Budi Tanrim's Newsletter

Practical insights for product crafters

This newsletter is for people who want to build good products.

It’s for people who want to go on the journey as a Product Designer, a Product Manager, or a Design Manager. You will get practical ideas, mindsets, and habits to help you solve hard problems better.

This newsletter is for you if you want to…

• Get actionable frameworks you can apply to your work

• Build habits that help you to be a good problem-solver

• Level up your skill and make a career progression

2023 Q1 Roadmap

In Q1 2023, we will explore this Product Execution framework. This is for you (PM or Product Designers) who are working on a feature and want to optimize it. It's for you who transitioned to product recently. This framework will help you strengthen your fundamentals of product execution. See the full explanation here.

Who am I?

Hi, I'm Budi Tanrim. I previously work as a Principal Product Manager at GovTech (previously Head of Product Design). We were supporting Indonesia's Ministry of Education. To see more of my professional journey, go to my LinkedIn.

What I can offer is a practical perspective from my experience in the product design industry and product management in the past 12 years.

This newsletter is for everyone who wants to continually improve and become a better problem-solver.

Budi

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What people say:

Firzan 🥝 @iamfirzan

Try to implement Design Scoping Template from @buditanrim Newsletter. seems very helpful

11:11 AM ∙ May 24, 2022

Alim @cerealcoklat

I just subscribed to Budi's newsletter. I will try to use the template on the actual project. Thank you for making your brain accessible! @buditanrim The article👇 How to scope product design work newsletter.buditanrim.co/p/how-to-scope…

newsletter.buditanrim.coHow to scope product design workEstimating and scoping your product design work is important. Especially if you’re in the fast-pace environment. Here’s how.

5:11 AM ∙ Aug 4, 2022

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femke 💛💙 @femkesvs

Really enjoyed the latest email issue from @buditanrim that included this framework for an effective product design portfolio

buditanrim.coAn effective product design portfolio – StructureHere’s the hard truth: It takes me less than 2 minutes to decide whether I want to interview the candidate or not.

4:46 PM ∙ Jan 8, 2021

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ali @si_ali

Good onboarding design is about minimizing the setup time so that new users can feel the core value of your product sooner. It’s the moment where users feel, “Oh, this product is actually useful.” —@buditanrim

newsletter.buditanrim.coDear Budi: How to be strategic in designing onboarding experience?Onboarding is about minimizing the setup moment, so users can reach to the valuable moment.

4:37 AM ∙ Aug 11, 2022

Amy Fourie @AmyFourie_

I’ve been subscribed to Budi’s newsletter for a month or so and have really enjoyed the thought provoking content he writes! I highly recommend 🌟

Budi Tanrim ✏️ @buditanrim

Finally got a chance to draw some post illustration. https://t.co/lyH9vXMgbm

4:09 PM ∙ Apr 3, 2021

Vamsi Batchu @vamsibatchuk

Love this piece... do read it.. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Human-centered team vs. Feature-centered team – Strategic relationship buditanrim.co/2021/human-cen… via @buditanrim

buditanrim.coHuman-centered team vs. Feature-centered team – Strategic relationshipMove from discussing the solution to the outcome.

3:16 PM ∙ Feb 8, 2021

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Randy J. Hunt @randyjhunt

I love the content @buditanrim is creating and sharing. Really solid and thorough guidance for early- and mid-career product designers. Many principles apply much more broadly as well.

Budi Tanrim ✏️ @buditanrim

I've explored how to make a good portfolio in my blog recently. It will make you stand out among the candidates, but it is not a guarantee you will get a job. Normally, the next step is the interview. You should at least prepare 3 things: 🍍Last role 🍍Aspiration 🍍Questions

4:25 AM ∙ Jan 10, 2021

Caesar @caesarzkn

Journal buditanrim.co via @buditanrim . The last article tell us 5 key points to be better designer and also better human. Thanks for always write an insightful content !

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7:01 AM ∙ Sep 17, 2020

Nurdea P. Mashar @deaizwell

Belum lama follow twitter mas @buditanrim terus mampir ke buditanrim.co wah langsung suka sama gaya nulisnya dan isi pembahasannya, gak panjang2 tapi dapat intinya.. Dari tulisannya nemu jawaban yang related dengan problem. Thank you for sharing mas Budi 😁

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4:08 AM ∙ Jan 15, 2021

Melis ❄️ @zirswanka

@buditanrim @femkesvs I keep coming back to read your articles, spent all day on user metrics :) thank you so much for doing this.

4:56 AM ∙ Feb 9, 2021