Lenny’s Newsletter · Free post♥ 14
Feb 25, 2020 · 4 min
“Hello and welcome to another edition of my weekly newsletter 👋 If you’re finding this newsletter valuable, consider sharing it with friends 🤜🤛 Q: We’re a SaaS startup with a three-person team. We’re at a stage now where we’re onboarding a few new customers per week and things are picking up. When you were building Localmind – at what point did you put your foot down on the hiring? We’ve raised some angel money before but not sure…”
SVPG · Marty CaganDec 18, 2007
Dec 18, 2007 · 4 min
Marty Cagan and Martina Lauchengco argue that the terms "product" and "solution" are often misused, especially in enterprise and infrastructure software. They define a real product as one customers pay for, that works…
Lenny’s Newsletter · Free post♥ 161
Oct 22, 2024 · 12 min
Lenny Rachitsky and Louise Beryl analyze over 5,000 survey responses from newsletter subscribers to benchmark U.S. product manager salaries by level. The headline finding is the rise of the individual contributor path…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 41
Feb 2, 2021 · 13 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyThe post answers how to increase a product's virality, first arguing that virality should only be a primary growth engine when the product naturally suits it, versus performance marketing, content, or sales. It defines…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 242
Feb 18, 2025 · 7 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky shares compensation benchmarks for product managers across the U.S., Europe, the U.K., and Canada, using Pave data drawn from over 23,000 PMs. The post breaks down base salary, equity, and total comp by…
SVPG · Marty CaganFeb 28, 2006
Feb 28, 2006 · 4 min
Cagan argues that the traditional role of the salesperson is shrinking as customers now research, trial, and buy products online before ever talking to a rep. He identifies the main barriers that kept people buying…
HEY World · Jason FriedNov 18, 2025
Nov 18, 2025
Jason Fried, co-founder of Basecamp, praises the Concept2 RowErg indoor rowing machine as a benchmark of product quality. He describes its simple, durable construction, low maintenance, easy assembly and compact…
SVPG · Marty CaganMar 9, 2014
Mar 9, 2014 · 3 min
Marty Cagan argues that product teams often fixate on a single kind of analytics, usually web analytics, and miss the larger picture. He lays out four flavors that matter for product work: user analytics on how real…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 89
Jun 18, 2024 · 17 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky synthesizes lessons from Stytch's CEO and marketing leaders at other startups on running out-of-home (billboard, bus, transit) ad campaigns for B2B software. The post argues OOH is best for brand…
Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 64
Feb 21, 2023 · 7 min
Subscriber post — summary onlyLenny Rachitsky answers a reader worried about layoffs by compiling advice from people who were recently laid off. The post walks through seven preparation steps, including documenting accomplishments, rebuilding your…