Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 2, 2025

In our conversation, we discuss: Gong’s unique approach to working with design partners Their unique pod model Why Eilon makes big decisions quickly Lessons learned from being early in AI The power of extreme focus His “spiral method” for learning complex topics quickly How to maintain quality while optimizing for speed Find the transcript (..)

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dan Mason, lead a conversation around “Your Next Career Steps”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Marc Wendell, lead a conversation around “UX Design Tactics”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! About The Product Mentor.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

“So far this week I’ve had eight coaching calls with non-customers, two coaching calls with customers, and one conference in San Francisco for B2B product managers. For example, if I’m doing lots of one-on-one coaching sessions then I would view this as research and ask myself how can I scale this delivery?

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 14, 2018

Rather than suggesting a model startup, advisor and author Laura Klein is likely to point you toward her favorite heist film. Now the Vice President of Product at Business Talent Group , she has honed her expertise into a set of best practices and published them in two books: UX for Lean Startups and Build Better Products.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

You may be familiar with some of their media such as radio shows, podcasts, and books, or their tools like the EveryDollar budgeting app. The Head of Product Coaching Matthew Ensor and CTO Brendan Wovchko partnered up and decided this was the way they wanted their teams to work together. To help people win with money.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 20, 2016

Chesbrough wrote his Open Innovation book in 2003. As an example, under Steve Jobs, Apple spent a fraction on R&D compared to its peer group yet consistently released new products. A CTO shares how he has increased the innovation muscle of his teams using five perspectives: (1) Classic Change Management. (2)

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

getting a certification (be it scrum, agile, product, coaching … you name it). writing a book. reading more industry news and books. Why do I want to start a podcast or write a book? Approach goal: “Be more appreciative of my CTO’s actions.”. Avoidance goal: “Avoid arguing with the CTO.”. finding a new job.

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Mind the Product

MAY 21, 2019

Here are a few recommendations, based on my professional experience as well as my research for a forthcoming book, The Product Mindset: Succeed in the Digital Economy by Changing the Way Your Organization Thinks. A CTO friend of mine likes to talk about the importance of an uptime budget for devops engineers.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 10, 2024

He’s the author of two of the most foundational books for product teams and product leaders ( Inspired and Empowered ), he’s the founder of Silicon Valley Product Group (one of the longest-running product advisory groups), and he’s almost certainly worked with more product leaders and teams than any human alive.

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

It is a known fact that startups which are accompanied or coached, view their chances of success as being much higher compared to those that are not. The right mentoring and coaching support facilitates a startup’s transformation and enables roadmap planning and execution, without straying from the ultimate vision and goal.

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Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Hi readers, I’m so, so excited that my upcoming book is dropping in one week, on December 7!! The Cold Start Problem , as the book is called, is about the secret that drives many of tech’s most successful products. They use digital marketplaces as a side hustle, selling collectibles or coaching sessions, or otherwise.

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Product Talk

MARCH 1, 2023

In my experience coaching teams, it seems like either the team picks their outcome (with little to no input from leadership) or leadership picks the outcome (with little to no input from the team). Other common responses included the product manager, the sales team, the CTO (again, one of the options), and Directors of Product or Engineering.

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Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Brant previously authored The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development, the first purpose-written book to discuss Lean Startup and Customer Development concepts and he is the Co-Founder of Moves the Needle, which has advised the innovation practices of such leading companies as GE, Intuit, Capital One, ING and Cisco.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

TL;DR Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia is an author, speaker, coach, and the founder of Product School. Who is Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia is a sought-after speaker and product coach. Sign up for “How World-Class Product Teams Are Winning in the AI Era” by Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Let’s carefully define a “Head of Product” as someone who directly supervises a team of product managers including hiring, work assignments, mentoring, and resolving cross-product disputes. So our first struggle is what to call this role. Most lack a crisp list of what we’re not going to pursue.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It can be a full-blown CPO responsibility or a CTO who runs both product and technology. This situation is very common and requires the founders to close many gaps in the way they think about product management in general and their product specifically (that’s where my mentoring services come in handy ). And are they even needed?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

A sample engineering career trajectory from Kiwi.com Eventually, engineering managers can work their way up the ladder all the way to the CTO position. This could include everything from studying leadership and business books, meeting with mentors or teachers, and enrolling in management classes and bootcamps.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2020

Read books and media publications My favorite book is “Inspired?—?how Find a mentor Developing your management skills requires a lot of self-discipline, but also support and advice from people you trust. Sometimes, just having a good conversation helps to do a step back and look at situations from a different angle.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Book Review: ‘Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics’ Stephanie Hare, author of the recently published, ‘ Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics’ , will join us at Business of Software Conference Online next week, 9 March to talk about an important topic. In the real world.

