and you have to make them fast.

Working in a startup makes it even more interesting. It is a mix of fun, chaos, and constant decision-making. 

If I could describe my experience in one word, it would be evolving. You literally watch your product grow, from a few hundred or thousands of users to thousands more, and your focus shifts from acquiring users to improving their experience and retention.

Every day is a new challenge. One minute you are learning a new tool, the next you are tracking a new metric, setting a new goal, or benchmarking against competitors. You will read what feels like five million articles, binge-watch YouTube videos, and talk to mentors, just to figure out how to move your product forward.

The truth is, startup product management takes a lot of strength and critical thinking. There’s often no set structure; everyone’s figuring things out together. You are learning to collaborate better, manage time, and build a product that truly delivers value, not just views.

But here’s the beauty of it: you grow fast.

You become flexible, you learn a lot, and you make a real impact. You will face questions you have never thought of, yet you will find ways to answer them. 

Unlike structured environments where everything follows a rulebook, startups give you room to experiment, break patterns, and build something meaningful from scratch.

So yes, product management in a startup is ghetto, but it is also one of the most rewarding journeys you can take. 🚀

Public health practitioner || Product Manager || SDG 3, 4, & 5 || Reproductive Health || Maternal and Child Health Advocate || Building Human-Centered Health Solutions for Women & Communities

Behind the Scenes of Product Management: What They Don’t Tell You

Today has been long. One of those days where your laptop has been open for hours and your brain has hopped between ten different conversations. And even though I am exhausted, I still have to show up, because that is product management. What they don’t tell you about this role is simple:
It is not just building features. It is managing one million micro-conversations every single day.

- Meetings.
- Brainstorming sessions.
- Clarifying vague ideas.
- Explaining the same thing in different ways to different teams.
- Aligning, re-aligning, and aligning again.

PM work happens in between the tasks the world sees.

Behind the scenes, you are:
- Translating user needs into something design can visualize
- Clarifying edge cases with engineering
- Re-prioritizing when something breaks
- Making decisions based on incomplete information
- Ensuring every team still feels heard and supported
- Communicating constantly so nothing falls apart

It is the “small things” that take the most mental energy, context switching, providing clarity, answering quick “Can I confirm something?” messages, and keeping everyone rowing in the same direction.

But here is the thing: It is these unseen parts that actually make the product work. The alignment, the conversations, the questions, the documentation, the decisions.

Life After Public Health: My Journey and Reflections

I have always been drawn to public health, although it wasn’t what I initially planned to study. I initially wanted to study Medical Laboratory Science, but I found myself in Public Health Science instead. Honestly, that was one of the best twists of fate in my life.

I still remember my first orientation class. After doing some research on the course, I became completely fascinated by the idea of improving people’s lives through awareness, advocacy, and prevention, not just treating diseases but preventing them before they happen. That was the moment I fell in love with public health.

One of my favorite memories was during fieldwork, a program where students are posted to communities to carry out sensitization, health education, and interventions. It opened my eyes to how little people actually know about their health and how much work still needs to be done. It strengthened my resolve to be part of the change.

But there’s also a difficult side; in Nigeria, a BSc in Public Health is often undervalued. Many entry-level opportunities require a master’s degree, even for roles a graduate could handle perfectly with the right mentorship and training. It is discouraging because many passionate graduates simply need experience and a platform to prove their abilities.

A master’s degree is valuable, yes, but experience is equally important. It would be amazing to see more opportunities for young public health graduates to gain hands-on experience and grow within the field they love so much. Because beyond the degrees, what truly matters is our drive to make people’s lives better, and that’s something many of us already have. 💜

