The Product Guy

MAY 16, 2025

Prioritization is where product leadership gets tested. Balancing technical constraints, stakeholder agendas, and long-term goals is hard. Even experienced PMs get stuck in opinion-driven debates or lose clarity under pressure.

Technical Review

The Product Guy

JUNE 12, 2025

Read the full article: [link] Your subscription unlocks: Weekly deep dives on product leadership and decision-making Proven tools and case studies to strengthen your execution Access to mentorship and resume reviews at higher tiers What’s the hardest “no” you’ve had to deliver as a PM — and what did you learn from it?

Leadership

People-First Product Leadership

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Rapid technological changes and shift to hybrid work: The transition to remote / hybrid work, then back to the office, has mixed up communication, collaboration, and work-life balance. That’s the power of the new AI-native tech stack. Develop Adaptive Leadership Skills: Be flexible and ready to pivot when needed.

Technical Review

Lenny Rachitsky

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In the past few years, we’ve seen the “ great flattening ” of tech: rising expectations of fewer ICs to own larger swaths of the product and manage multiple teams while staying hands-on. Instead of spending valuable time after the meeting reviewing notes and drafting a summary, do the work in the meeting itself.

Product Research

Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Step 1: Preparation (3-5 weeks) The preparation step is a foundational effort where a lot of the groundwork and due diligence is done to inform the strategy selection process. Leadership interviews: This is a critical input to the process and is often forgotten or skipped for various reasons.

Strategy

The Product Guy

APRIL 3, 2025

In our newest Patreon-exclusive Roadmap to Mastery article , we explore: Why coalition-building is the PM leadership skill most often ignored How to lead without authority by building deep cross-functional relationships A case study where building a coalition led to on-time delivery and lasting collaboration For PMs ready to lead at the next level.

Leadership

Lenny Rachitsky

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Now that I have experienced AI-augmented product management and leadership, I don’t think I could work for a company where AI wasn’t allowed. Previously, in order to avoid becoming a bottleneck, I could review only high-stakes communications, like emails to the CEO or all-hands presentations.

User Testing

UX Planet

JANUARY 22, 2025

Case Study: Improving Data-Driven Decision Making for CSR Leadership Civian is a data-driven platform designed to help businesses measure, optimize, and showcase the social and economic impact of their investments in communities. By creating an Affinity Map out of our findings, we were able to group common themes together.

Data Visualization

Sequent Learning

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Achieving and Scaling Product-Market Fit: A Guide for Product Managers in Mid-to-Large Tech Companies Introduction As product managers in mid-to-large technology companies, you’re no stranger to the challenges of maintaining and scaling product-market fit (PMF).

User Testing

The Product Guy

AUGUST 3, 2025

With interviews, tickets, reviews, and feedback synthesized in minutes, teams now face a new problem: more input, less clarity. AI made product discovery fast, but not necessarily better.

Product Research

Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 20, 2025

After stepping down a few weeks ago, he’s spending his newfound time crystallizing his most important leadership lessons learned over the past decade. They review the manager’s performance. Sadly, the organizational and senior leadership failure to even recognize the major role change is rampant.

Weak Development Team

Product Management University

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This is no less than a nightmare because youre forced into a situation where you have to be everything to everyone customers, sales, tech support, client services, customer success, executives, etc. Then our clients can start using them to direct their products from more of a leadership position versus reactionary.

Product Management

The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Without this strategic guidance, companies risk building technically impressive products (e.g., “powered by AI”) that fail to solve real customer problems. Writing off the entire profession due to isolated failures is as illogical as declaring “engineers are unnecessary” because of poorly written code.

Weak Development Team

BrainMates

MAY 28, 2025

Influential Leadership. Technology Curiosity and Fluency. Influential Leadership Credibility without authority Drive alignment across complexity Story and trust The power to guide and align others without formal authority. Influential leadership: gets the company behind bold moves. Strategic Foresight. Is it future-fit?

Technical Review

BrainMates

JUNE 15, 2025

Evolving as a Product Leader: From Execution to Capability By Adrienne Tan At a Glance The Future of Product Isn’t Just Technical. Product leaders are quick to invest in tools, platforms, and tech upgrades but often overlook the human capability needed to bring those technologies to life. It’s Human.

Technical Review

The Product Guy

MARCH 12, 2025

Every meeting becomes a performance review rather than a space for creative problem-solving. Experiments that might failbut could lead to paradigm shiftsare killed in favor of safe bets that give executives something to celebrate on their quarterly reviews. OKRs should serve the strategy, not dictate it.

Data Visualization

Roman Pichler

JANUARY 20, 2025

1] Figure 1: A Product Strategy System You can use the model in Figure 1 to review and improve your current product strategy approach. First, as a coach who offers strategy and leadership guidance to the person in charge of the product. Are they properly empowered and adequately qualified?

Systems Review

The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Under Musk’s leadership, Tesla adopted a first-principles approach to rethinking fundamental aspects of the electric car. Guided by fundamentals and first principles — Tesla transformed the trajectory of automotive technology. Be sure to agree on them, set them, review them, and adjust as you go. On its own, it may be worth it.

