Lenny’s Newsletter · Free post♥ 15
Oct 15, 2019 · 14 min
“Hello and welcome to my humble newsletter, where I attempt to answer your questions and offer candid advice about building product, driving growth, working with other humans, and anything else that’s stressing you out at the office. 🤝 If you’re returning from last week, thank you! If you’re new, nice to have you! Help spread the word by telling your friends to sign up here. 😎 New this week:A guest contributor 😍 Check out the second…”
SVPG · Marty CaganDec 12, 2023
Dec 12, 2023 · 3 min
Marty Cagan clarifies a terminology problem in the product community: many people use "product leader" interchangeably with "product manager" or "product owner," which causes unnecessary confusion. He argues the two…
The Beautiful Mess · John Cutler♥ 45
Sep 10, 2026
John Cutler, writing in his newsletter The Beautiful Mess, reflects on starting a new job and the intensive effort of learning how the product, workflows, history, people, and artifacts all fit together. Rather than…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 187
Jul 23, 2024 · 8 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky shares near-real-time U.S. job-market data on product and product-adjacent roles, gathered via a third-party data firm. The post argues that growth roles are expanding fastest, PM hiring has plateaued…
The Beautiful Mess · John Cutler♥ 62
May 31, 2026
John Cutler reflects on the pull many product people feel to help and improve things, and on how that impulse can turn into exhaustion if left unchecked. He frames the desire to help as a real gift that helps people…
SVPG · Marty CaganJan 20, 2005
Jan 20, 2005 · 3 min
Marty Cagan argues that the title "Product Manager" means very different things across companies and industries, a symptom of how young high-tech product development still is. Rather than wait for standardized titles…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresMay 29, 2012
May 29, 2012 · 4 min
Teresa Torres reviews Richard Feynman's memoir-style essays and draws lessons for product work. She argues that confidence in discussing ideas, rather than deferring to status, helps product managers defend their…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 440
Mar 24, 2026 · 7 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky's biannual State of the Product Job Market update, based on TrueUp data, argues that early 2026 tech hiring is more optimistic than headlines suggest. It covers rising PM and engineering openings, the…
SVPG · Marty CaganFeb 21, 2022
Feb 21, 2022 · 4 min
Marty Cagan proposes a simple taxonomy for the types of product coaching, since no widely accepted vocabulary exists yet. He distinguishes product-related coaching (delivery, discovery, product leadership, and…
SVPG · Marty CaganApr 13, 2006
Apr 13, 2006
Marty Cagan compares working at small startups versus large companies, a question he is often asked by people weighing career moves. He draws on experience across company sizes from brand-new startups to firms with over…
produxlabs.com · Melissa PerriAug 17, 2020
Aug 17, 2020 · 3 min
The article argues that remote work during the pandemic has, paradoxically, created room for product managers and leaders to invest in professional development. Without commutes and in-person meetings eating their days…
Lenny’s Newsletter · Free post♥ 105
Dec 16, 2021 · 10 min
Guest post by Justin Gage, writer of Technically, offering five practical technical areas product managers should understand to work more effectively with engineers. He argues that a strong technical foundation makes…
SVPG · Marty CaganMay 31, 2005
May 31, 2005
Marty Cagan argues that product leaders should not be dismissed because of their youth, noting that outstanding product people exist across all ages. He points out that anyone 24 or older has grown up alongside the…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 8
Sep 15, 2020 · 7 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky argues that good PMs make product teams better, and that the core PM jobs (shaping, shipping, and synchronizing) must be covered by someone regardless of hiring. He outlines three signs it's time to hire…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 252
Oct 15, 2024 · 22 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyCoach Natalie Rothfels argues that stuck, overwhelmed product leaders are usually facing inner conflict between competing 'parts' of themselves, which external productivity tactics can't fix. She walks through the…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresFeb 16, 2012
Feb 16, 2012 · 3 min
Teresa Torres describes a period of struggle as a startup CEO, realizing that her work was interesting to her but not meaningful. Interest fades when products get hard or go wrong, while meaning sustains effort. She…
Lenny’s Newsletter · Free post♥ 145
Jun 6, 2023 · 27 min
Amol Avasare, who runs B2B growth at MasterClass, recounts a traumatic brain injury from a sparring session and the year-long recovery that followed. He argues the experience sharpened his approach to energy, emotions…
HEY World · Jason FriedMar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025
Jason Fried argues that business cannot be learned from books, posts, or threads, because it is a practical skill built through doing. He compares it to music and sports, where reading about a craft never substitutes…
Lenny’s Newsletter · Free post♥ 509
Apr 7, 2026 · 9 min
This guest post by Michelle Rial, shared by Lenny Rachitsky, offers a humorous visual pep talk for anyone stuck in a creative slump. Structured as twelve short charts, it argues that fear of embarrassment, chasing…
SVPG · Marty CaganMay 22, 2017
May 22, 2017 · 3 min
Marty Cagan describes the Group Product Manager (GPM), a hybrid role between an individual contributor and a first-level people manager, which he has seen work well in fast-growing product organizations. A GPM is…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 300
Jan 2, 2024 · 21 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky compiles favorite life mottos shared by podcast guests, asking them for a motto they return to often. The post is a collection of short inspirational sayings and the reflections behind them, intended as…
SVPG · Marty CaganSep 30, 2016
Sep 30, 2016 · 24 min
Marty Cagan revisits his earlier essay on the product manager role, arguing that confusion persists and that the role is more critical than ever. He contrasts three working modes: escalating everything to the CEO (a…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresDec 16, 2025
Dec 16, 2025
In this end-of-year episode, product veterans Teresa Torres and Petra Wille compare their personal reflection rituals, built over years of product work and self-experimentation. Both have moved away from rigid annual…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 200
Mar 18, 2025 · 8 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky follows up his earlier analysis by ranking companies whose former product managers most often start companies, raise Series A rounds, accelerate their careers, or become product leaders. Using alumni…