Women’s Health Struggles: The Silent Crisis in Nigeria and Africa
Across Nigeria and Africa, women continue to face deeply rooted barriers in accessing the healthcare they need to survive and thrive. From menstrual health and fertility treatments to mental health and chronic conditions, too many of these issues remain invisible, often dismissed as “normal” parts of womanhood.
But they’re not normal, and they shouldn’t be.
One of the biggest challenges in Nigeria’s healthcare system is health financing. While the Abuja Declaration recommends that 15% of national budgets be allocated to health, most states fall far below that. Some allocate as little as 3.3%, which means that women’s health, already underprioritized, receives just a fraction of an already limited budget.
The result?
Nigeria still records one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, 545 deaths per 100,000 live births. These deaths are largely preventable, yet they persist because systems fail women at every level.
Only 13% of Nigerian women use contraceptives, 33% of women aged 15–49 experience physical or sexual violence, and of these, 45% never speak out. Even more concerning, just 29% of women make informed decisions about their health, while 71% lack autonomy over their sexual and reproductive choices.
These numbers are not just statistics; they are stories of pain, silence, and resilience.
As a society, we must do better. We must push for stronger health systems, increased funding, and inclusive policies that prioritize women’s well-being. But beyond that, we must also empower women to love themselves enough to prioritize their health, speak up, and demand the care they deserve.
For every changemaker, advocate, or health innovator out there, this is a call to action.
We have a long way to go, but every effort, every conversation, and every initiative brings us closer to a world where women can live healthier, safer, and freer lives. 💜

I am back on my writing desk 😌💌
This time, I unpacked the very real struggles of “flow refusing to flow,” flowing too much, or flowing whenever it likes.

Periods say a lot about our health, and in this blog I break it down in a simple, honest, relatable way.

Read here  →

Open article: When Your Flow Isn’t Flowing Right by temiinhealth.medium.com

Public Health: The Thin Line Between Passion and Reality
Public health is the future of healthcare, globally and locally. It’s the field that focuses on prevention, systems strengthening, community wellbeing, and equity. And many of us enter it with passion, purpose, and a desire to solve real problems.

But there’s also the reality.

Passion is powerful, but passion alone won’t pay bills or build the life we want. And sometimes the world we step into as public health graduates looks nothing like what we imagined in school.

We see governments making efforts, yet the challenges persist. 

Nigeria still has one of the highest maternal mortality rates. We remain among the countries with the highest number of people living with HIV. Health budgets are still far below what’s needed. Preventable diseases continue to take lives every day.

So where do we come in?

School gives us literacy, but experience gives us clarity. It’s when you sit with data, join fieldwork, engage communities, attend review meetings, or support real programs that your passion finds direction. That’s how we stay committed, by being involved.

Yet the reality can be discouraging, too.

People still ask, “What does public health even do?” Some think we demolish buildings. Others ask if we are nurses or failed doctors. And many don’t see the systems-level work we do to keep populations safe and healthy.

As for me, I am a public health graduate deeply passionate about women’s health. But I am still searching for the environment to channel that passion, grow, and deliver impact. Maybe I haven’t looked in all the right places yet, but I am open.

If you know any organizations, fellowships, or opportunities that support young public health professionals, especially in women’s health, please share them. The truth is: passion grows when it’s placed in the right spaces, with the right people, doing meaningful work.

What They Don’t Tell You About Prioritisation as a Product Manager

One thing nobody warned me about in product management is how emotional prioritisation can be. You will sit with a list of ideas, all of them useful, all of them exciting… but you can only pick one. 🫠

And that’s when reality sets in. Prioritisation isn’t about saying yes. It’s about saying “not now”, and sometimes that’s even harder than saying no.

As a PM, you quickly learn that:
- Not all urgent things are important
- Impact beats excitement every single time
- Your favourite idea might not be the best idea for the user
- Engineering complexity can humble you real fast
- Data can completely change your mind

Another hard part is saying no to other teams. I had to tell a team member last week that the product team wouldn’t be taking on a request because we couldn’t prioritise it right now.
Immediately, it felt like we were like that strict parent that never agrees. 🥲
That’s why frameworks exist. MoSCoW is still my favourite, Must have, Should have, Could have, Won’t have - simple, clear, and humbling.

I used to think prioritisation was just picking what sounded “cooler” or “bigger.”

Now I know it’s one of the most strategic decisions in product management, because it determines what your team builds, where your time goes, and what value actually reaches the user.

So yes, prioritisation will stretch you.

It will force you to ask deeper questions.

It will make you choose impact over ego.

And some days, it will even frustrate you.

My Health Background and How It Shaped My Journey as a Product Manager

Getting into tech was a big learning curve for me, a completely new space that demanded new skills. But finding product management, and eventually health tech, felt like discovering the perfect bridge between two worlds I care deeply about: technology and public health.

As a public health practitioner, I have always been drawn to solving problems at a population level, looking at a large group of people and asking, “How can I help them live healthier lives?” Public health requires critical, strategic, and systems thinking. You don’t just act; you plan, design, and implement interventions that create lasting impact. That mindset has shaped the way I build and manage products today.

