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Jun 14, 2019 · 17 min
“The role of product manager (PM) is the most fascinating role within tech teams right now. PMs are closest to the center of the action, have a disproportionate amount of influence over key decisions, and often go on to start their own companies. It’s no surprise then that product management has begun to show up on lists of the best, hottest, and most promising careers in the U.S. (and not just in tech). Seven years ago, after joining…”
Lenny’s Podcast153 min
Peter Deng · Jun 22, 2025
Key learnings- Before scaling past product-market fit, invest in systems and architecture that let the team move sustainably faster, since…
- Build a growth team early; a growth leader forces instrumentation and rigorous questioning of what is actually happening in the…
- Balance growth-focused and craft-focused people deliberately, so the tension between metrics and product quality produces…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresMar 3, 2021
Mar 3, 2021 · 36 min
Teresa Torres and Hope Gurion continue their series arguing there is no single right way to run product discovery, while holding teams to shared principles. This session covers two principles of continuous discovery…
SVPG · Marty CaganSep 1, 2020
Sep 1, 2020 · 3 min
Marty Cagan, who popularized the term product discovery, clarifies a common confusion: learning is valuable, but the real goal of discovery is to gain insights, which are learnings a team can act on. He explains that…
SVPG · Marty CaganJun 1, 2020
Jun 1, 2020 · 3 min
Marty Cagan explains where the term "product discovery" came from and why he chose it. He argues that software has always faced two core problems: figuring out the right product, and then building it right, which he…
SVPG · Marty CaganJan 29, 2017
Jan 29, 2017 · 3 min
Marty Cagan argues that while Lean and Agile are often criticized, their core principles remain valuable, even though most companies practice them poorly. He observes that the best product teams have already moved…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresMar 23, 2016
Mar 23, 2016 · 3 min
Teresa Torres argues that many product managers remain unaware of a fundamental shift toward modern product discovery, despite the Lean Startup and design thinking having been around for years. She observes that many…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresMar 2, 2016
Mar 2, 2016 · 8 min
Torres argues that product delivery has matured through Agile, continuous integration, and story mapping, while product discovery, the work of deciding what to build, has lagged behind. She contrasts the traditional…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresFeb 10, 2016
Feb 10, 2016 · 8 min
Teresa Torres explains how she selects participants for a product management research study that drew 90 responses in 48 hours. She argues that interviewing is qualitative and descriptive, so the statistical idea of a…