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Who is Marty Cagan: Background, Books, Product Management Tips, and More

Userpilot

In many ways, he has shaped how successful products are built and how teams can be organized to work toward excellence. Cagan is also the author of the highly regarded books , “INSPIRED,” “EMPOWERED,” and “TRANSFORMED.” Let’s look at each of his books in detail. Marty Cagan is a popular name in the product management world.

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How to Be a Truly Great Head of Product: Strategy

The Product Coalition

Strategy and enabling your team to solve problems makes the difference between a boss and an impactful leader. There’s no separate ‘product strategy’ from company strategy?—?strategy strategy needs to be cross-departmental. He asked quite innocently in front of my new team, “what’s the product strategy?”

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My 2021 Book Recommendations

The Product Coalition

This year I developed a new reading approach, in which I read several books in parallel, usually from different topics. Good strategy works by focusing energy and resources on one, or a very few, pivotal objectives whose accomplishment will lead to a cascade of favorable outcomes.” “A let it be this one.

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From Product Management Back to Strategy

The Product Coalition

In my first official product role, which I got to after managing large dev teams and a business-related role, I managed alone a product with a development team of ~40 people. One of the first things I did, for example, was to work with the salespeople on how to sell the product.

Strategy 138
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Beyond “Cheaper, Faster, Better”?—?Vertical Integration for Startups

The Product Coalition

Vertical Integration for Startups In the past couple of years, I have worked with multiple startups in an advisory capacity and this has provided an opportunity to think about strategy in innovative ways. I apply this lens to a startup that develops solutions in the health-tech market.

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Strategic Debt Is the Silent Killer of Startups

The Product Coalition

With everything you have to do every day, it is so easy to neglect strategy. But much like code, your product strategy also requires maintenance. Startups also have a silent killer. Still, because startup life is so hectic — it might feel like business as usual. For startups, this can be the end. And nothing else.

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

Userpilot

Before starting his own venture, Lenny worked in the product and engineering teams of companies like Airbnb and Neustar. Renowned for his tenure on Airbnb’s product team, Lenny’s professional journey truly began in 2010 when he served as the CEO of a budding startup named “Localmind.”