Transitioning into product management, I realized how much my public health background gives me an edge. Working in women’s health, a space I am truly passionate about, makes decision-making, research, and brainstorming more intuitive. It is what I study, talk about, and advocate for every day, so building solutions in this field feels both natural and fulfilling.

My background has helped me become a more empathetic, proactive, and impact-driven product manager. It has also taught me that regardless of the field, success in product management always requires curiosity, continuous learning, and the willingness to put in the work.

Would I thrive outside health tech? Absolutely. But working at the intersection of health and technology, that’s where my purpose meets my skill. 💡

Work–life balance… what is it really about?

I haven’t spent many years working, so I am open to being wrong. But in my little experience, juggling work and life is its own journey, one adulthood didn’t exactly prepare us for.

Does work–life balance exist?

Honestly… yes and no. It depends on how you see it.

When choosing a career, we are constantly told to “follow your passion.” It sounds cliché, but having a genuine interest in what you do helps create a kind of balance. Why? Because sometimes, there is no clean separation between “work” and “life.”

For many of us, our work becomes a huge part of our lives.

It is tied to our fulfillment, our finances, our goals, our needs, and our wants. It fills other cups, and that’s why it is important to do something that doesn’t feel like punishment.

When you genuinely care about your work, whether it is education, poverty, health, women’s issues, or even helping people in the simplest ways, ideas will come to you anywhere: on a date, during your commute, or even in your sleep. And instead of feeling annoyed, you feel excited to execute. That’s passion meeting responsibility.

Looking at myself, my friends, and the reality around us as young adults, I have come to believe: work–life balance might be a myth, not because work should consume us, but because our work is deeply tied to the kind of life we want to build.

Whether we like it or not, the decisions we make about work shape our future. And maybe the real balance is choosing work that aligns with who we are becoming.

Portfolio. Resume. Visibility. What exactly is it really about?

One thing I have struggled with the most in my early career is constantly revamping my CV and portfolio. Every three market days, I am changing something. One week it looks “perfect,” the next week I am convinced it needs a complete makeover. And honestly, the amount of contradicting advice out there doesn’t help.

Some say your portfolio should not contain your picture, just your projects. Others say your picture adds personality and credibility. Some say your resume must follow a strict structure. Others say structure doesn’t matter as long as it’s clear. Some insist on a professional summary. Others say it’s unnecessary and outdated. Some tell you to put your skills and tools at the top. Others say it should go at the bottom. “One-page resume only.” “No, add everything, show your experience.” “Don’t list all your certifications.” “Actually, list them… but only the relevant ones.”

Everywhere you turn, it’s do this… don’t do that.
And here I am in the middle, just trying to survive, get noticed, land the next opportunity, and build a career I can be proud of.

The truth?

I don’t have the answers yet. I haven’t figured out the perfect formula. I am still learning, editing, experimenting, and trying again. But what I know for sure is this:

We are all navigating it together, this journey of becoming visible, credible, and confident in our work.

Cheers to everyone still trying to figure it out, one update at a time.

My public health passion is women’s health, breaking barriers in the little ways I can.

It honestly dawned on me today how, in so many places, women are simply not awarded choice. The little girls married off in Somalia, the women who cannot even speak in Afghanistan, the violence women face in South Africa, or the girls in parts of Nigeria who still can’t go to school. Nigeria remains one of the countries with the highest number of out-of-school girls, and what does that really mean for their futures? Our health matters, but our livelihood, our opportunities, our rights… they matter too.

Women’s health is broad, but at its core is women’s rights. Some women can’t get a doctor’s appointment without their husband’s consent. Some mothers fear their daughters’ first menstruation because they know it could mean being shipped off to a man’s house. The struggles are endless. In some countries, people are advocating for menstrual leave; in others, they are simply fighting for girls to be allowed to attend school. Some places are debating abortion laws and reproductive autonomy; others are still trying to stop child marriage.

When I look at the world today, it makes me sad because the imbalance is so clear, and the weight women carry is so unfair. The struggles vary, but they are universal. For some women, freedom means getting a job without being harassed. For others, it means going to school. For some, it is the right to speak without fear of death or lifelong punishment.

I say this all the time, and I will say it again: How can you make life better for a woman?

Be kind to her. Care for her. Do not be the reason her life is hell.