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Revulytics

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Notable Speakers from recent Mind the Product conferences: Teresa Torres , Product Discovery Coach. These networking dinners enjoy a great deal of popularity among veteran attendees and get booked out nearly 3 weeks before the event. Dharmesh Shah, CTO and Co-founder of HubSpot. Michael Sippey, VP Product at Medium.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

Chief Technical Officer The CTO is responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is.

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Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

We always ask which books have had the biggest influence on their business lives and what they are reading now. It’s fascinating to hear what books other people read and great to see so many BoS speakers appearing on the list. This year’s book list is here. Most influential book: There are many to choose from. (I

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Valerian Tech

JULY 5, 2023

By embracing a partnership with a Fractional CTO, with expertise in technology implementation and data analytics, companies within the hospitality industry can unlock their full potential and propel their business towards success. Book a free consult today.

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Product Bookshelf

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The story begins with the struggling founders meeting with their top advisor and board member who recommends OKRs. They hire a CTO and deal with a variety of team problems along the way. The second half of the book explains the OKR framework in more depth to help with roll-out.

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

He is now a full-time growth advisor and angel investor who helps consumer subscription companies build their growth models, develop their growth strategies, hire and scale their growth teams, and achieve their full potential. A massive thank-you to Phil for doing the work to put a piece like this together. You know who you are!

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Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

Embracing a partnership with a Fractional CTO, who is well-versed in data analytics and technology, enables e-commerce companies to unlock the full potential of their data and propel their business toward sustainable growth. Book a free consult today.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 8, 2021

Bruce founded Product Culture to help communicate the key principles underlying consistently successful product-focused organizations and helps companies like Vistaprint, Localytics, Huawei, Nuance, and Zipcar achieve their product visions through workshops, mentoring, and team coaching. appeared first on Business of Software USA.

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Andrew Chen

JANUARY 9, 2020

Dear readers, I’ve only been writing sporadically recently on here — mostly because I’m working on a new book project (more to come soon on that!!) My partner at a16z, Scott Kupor, wrote a book recently and I excerpted it here, and talked a bit about why startups are a hard industry, looking at the numbers.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Liam Geraghty: Will Larson is the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app. It’s been been fantastic, and I hope to be back with another book in like three to five years. Zanade Mann , founder of Black Women’s Business Collective.

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Business of Software Conference

JUNE 20, 2019

April Dunford UK Book Launch Tour BoS USA 2019 BoS Europe 2020. If the pilot went back in and read a book during the flight you wouldn’t be so happy during the flight. And then I realized that there was a lot I needed to coach. As a coach you hire yourself a coach inside the company to help you through.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 13, 2023

By leveraging the knowledge and guidance of a Fractional CTO, healthcare companies can mitigate compliance risks, protect patient data, and ensure the delivery of high-quality healthcare services while maintaining regulatory compliance. Book a free consult today.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 18, 2023

With the guidance of a Fractional CTO, companies can navigate the complexities of cloud computing adoption, develop a comprehensive cloud strategy, and ensure seamless integration into their existing infrastructure. Book a free consult today.

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People-First Product Leadership

APRIL 24, 2024

Dharmesh Shah, the co-founder/CTO of Hubspot shared on Lenny’s podcast , company culture is a product. If you enjoy exploring these topics and believe you would benefit from discussing them further, book a coaching session with me here. Another path is to to reflect on your company culture.

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Mixpanel

MAY 12, 2020

And then I worked there, and have grown with the company, and have seen a lot of different phases and stages, and found different people to be mentors, and learned different things. ” And I’d go dig up that book or look it up. And when you start out you always need mentors.

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Mixpanel

MAY 12, 2020

And then I worked there, and have grown with the company, and have seen a lot of different phases and stages, and found different people to be mentors, and learned different things. ” And I’d go dig up that book or look it up. And when you start out you always need mentors.

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