Every PM says they prioritize based on data - until politics walk in.

In this episode of The Product Huddle, Anamarija and Jeff break down what really happens when stakeholders, founders, and investors all want their thing shipped first.
Forget frameworks - this is the human side of prioritization: pressure, negotiation, and saying no without losing trust.

You’ll learn:

• The question every PM should start with: “What are we optimizing for?”

• The art of saying no (without actually saying it)

• How to pre-align before meetings - so decisions don’t explode live

• Why timestamping your backlog can save your sanity

• How to handle founders’ 3 AM ideas and investors who think they’re your product owners

• When “we promised it to a customer” is a real issue, and when it’s just sales pressure

Prioritization isn’t a spreadsheet problem. It’s a negotiation problem.

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