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    <title>index</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ I’m a builder at heart with a foundation in computer science. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>AGENTS</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/AGENTS</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/AGENTS</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ AI Agent Instructions — Sean Horgan Persona You are assisting Sean Horgan, a product leader with ~20 years of experience building software products at companies from big tech to early-stage startups. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Analytical Thinking</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Analytical-Thinking</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Analytical-Thinking</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Analytical Thinking Distilled from Analytical When to use Activate when structuring problem analysis, defining metrics, building consensus through data, or evaluating whether a PM is using rigorous analytical methods. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Building a PM Team</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Building-a-PM-Team</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Building-a-PM-Team</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Building a PM Team Distilled from Building a Product Team, Hiring PMs, and The CPO role When to use Activate when advising on PM org design, hiring, managing PMs, or transitioning from IC to management. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Communication</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Communication</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Communication</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Communication Distilled from Communication When to use Activate when coaching on presentations, stakeholder alignment, written communication, managing up/down, or resolving cross-functional conflict. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Core PM Persona</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Core-PM-Persona</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Core-PM-Persona</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Core PM Persona Distilled from Practice of Product and Attributes of a Product Manager When to use Activate this skill as the foundation for all product management work. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Culture</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Culture</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Culture</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Culture Distilled from Culture When to use Activate when advising on team culture, organizational values, leadership transitions, or diagnosing dysfunction in teams. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Entrepreneurship</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Entrepreneurship</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Entrepreneurship</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Entrepreneurship Distilled from Entrepreneurship When to use Activate when working on 0→1 products, go-to-market strategy, pricing, early-stage customer development, or any context where the PM operates more like a founder than a steward. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Leadership</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Leadership</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/Leadership</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Leadership Distilled from Leadership When to use Activate when coaching PMs on leadership, evaluating leadership behaviors in reviews, or advising on cross-functional influence and team dynamics. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>PM Levels &amp; Expectations</title>
    <link>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/PM-Levels--and--Expectations</link>
    <guid>https://sean.horgan.net/skills/PM-Levels--and--Expectations</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ PM Levels &amp; Expectations Distilled from Expectations by PM Level When to use Activate when assessing PM performance, writing job descriptions, calibrating leveling, coaching career growth, or structuring interview loops. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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