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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Stop talking in circles! Please, Just Answer the F*** Question! 🤌 There is a simple framework called: Answer-Then-Explain — yes, that simple! www.productvoyagers.com/p/please-jus...

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Please, Just Answer the F*** Question! 🤌

The way you answer questions says more about your leadership than you think.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

The next time your calendar fills with back-to-back commitments and that familiar mixture of stress and satisfaction rises within you, pause. Ask yourself: “What am I proving, and to whom?” The answer may illuminate the path from busyness as validation to busyness as chosen contribution

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Alvaro Llobet @alvarollobetps.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Oh—and a podcast is coming 🎙️ More convos, more builders, less fluff. This is just the start. Let’s build smarter. Together. 💚 And shoutout to @awafaey.bsky.social for bringing me aboard. #AI #Automation #Product #ProductThinking #BuildInPublic

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From AI Models to Product Value: The Automation Bridge

Scaling value through automation, not hype.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

The product triangle: Good, Fast, Cheap. The leadership square: Meetings, More Meetings, Emails About Meetings, Calendar Invites for Follow-up Meetings.

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Amy Mitchell @amycmitchell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

What separates good product managers from great ones? It's more than shipping fast - it's about leadership A framework from @awafaey.bsky.social: 1️⃣ Foundational Excellence 2️⃣ Relational Mastery 3️⃣ Strategic Vision buff.ly/40rVrTf #productmanagement

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I watched products fail because we built on unchecked beliefs. Discovery isn’t about building—it’s about questioning what works and breaking what doesn’t. Reflecting on how I run discovery now, inspired by many insights from Teresa Torres @producttalk.bsky.social

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Product Discovery Redefined: Explore, Validate, Break

Product Thinking with Intentional Role Shifting!

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The honest truth of Product-Led growth 1/ it will hurt at the beginning. 2/ you will make enemies, around you. 3/ and you might think to have a new job 4/ but your users will love you 5/ and your product will grow

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Obsession isn’t a flaw—it’s focus with a pulse. The world tells you to “balance,” but balance doesn’t build greatness. Obsession does. It sharpens skills, breaks limits, and fuels the work others call impossible. The question isn’t if you’re obsessed—it’s if you’re obsessed with the right thing.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The best product managers consistently break conventional PM rules. They 👇 / Ship less, but ship better / Say no more than yes / Prioritize long-term health over short-term wins / Focus on prevention over production / Value simplicity over features

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Visionary Product Managers are Architects of long-term value! #productmanagement

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Saeed Khan @saeedwkhan.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

AMA #Product Going to try something here. I know the reach isn't much. But Let's see how it goes. Ask me anything about #product or #ProductManagement or #productmarketing. I'll do my best to answer. GO!!!

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

A PM's 'No' isn't defiance—it's strategic clarity. Great PMs guard focus, align with the roadmap, and prioritize real value. Leaders: (During Performance Reviews) Back their decisions, defend their communication, and ensure they feel empowered. Saying 'No' is leadership, not a flaw. 🚀

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Just 12 weeks. 9,000 reads. 37 countries. 4 continents. Hundreds of PMs. Product Voyagers is turning chaos into laughs, lessons, and connection. Never thought it would grow this fast 🙌 Keeping this energy into 2025 😅 40 brutally honest PM phrases to survive and thrive👇 — happy new year! 🎄

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Product Voyagers in 2024: Stories and Laughter on a Global Stage

Celebrating the first quarter: growth, connection, and the unstoppable spirit of Product Managers worldwide – with a gift at the end 🎁🎁🎁

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Empathy is the superpower that transforms a competent PM into a trusted collaborator.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

My last subscriber of the year on productvoyagers.com 🫠🤩 Wishing everyone a well-deserved break 🎊

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

You’re not a product manager until you’ve gotten your hands dirty—building, experimenting, failing, succeeding, and learning. It’s not about a certificate. It’s not about memorizing frameworks. It’s about real-world scars and wins. That’s where the magic happens.

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Paweł Huryn @pawelhuryn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Hey, I started creating a Starter Pack with product people to follow here: go.bsky.app/AvDFMVY Who did I miss? @lennysan.bsky.social @cwodtke.bsky.social @amycmitchell.bsky.social @producttalk.bsky.social @oneknightinproduct.com @d-pereira.bsky.social @aatirar.bsky.social and more

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Product managers aren’t just the owners of roadmaps or the coordinators of cross-functional teams —they are the architects of value

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

If your leadership style is solely based on building consensus to avoid conflicts—thinking it’s empowering or ‘good enough’—hate to break it to you, but that’s not leadership. True leaders embrace tough decisions and navigate conflicts head-on.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A bold product vision inspires, but a bold story ignites action!

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Product Discovery fails when it’s treated as a checklist instead of a mindset.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

One Slide, One Message. Each slide delivers a single, clear takeaway—be it a number or a short sentence. Even graphs are banned :) With that, all roles have the same style and more stories to tell.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Product Discovery isn’t one thing—it’s about intent: 🧭 Generative: Explore unknown problems & opportunities. 🔍 Evaluative: Validate / Test to prove what works. 💣 Destructive: Test to break what doesn’t. The strongest product mindset? Explore. Validate. Break.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Product managers: Your impact is often invisible. Engineers build. Designers craft. Sales close. But you align the chaos. Do you know your impact? More importantly: Do you show it?

