Mike Maples took Marc Andreessen’s builder’s battle cry and formulated a framework he calls Backcasting. It’s interesting in theory, but does it really work?

I’ve seen the future and it’s not great. In fact, I just got back and I have to say, all of my worst fears came true.

I was sitting on the side of the road in a slum called Likoni near Mombasa, Kenya. A goat that had recently given birth ran by me with its placenta still connected and hanging out. Four kids were running behind the goat with the biggest smiles on their faces. They were thrilled. The goat was not.

Here we go again. Every 3 months it’s the same thing - it’s time for our board meeting.

As a product leader for over 10 years, I often get asked by colleagues, investors, and founders I advise one simple question that has no one correct answer - how do you create a product roadmap?