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Who is Lenny Rachitsky: Background, Newsletter, Podcast, and More

Userpilot

There is a ton of product management advice out there, but most of it is generic tips repeated over and over again. With a self-named newsletter and podcast, Lenny is a widely followed product expert. Lenny is a newsletter writer, podcast host, angel investor, and product consultant.

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The Making of Product Managers: Michael’s Story

The Product Coalition

This is a free sample story from my book The Making of Product Managers. It is unusual that Michael’s first brush with product management was during his master’s degree in systems design engineering. In the academia of applied science in 2012 it was not common practice to think about design and user experience.

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Women Succeeding in the World of Product Management

Product Management Unpacked

They became my female role models and heroines – strong, intelligent problem-solvers who used their feminine skills to their advantage,” says Kate Hare, Chief Product Officer at Photobucket, to Women 2.0 , a media and tech industry leader in gender equality. Product management is a cross-functional discipline.

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Influential Product Management Mentors

The Product Guy

. > What key people helped shape you into the product manager you are today? The first person who really started me on the path to where I am today was my VP of Product at OpenSky, Chris Keane. Chris also gave me my first book specifically on Product Management, “The Art of Product Management” by Rich Mironov.

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How do you Become a Product Manager?

Mind the Product

I’ve been building digital products for nearly a decade now. A few weeks ago, a friend messaged me for advice on becoming a product manager. Product Management HQ also has a well-established Slack community, though I’ve not tried it. The post How do you Become a Product Manager? How do I Find a job?

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TEI 288: Design sprints for product managers – with John Zeratsky

Product Innovation Educators

The recipe for rapid product design for product managers. More recently, I am seeing product managers using Design Sprints in organizations to create new product concepts, resulting in realistic prototypes in five days. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [6:28]

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470: Strategies for enhanced product innovation in organizations – with Andy Binns

Product Innovation Educators

Insights for product managers on fostering innovation in corporate environments Today we are talking about how established organizations can innovate, resulting in new products and ventures. Joining us is Andy Binns, a management advisor, award-winning author, and speaker on innovation and change.