It sounds basic, but women are already going through so much. Society is harsh to us, our hormones drag us everywhere, and our health is constantly at risk. Pregnancy takes lives, leaves some with lifelong conditions, brings joy to many, but often at a cost to themselves.

So how do we do better, and help one another as women?

We speak. We keep speaking so our voices are heard.
We lend our voices to other women.
We care for each other.
And above all, we love ourselves.

Why We Must Include Boys in Women’s Health Conversations 💭

Women’s health is an incredibly important, and often underresearched, area. But beyond health, our overall welfare as women is equally vital.

I came across a post recently about someone who led an intervention for girls in a community. The program initially seemed successful, but years later, the outcomes weren’t encouraging. And it made me think: why do most of our interventions focus only on girls?

Take something as simple as teaching girls to avoid early or unwanted pregnancies, an important lesson, no doubt. But in most sexual relationships, emotions are involved. A girl may be taught to “stay away,” but once feelings enter the picture, those teachings can fade in the moment. That’s not weakness, that’s reality.

So here’s my point: when we educate girls about their health, their bodies, and their rights, we must also include boys.

They need to understand what the other gender experiences; not because they can live it, but because awareness builds empathy, and empathy drives responsibility.

As mothers, it’s okay to tell your sons about your reproductive health struggles, the same way you would tell your daughters.

As sisters, when you have menstrual cramps or reproductive stress, explain it to your brothers. When boys grow up seeing and understanding these realities, they become men who are compassionate, supportive, and responsible.

Because if a boy gets a girl pregnant, her life shouldn’t be the only one that pauses.

Responsibility should never be one-sided.

The same goes for house chores, cooking, or caregiving, these are not “women’s duties.” They are life skills every child, regardless of gender, should learn.

If we truly want gender equality and a healthier society, we must start raising boys who understand that life, care, and responsibility are shared.

It begins with the little things, awareness, empathy, and education, for both girls and boys.

Hormones Over It All: The Quiet Struggles of Being a Woman

Hormones, those little messengers we have zero control over, shape so much of our lives as women. From puberty, they start influencing our mood, energy, focus, appetite, confidence, and even how we see ourselves. And most times, we are expected to just “function” through it.

Right after our period, estrogen rises and life feels lighter. We are clearer, calmer, more focused, like we have finally returned to ourselves. Mid-cycle, during ovulation, confidence peaks. Estrogen is high, testosterone joins briefly, and suddenly we feel bold, magnetic, social.

Then comes the shift.

Progesterone steps in, things slow down, and if pregnancy doesn’t happen, both estrogen and progesterone drop. This is when PMS hits, the anxiety, irritability, sadness, brain fog, overwhelm. Not because we are “too emotional,” but because estrogen affects serotonin, our mood-stabilizing chemical, while cortisol (the stress hormone) often rises.

The truth is: we are not designed to feel the same every day. Our bodies cycle, and each shift is a form of communication.

One piece of advice I always share is this: track your cycle. When you understand your hormonal patterns, you move through each phase with more clarity and compassion. You are able to prepare for the low days, give yourself grace when your mood dips, and recognize when what you are feeling is influenced by biology, not failure.

We can’t escape our hormones, but we do have choice. Even on the days when we feel sad, overwhelmed, or unusually energized, we can choose how we respond, how we care for ourselves, and how we navigate the world around us with the awareness we now have.

Tools I have used as a Product Manager, what I have learned, and how they have shaped my productivity

One tool, or should I call it a workspace, that I genuinely enjoy as a Product Manager is Google Workspace. Why? Because it makes my life so much easier. I can juggle multiple things in one place: Docs, Sheets, Forms, Mail, Drive, and even YouTube. Everything I need lives in one ecosystem, and it keeps me organized no matter how busy things get.

Then there’s Mixpanel, the tool I had to sit down with and become best friends with. Data is important, yes, but data without insight is just noise. The only way data becomes useful is when you can translate it into something meaningful for your team. Mixpanel and I didn’t click at first, but now we are buddies. I read the documentation, watched tutorials, and even had long calls with teammates just to understand it deeply. Now, we interact every single day.

Slack is another tool I love. It may seem basic, but it has truly improved the way I communicate. Threads help me stay organized, and the “catch up” feature makes it easy to find every place I have been mentioned. I have integrated Mixpanel into Slack too, so I get insights delivered directly without checking dashboards. It saves time, reduces unnecessary emails, and creates a space where my team can brainstorm freely in threads.

