Product
All things product from being a PM to strategy to tactics for building a product
Resources (2)
The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less
This book is currently my favorite book when it comes to buidling busiensses and startups. It's pragmatic and gives actionable advice, especially for bootstrapped founders. I don't believe in growth at all costs. I believe in building businesses that solve real problems for real communities, sustainably. Sahil Lavingia’s framework is my go-to guide for keeping things lean, profitable, and focused on what actually matters: the customer.
Lenny's Podcast
I've learned so much from this podcast
Notes (8)
Refreshing nicuparente.com (Fall 2026)
I've been quietly shipping updates to this site since spring, so here's a roundup of everything that's changed. 1// Notes can hold more than one photo This one shipped today. Notes now show multiple images as a peek carousel, so you can see the next photo at t…
October 11, 2026
The goal of a PRD is clarity. Not 10,000 words.
So whether you're writing it or generating it with AI, make sure your team can actually read and comprehend the purpose of what you're building in 10 minutes. Or there will be a lot of "claude: give me the TL;DR for this", which at that point you're writing fo…
July 25, 2026
So anyway, I stated Vibing.
"A couple of companies wanted me to pay $1,000/month for SaaS tools for my 17 user app. So I opened Claude Code. And anyway, I started vibing. Now I've got a project tracking tool, 2 CRMs (the first one leaked customer data), 16 analytics dashboards, a payroll…
March 12, 2026
POV of the C-suite after Learning About AI agents
CFO: "What exactly is it that you do around here?" SaaS: “I turn your complex workflow into a managed service so you don't have to worry about compliance and maintenance; you can focus on your business problem.” CEO: "Well then, I just have to ask, why couldn'…
March 1, 2026
4 Common Mistakes that junior Product Managers (including myself) make
Not Saying No Enough This isn't just saying no to meetings; it is saying no to stakeholders' requests, timelines, or customer feature requests. This can be hard, especially if you want to please everyone but its critical in order to prioritize the product visi…
January 14, 2026
Claude Code + Cursor
This has been my personal tech stack when developing new projects.
January 7, 2026
FAQ: Do I need to know how to code to be a Product Manager?
No, unless you want to work on platform or developer-focused products like an API, SDK, etc. Why? Because, as a PM, you should be able to use your product. You need to be able to understand how it works, its limitations, and its experience. So, if you don't kn…
January 1, 2026
Talk to Users
You know what hasn't changed in the product-building process, even with AI? Talking to your potential users or customers. Having a prototype to show helps, but that shouldn't be a requirement to talk to users. You'll be surprised by how many assumptions you ha…
December 30, 2025
