Lenny’s Podcast193 min
Eric Ries · Oct 29, 2023
Key learnings- Treat a startup as an experiment: state the hypothesis, identify the leap-of-faith assumptions, and design the cheapest test that…
- An MVP is defined by the hypothesis being tested, not by a fixed level of stripped-down quality; it can be a brochure, a…
- Quality is defined by the customer, so teams that don't know their customer can't really know what a quality bar means; get early…
Lenny’s Podcast74 min
Cam Adams · Jun 2, 2024
Key learnings- Cameron says Canva replaces traditional managers with specialty coaches, roughly 800 to 1,000 internal people who help colleagues…
- Cameron argues that scaling requires 'giving away your Lego': hand off tasks you personally own, like writing every email, so you…
- Cameron advises founders to build something they are truly passionate about, since passion sustains them through the dark…
SVPG · Marty CaganMay 13, 2021
May 13, 2021 · 3 min
Jon Moore, an SVPG partner, argues that the principles behind empowered, outcome-focused product teams are not new and not tech-specific. He points to Ingvar Kamprad's 1976 essay 'Testament of a Furniture Dealer' as…
produxlabs.com · Melissa PerriJul 11, 2020
Jul 11, 2020 · 5 min
“We’re tapping into our CPO Expert Network from our new CPO Accelerator Program and learning from the best product leaders out there. Abbie Moore, CPO of non-profit organization Adopt-A-Pet, tells us what her company values most, how she measures impact, and why testing ideas and building products is just as important in the non-profit world.”
SVPG · Marty CaganOct 28, 2017
Oct 28, 2017 · 4 min
Marty Cagan announces the second edition of his book INSPIRED, which he describes as essentially a new work rather than an update. He explains that the field has moved past early Lean Startup and Agile ideas, so the new…
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…
SVPG · Marty CaganMar 10, 2016
Mar 10, 2016 · 3 min
Marty Cagan argues that many Agile coaches come from delivery backgrounds and lack the product and design experience needed to help teams with discovery. He describes Discovery Coaches as typically former product…
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 TorresNov 11, 2015
Nov 11, 2015
Teresa Torres argues that a common mistake among teams new to Lean Startup methods is substituting experimentation for judgment, testing options like folders versus tags without first reasoning about which is most…
SVPG · Marty CaganJun 4, 2015
Jun 4, 2015 · 10 min
Marty Cagan argues that the common company process of taking executive or stakeholder ideas, building business cases, prioritizing feature roadmaps, and handing requirements down a line from product to design to…
SVPG · Marty CaganDec 11, 2014
Dec 11, 2014
Marty Cagan argues that a common and avoidable form of waste in product teams is when one member, often a user researcher, learns something important about customers but the rest of the team doesn't absorb it. Findings…
SVPG · Marty CaganJul 31, 2013
Jul 31, 2013 · 3 min
Marty Cagan, author of product management writing, sets out the personal beliefs that underpin his work and teaching: faith in technology, leadership, honesty, people, giving back, and continuous improvement. He argues…
SVPG · Marty CaganJun 1, 2010
Jun 1, 2010 · 3 min
Marty Cagan introduces four thought leaders whose blogs he finds valuable for product people, many of whom were relatively new voices in 2010. He profiles Ben Horowitz, Eric Ries, Steve Blank, and Fred Wilson…