ClickUp is my project management backbone. A big part of product management is accountability, tasks, timelines, and follow-ups, and ClickUp helps me manage all of that. I assign tasks to engineers, set priorities, add due dates, link Figma, attach documents, and track progress on the board. After Slack, it’s our strongest communication and coordination tool.

Another important tool is Productboard. It helps with prioritization and roadmap planning. Even though roadmaps are flexible, having a tool that structures timelines and helps stakeholders visualize direction is invaluable.

And of course, Miro.

Colourful, visually appealing, and perfect for brainstorming. During large meetings, everyone can drop ideas on sticky notes, and we review them together. It’s also excellent for user journey mapping, drawing flows feels effortless on Miro.

As a Product Manager, my goal is always to use tools that make my life easier:
• Tools that help me document without stress
• Tools that make conversations easy to find
• Tools that help me translate data into insight
• Tools that help my team move together

Honestly? I just love my tools. They are a huge part of how I show up, stay productive, and build meaningful work every day.

Product Thinking: The Power of Seeing Beyond the Interface

Do teardowns actually help with product sense, product thinking, and knowledge building as a product manager?

Absolutely.

One thing I have learned about product thinking is that it is a mix of the simple, the strategic, the collaborative, and the intentional. When you are building a product, you are not just designing screens or shipping features. You are constantly thinking, reframing, and asking, “How will this feel from the user’s side?”

That mindset alone brings clarity.

I attended a program recently where one of the keynote speakers said something that stuck with me: “In tech, we often see people as users. But when you start seeing them as customers, everything changes.”

Because once you shift that lens, you don’t just think about features, you think about:
- The value someone gets
- The experience they have
- How they discover and adopt what you’ve built
- What makes them stay
- How your product fits into their real life, not just your roadmap. 

Value also means different things for different customers. So product thinking becomes the bridge between what we want to build and what people actually need, feel, and use. And our job is to make sure every segment of our audience receives the value we promise, and that we communicate that value clearly.

In the end, great product thinking is simply this: building with intention, empathy, and clarity, every single time.

What Building a Feature Taught Me About Collaboration as a Product Manager

Building a feature sounds exciting until you realise how much collaboration truly sits at the center of it all. It is not just “design → engineering → testing.” It is the constant coordination, communication, and alignment happening behind the scenes that makes everything work.

Recently, my team switched to a Kanban-style workflow, and honestly, it changed everything for us.

Instead of people getting pulled randomly into new tasks, each engineer now has clear visibility into what they are working on, what is next, and how long things will take. Our weekly syncs became more intentional:
- What’s the priority?
- What’s in progress?
- What’s blocked?
- What are we committing to for the next cycle?

Kanban made our execution smoother, reduced surprises, and helped us focus on delivering value instead of reacting to chaos.

And then there is the actual building.

Working on the period tracker from scratch reminded me how cross-functional product work really is, design reviews, engineering feasibility checks, internal testing, external testing… and repeat.

During our external testing with Propel, which I led, communication became everything.

I had to ensure testers were properly onboarded, gather their feedback, organise it into actionable insights, and make sure those learnings shaped the next iteration of the feature.

What I have learned is simple: Collaboration is not a soft skill in product management. It is the job. Features ship because people communicate clearly, trust each other, and commit to shared outcomes.

Every day reminds me that PM is not a role you “master” once.

You learn, unlearn, relearn… and then learn again. The field evolves, users evolve, teams evolve, and even you evolve.

I have realized that most of my growth hasn’t come from formal training. It comes from:

- Experiences; the tough days, the unexpected blockers, the features that didn’t land the way you imagined, the wins that teach you what to repeat, and the “hmm, next time we will do this better” moments.

- Articles & Blogs; sometimes one well-written piece can unlock a whole new way of thinking about users, prioritization, or team alignment.

- Podcasts & Talks; hearing real PMs break down their decisions, failures, and frameworks reminds you that your challenges are normal and your skills can deepen with time.

- Conversations; a random chat with an engineer, a designer, or even a user can open up insights you never considered.

One thing about PM is this: you are constantly building your mind just as much as you are building products.

The more you learn, the better you understand context, nuance, people, and solutions.

Every small insight compounds. Every experience adds up. Every lesson becomes clarity for the next step.

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