Marty Cagan, author of INSPIRED, EMPOWERED, TRANSFORMED and LOVED, shares discussion guides for book clubs and product teams. The guide recommends an order for reading the books, starting with TRANSFORMED for an…
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This podcast episode, hosted by Teresa Torres and Petra Wille, examines why product leaders struggle to protect time for deep, focused work such as strategic thinking, team alignment, and creative exploration. The hosts…
Lenny Rachitsky shares his favorite interview questions for product managers, one per core PM responsibility, with notes on what strong answers look like and which red flags to watch for. He also includes a set of…
The post compares general management (GM), functional, and hybrid org models, explaining how company stage, how close a North Star metric sits to revenue, and how critical the end-to-end customer journey is shape the…
Shreyas Doshi argues that most people are poor listeners and that effective interpersonal communication can be built from a small set of foundational axioms rather than memorized tactics. The core idea is that once you…
Cagan asks how much technical competency a product manager really needs, noting that managers and candidates alike are unsure where the bar sits. He argues technology knowledge matters because great products pair a real…
Marty Cagan reflects on a virtual conference where he was invited to speak to Agile coaches about managing complexity, and urges coaches to watch the recording despite its uncomfortable critiques. He argues that Agile's…
In this end-of-year episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres reflect on what they want to be known for in their work. They examine why the word 'legacy' can feel heavy and propose gentler framings…
Marty Cagan argues that strong project management is a hidden driver of successful product organizations, using eBay's Lynn Reedy as the example. He contends that project management is distinct from product management…
Marty Cagan argues that a core failure in product planning is that weak projects, which should be killed during product discovery before reaching engineering, often are not. He identifies seven recurring reasons for…
Shreyas Doshi argues that founders and senior leaders in high-leverage roles benefit from clearly identifying what they are really selling, meaning the core value or outcome their product or leadership delivers beneath…
Marty Cagan argues against a common fallacy in the tech industry: that developers only care about building tools for other developers. He contends that most engineers are passionate about solving real problems for real…
Marty Cagan argues that ethics deserves its own explicit place in product decisions, proposing a fifth risk alongside value, usability, feasibility and business viability: 'Should we build it?' He notes ethics often…
The post offers a step-by-step guide to hiring and structuring a first growth team, drawing on interviews with a dozen growth practitioners. It argues growth should follow product-market fit, that acquisition is usually…
Lenny 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 Rachitsky reflects on serving as juror on a weeklong criminal trial and maps courtroom dynamics onto product management. The post argues that trials offer a useful lens on soft skills like choosing the right…
Teresa Torres and Petra Wille open 2026 with a casual behind-the-scenes conversation about what is changing in their work and what they are experimenting with. Teresa explains retiring live Deep Dive cohorts in favor of…
Melissa Perri interviews two product leaders, Alicia Hurst (Group PM at JW Player, hiring for an NYC team) and Vibhor Chhabra (VP of Product at TaxJar, a company that has always been fully remote), about hiring…
Cagan argues that when executives are deeply hands-on with products, product teams should use "visiontyping", a lightweight, high-fidelity prototype focused on core concepts rather than completeness. He contrasts three…
Marty Cagan, writing with Chuck Geiger, argues that a product manager's success depends heavily on the working relationship with the head of product development, often called the CTO. The essay defines the scope of that…
A community roundup from a paid PM newsletter covering threads on sprint cadence for tiny startups, where PM and designer responsibilities overlap, and how to run PM team and leadership meetings. It also touches on…
Marty Cagan shares a curated list of favorite product and leadership mantras he has collected while visiting companies, explaining what each one reveals about good product practice. Many of the quotes are attributed to…
John Cutler outlines ten career traps that thoughtful people, including capable product and tech professionals, tend to fall into. The core argument is that good intentions and strong work ethic can quietly steer…