Product People to Listen To
The best PMs learn from the best. Here are the thought leaders, podcast hosts, authors, and practitioners who are shaping the product management discipline. Follow them, read their work, and level up.
Lenny Rachitsky
Host of Lenny's Podcast — the #1 product management podcast. Former PM at Airbnb. His newsletter and podcast cover growth, product strategy, and career advice from top operators.
Marty Cagan
Partner at SVPG (Silicon Valley Product Group). Author of Inspired and Empowered. The godfather of modern product management, known for advocating empowered product teams over feature factories.
Melissa Perri
Author of Escaping the Build Trap. CEO of Produx Labs. Teaches product management at Harvard Business School. Known for the Product Kata framework and product-led transformation.
Teresa Torres
Author of Continuous Discovery Habits. Product discovery coach. Known for the Opportunity Solution Tree framework and making user research a continuous habit, not a phase.
Shreyas Doshi
Former PM leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google, and Yahoo. Known for sharp product thinking on Twitter/X — concepts like LNO framework, pre-mortems, and high-agency product management.
Gibson Biddle
Former VP of Product at Netflix. Writes a popular Substack on product strategy. Known for the DHM model (Delight, Hard-to-copy, Margin-enhancing) and Netflix product case studies.
John Cutler
Product thinker at Amplitude. Systems thinker known for challenging conventional PM wisdom. Prolific writer on product culture, team dynamics, and the messy reality of product work.
Claire Vo
CPO background with deep expertise in AI and product management. Writes and speaks about how AI is transforming the PM role and how product leaders can stay ahead of the curve.
April Dunford
Author of Obviously Awesome — the definitive book on product positioning. Helps B2B companies clarify what their product is, who it's for, and why anyone should care.
Wes Kao
Co-founder of Maven. Expert in cohort-based education and rigorous thinking. Shares sharp insights on communication, stakeholder management, and building leverage as a PM.