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Cliff

@ctgilley.bsky.social

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Former lawyer and tech product manager, currently advisor/consultant for product teams with Gartner. Craft cocktail, wine, and beer aficionado, TTRPG and video game enthusiast, horror and comic book fanatic.

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Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

bear asks opossum “anything good in the paper today?”
opossum says “nope, everything is terrible. except for one little thing.” opossum pokes its head through the newspaper and smiles

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HJ @hjarmstrong.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I love Neil, the ungovernable seal.

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Cliff @ctgilley.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

[1/9] Good #communication is hard, but it's especially important for #productmanagers. What makes comms "good" has been something I've had on my mind lately. In most contexts, effective communication requires some combination of (1) clarity/conciseness, (2) completeness, and (3) politeness/politics.

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Jason Knight @oneknightinproduct.com · 16/12/2025

Here’s the video of my talk at PRODUCTIZED in Lisbon - a great conference and a fun talk…"Product Management Isn’t Like The Books" www.youtube.com/watch?v=39dR...

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Breaking product management rules - Jason Knight

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 11/05/2025

You know how in finance there’s the idea that all of the stock market is a giant algorithm that uses all available info to pronounce the truth about the economy? It’s not surprising, I guess, that people view a different algorithm—that uses all available info to make text—as a truth-machine.

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Cliff @ctgilley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

A recurring theme in my work with #productleaders is "how do we become more agile" or "customer-oriented"? It's tough not to reply with the truism: you become more [x] by doing more [x] things. But that's the truth. (1/5) #prodmgmt #productmanagement #productmanagers #productled #culture

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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Another one for @senschumer and his fellow brave letter writers

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Hà Phan @hpdailyrant.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Continuous discovery and R&D isn’t just to validate the next feature. It should deepen your understanding of your problem space, your business opportunity, your segmentation and user behaviors. All of those inform your strategy and creates horizons for your product.

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Cliff @ctgilley.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Are you an enterprise B2B #productleader who's had success working product owners into your organization for more scaled product team operations? I'd love to chat with you about your experiences for a research note that I'm working on. #prodmgmt #productmanagement #productmanagers

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Cliff @ctgilley.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Absolutely LOVED #TheMonkey -- almost pure perfection, except that the first half of the third act slowed down a bit too much for me. Oz should make an Evil Dead movie, think he'd absolutely nail it. #horror

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Cliff @ctgilley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Something I've been struggling with this week (along with **gestures around wildly**)...why are so many of the issues we have in #productmanagement so evergreen? More project than product, trouble working with sales and marketing, delivery over strategy? [1/2] #prodmgmt #productmanagers

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Cliff @ctgilley.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hey #productmanagement! The Gartner for Product Teams crew is looking for insights on how you're using #generativeai in your day-to-day work. We'd love it if you could take a few minutes to fill out our informal survey to inform some upcoming research! #prodmgmt surveys.gartner.com/s.aspx?s=58d...

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Jason Knight @oneknightinproduct.com · 05/01/2025

Another good article, this time from @mipsytipsy.bsky.social, about Brian Chesky's Airbnb story and how he put all the blame on the dysfunctional organisation he created, and then praised himself for learning basic management practices on the job. Founder mode indeed 🤢 charity.wtf/2024/12/17/f...

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“Founder Mode” and the Art of Mythmaking

I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot …

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Cliff @ctgilley.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I hate #introduction posts, but I'm going to go ahead with one because...why not? I'm a former #lawyer, #productmanager, and #agile coach who lives in the #PNW. I currently work @ Gartner helping product teams do better. I love #horror, #comics, #camping, #cocktails, #wine, and #beer. 'Nuf tags, eh?

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