(GeekWire file photo) The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) sued Amazon Wednesday for forcing the retailer to take legal responsibility for the recall of faulty products sold on its third-party marketplace. The complaint alleges that Amazon sold children’s sleepwear, carbon monoxide detectors, and hairdryers that put consumers at risk of serious injury or death. … Read more
The product manager is possibly one of the grayest roles within a startup. However, as a company evolves and the team grows, a founder needs to identify certain roles. Of these positions, product management is possibly one of the hardest and most important tasks to fill. Ken Norton, who recently quit his job as Product … Read more
Amazon Smart Sticky Note Printer (Amazon Image) Amazon on Wednesday announced Build It, a Kickstarter-like program that lets you pre-order potential products that the company will only build if it receives enough support within 30 days. Three days later, the first product has already reached its destination: the Smart Sticky Note Printer will be delivered … Read more
Steven Halliwell, Promethean Chief Product Officer, with his family in Carlsbad, California (photo courtesy of the Halliwell family) Steven Halliwell, Promethean’s chief product officer, calls himself a change agent. In his current role during the COVID-19 pandemic, this has meant pushing for new approaches internally and with customers. Halliwell joined Promethean in 2017 and joined … Read more