Lenny’s Podcast128 min
Chandra Janakiraman · Jan 26, 2025
Key learnings- Treat product strategy as the layer between mission/vision and the roadmap; it should name a few focus areas (strategic pillars)…
- Budget roughly 8 to 12 weeks for a small-S strategy, since it can be leveraged for about two years and the upfront investment is…
- Form a strategy working group of engineering, product design, and data (plus research or marketing if available) so the strategy…
Lenny’s Podcast105 min
Varun Parmar · Apr 20, 2023
Key learnings- Organize product teams around personas rather than only outcomes, and embed cross-functional roles like product marketing and…
- Treat every release as a move in the competitive game: each shipped change either improves or weakens your position relative to…
- Be the first to hit the learning wall in competitive markets, since speed of learning often determines who wins, even if that…
Lenny’s Podcast124 min
Jake Knapp + John Zeratsky · Feb 11, 2024
Key learnings- Start each day by choosing a highlight: imagine the day is over and decide what you'd want to call the highlight, then protect a…
- Don't rely on willpower; change your environment by logging out of apps, deleting infinity-pool apps from your phone, or adding…
- Use your calendar as a design tool by blocking focus time, meals, exercise, and personal priorities, then adjust the template…
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Feb 25, 2025 · 21 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyChandra Janakiraman, shared with Lenny Rachitsky, presents Strategy Blocks, a step-by-step product strategy framework. It has a 2-year 'small s' strategy built from preparation, sprints, design work, writing, and…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresMar 13, 2024
Mar 13, 2024 · 10 min
“When an organization shifts from delivery or feature teams to product teams, the first step is often a change to team structure. Delivery and feature teams are often structured by function—front-end teams, back-end teams, mobile teams, etc. These teams can rarely deliver value on their own. Instead,”
Product Talk · Teresa TorresDec 27, 2023
Dec 27, 2023 · 8 min
Lily Smith, Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, describes how she set out to add deliberate practice to product learning after realizing that reading and talks were not enough to change how she and her peers work…
SVPG · Marty CaganSep 14, 2021
Sep 14, 2021 · 7 min
Cagan and Moore argue that moving to an empowered product-team model is a major cultural shift that must start with senior leaders, who still have legitimate needs to run the business. Their answer is not to simply step…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresFeb 12, 2020
Feb 12, 2020 · 11 min
This Product in Practice feature profiles Lisa Orr, a former data scientist turned product manager at Airship, who leads discovery for the orchestration product area with coaching from Teresa Torres. It shows how a…
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Jan 28, 2025 · 19 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky previews Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky's upcoming book Click and their new two-day Foundation Sprint for launching big projects. The post traces the origin of the approach to the Google Meet story and…