Roadmap

UX Planet

DECEMBER 25, 2024

I remember sitting in a leadership meeting as the UX leader, and out of nowhere, someone asked, Jas, whats the Return On Investment, aka ROI, on UX? UX is more thanmetrics Technological advancements have propelled UX into the limelight. Yet, 27% of online shoppers abandon their carts due to overcomplicated checkouts.

UX

People-First Product Leadership

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

But how do you hone this crucial skill when faced with conflicting data, unsupportive leadership, or an over-reliance on gut feelings? Maintaining product sense without leadership support If you're not subscribed to Marketcartonist , add it to your list. Technology and customer needs are never static.

Product Research

BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Regular customer feedback loops, user testing, and post-launch reviews are crucial. Even with the right specifications, execution may fall short due to poor team performance, lack of resources, or insufficient training. For product managers: Closing this gap requires strong cross-functional leadership.

Data Visualization

Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 14, 2025

Laura Tacho is the CTO at DX , has taught over 1,000 tech leaders through her course on developer productivity metrics , and on the side is an executive coach for engineering leaders. The time to first review was about 60 minutes. Her background is in developer tools and distributed systems. Are these calculations perfect?

Product Research

The Product Guy

MAY 21, 2025

Inside the article: Why removal is harder than building, but often more valuable A four-stage subtraction audit to guide product teams How to identify features that are dragging performance, usability, or focus A case study showing how one team removed a low-use feature and saw engagement rebound What Youll Learn: How to evaluate feature usefulness (..)

Leadership

The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

A real-world case study of how strategic influence drove a 20% increase in engagement and reduced technical debt. 1-on-1 Support spanning personalized mentorship and resume reviews (available at higher tiers). How are you preparing for the future of product leadership? Whats Inside the Article?

Technical Review

UX Planet

MARCH 15, 2025

Why My AI Learning Approach is Different When I first began exploring AI, I quickly realized that most learning resources available online are heavily technical. I wanted to learn how to leverage AI strategically from a product managers perspective rather than from a deep technical standpoint. Learn more at Empathy &AI.

Data Visualization

Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 6, 2025

” and “Whose opinion does the leadership team value most?” I’m curious—what experiences have most shaped your philosophy toward product leadership?” The leadership team bought into the future she helped them envision. Information-source diversity: Review your research sources.

Development Team Review

People-First Product Leadership

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This guide breaks down the essentials: Customer Insight, Market Analysis, Organizational Impact, and Technical Mastery. Share People-First Leadership 2. You can develop your product instincts through hands-on experience and practice: Always learning: Stay updated on industry trends, user behavior patterns, and emerging technologies.

Product Research

Modus Create

JULY 28, 2025

Between switching tools, chasing down documentation, and waiting on reviews, they spend more time navigating the workflow than writing code. Review cycles are predictable and consistent. An undocumented expectation during a code review. Slow code reviews: Inconsistent standards and overloaded reviewers create bottlenecks.

Reporting Tools

BrainMates

JULY 2, 2025

Collaboration often breaks down due to misalignment, unclear roles, and disconnected tools. Why Cross-Functional Collaboration Matters Product leaders operate at the intersection of business goals, user needs, and technical realities. This is where strong leadership and the right tools can make all the difference. The challenge?

Product Research

People-First Product Leadership

JANUARY 21, 2025

In this article, which originally appeared in Mind the Product , I share 5 strategies to master product leadership in 2025. People-First Leadership is a reader-supported publication. When you’re on a bike, you’re constantly adjusting resistance based on the class or terrain, just like we adapt our leadership approach.

Technical Review

Gainsight

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Driven by a passion for making data actionable, Cummings advanced through the ranks in Customer Success, working diligently to bridge the gap between raw analytics and meaningful human experiences. In tech, and especially in AI, the landscape is constantly evolving.

Data Visualization

The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This was one such situation — the product leadership team agreed and memorialized the decision that our product was bloated, and we needed to streamline it. We were now reviewing the features to be sunset, and the teams to work on them. Value targets so enticing that executive leadership wouldn’t dare vote them down.

Roadmap

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 4, 2025

  The Discord interview process typically takes about 3–4 weeks and involves: Recruiter phone screen, Technical screen, Final round. Prepare for several high-level technical questions, but answer briefly. Technical roles can expect a coding challenge to follow the hiring manager screen.

Reporting Tools

Modus Create

JULY 8, 2025

In this blog, I break down the key value drivers, share practical examples, and explain the leadership mindset needed to capture AI’s potential for your product teams. They focus on defining the problem, crafting clear prompts, reviewing AI outputs, and refining the results. This shift has resulted in massive efficiency gains.

Feedback Software

The Product Guy

JANUARY 7, 2025

An in-depth review revealed that misaligned goals between IT and customer service teams, coupled with outdated processes, were the primary issues. Similarly, the design of accessible technology, such as screen readers for visually impaired users, emerged from asking, What barriers prevent equal access to information?

Feedback Software

The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2025

1-on-1 Support spanning personalized mentorship and resume reviews (available at higher tiers). Exclusive deep dives like this one on strategic influence. A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools.

Strategy

The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

1-on-1 Support spanning personalized mentorship and resume reviews (available at higher tiers). Exclusive deep dives like this one on strategic influence. A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools. Subscribe today and unlock this article: [link] Whats your approach to building customer trust?

Differentiation