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

A product refinement meeting can go two ways: > Chaos—like untangling a giant ball of thread while everyone argues over where to pull. > Clarity—like neatly rolling it into a spool, one actionable decision at a time.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Cancel Your Next Sprint Retrospective If your team isn’t using insights from the last retro, you don’t need another one. Cancel it. Instead, revisit and apply what you already discussed. Stay pragmatic, happy Monday 😇

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Top 3 Career Advice I Got from My Managers 🚀 👉 Find your successor 👉 Don’t overexplain yourself 👉 Ask for support strategically Each piece of advice is a golden nugget for PMs aiming to grow as leaders. Insightful one by Anela Hoti. www.productvoyagers.com/p/top-3-care...

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Top 3 Career Advice I Got from My Managers

The best career advice doesn’t always come in performance reviews—it’s in the moments that make you stop and rethink everything.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Sometimes — Better product decisions start before talking to customers or experiments—but by challenging your assumptions. If your foundation is off, no amount of feedback or testing will fix it.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Use Sunday to plan your ‘anti-priorities’ for the week. What will you not do? What distractions will you ignore? Progress isn’t just about what you take on—it’s about what you leave behind.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Celebrate a Feature Funeral ! Every product has a feature no one uses. Check your analytics, find one with <1% engagement, and kill it. Declutter your product to make room for something better. Progress starts with subtraction.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Happy Saturday! Instead of ‘owning the roadmap,’ own the questions that shape it. The best PMs aren’t feature schedulers—they’re purpose seekers. Spend this weekend rethinking your ‘why.’ It might just reshape your Monday.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Very clear and insightful guidelines on what to focus on during your Product career. Prefectly breaks down in a meaningful metaphor how we grow in the role - recommended read 👌 by Tony Fadel (Google, Careem/Uber and Deliveryhero Product Lead)

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Navigating the Product Management Ladder

What's Expected at Each Level?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 12/12/2024

Founders: Don't give C-level titles out like candy; you can't go back from there. Hard to hire "over" the CTO, CPO, CFO or what have you. Be judicious about this stuff, even if titles "don't matter" (truth is, for most people they do).

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

AI is the worst PM—no empathy, no vision, no creativity. And that’s its power. It forces you to confront data without bias, simplifies your overcomplicated ideas, and optimizes relentlessly. Let AI handle the mundane; you lead with humanity. Worst PM + best partner = unstoppable.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Do you measure reputation by audience ?

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

From bridges to products, @rohandehal.bsky.social shows how unique lenses lead to unique insights. Thrilled to feature his story on Productvoyagers.com — an inspiring journey from civil engineering to product management! 🚀 Dive in 👇

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

1/ Misalignment doesn’t kill products. It quietly drains them of momentum. It lurks in the grind: - Teams with conflicting goals. - Managers approving projects without shared context. - Leaders debating strategy while execution stalls.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

🎯 Not every idea deserves an experiment. Jumping into experiments too soon? You might end up validating bad ideas. Some concepts need research. Others need clarity or a bold vision. And some? They just need to be killed! So - Experiment with purpose! #productmanagement #productvoyagers

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

„We’re gathering feedback." A solid deflection when you know the idea isn’t landing. When to use it 👇 ”What’s the status of the prototype?" |__ We’re gathering feedback." Translation: We’re gathering the courage to admit it’s a disaster.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Most product tools help you build faster. @prodpad.com helps you pause and think. It doesn’t ask, ‘What’s next on the roadmap?’ It asks, ‘Why does this matter?’ For me, it’s a reminder: strategy isn’t speed; it’s clarity. Give it a try!

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

„We’re still in discovery.” A classic PM phrase for when nothing is actually happening. When to use it, to answer the below 👇 “Any updates on the feature we discussed?” Translation: We’re discovering how much longer we can avoid committing to anything concrete.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Ever felt like a fraud despite your wins? Imposter syndrome hits hardest in product management, where ambiguity & pressure collide. Here’s how to silence the voice saying ‘You’re not enough’—and thrive. 💚 More Care here 👇

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Imposter Syndrome in Product Management: The Voice That Says, “You’re Not Enough”

Recognize, Confront, and Overcome the Self-Doubt That Holds You Back.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Decision-making is the crucible of product leadership. The stakes are high: every decision cascades across teams, customers, BIZ outcomes > In many organizations, decision-making often feels reactive and haphazard—a sprint to deliver something rather than an opportunity to drive meaningful change.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

„It depends." 👇 The OG. The crown jewel. If you’re a PM and haven’t said this at least three times today, are you even working? When to use it:"Can we launch this feature next week?""It depends." Translation: It depends on whether the universe aligns, Steve. Spoiler alert: it won’t.

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I love this sentence: ‘Let’s circle back.’ Polite, noncommittal, & buys time. ‘Can we add AI to the MVP?’ Let’s circle back after the roadmap. Translation: Let’s never speak of this again. PM life = dodging chaos. What’s your go-to escape phrase?

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Wafaey @awafaey.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

#UncommonPM Today in one of the communities, I saw this question: ‚Should a PM ever delay delivering immediate user value to build a stronger competitive moat?’

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