About

From Pixels to Punk is a blog by Ryan McDonald — a product manager who thinks the best lessons in building products come from unexpected places.

Pop punk taught me that simplicity hits harder than complexity. Anime taught me that the best teams are messy, passionate, and relentlessly committed to the mission. Game dev taught me that shipping ugly and iterating in public beats polishing in secret.

This blog is where those worlds collide. It's product management without the corporate veneer — strategies, stories, and frameworks drawn from music, anime, gaming, and the creative chaos that makes building things fun.

The Vibe

• Three chords and the truth > a 40-slide strategy deck
• Ship the demo > perfect the roadmap
• Read the room > follow the process
• Energy > efficiency

If you're a PM, designer, engineer, or anyone who builds things and wants to feel something while doing it — you're in the right place.

Break the rules. Build cooler products. Have fun doing it.