A Few of My Favorite Product Things

I have been asked more than twice in the last week for my go-to resources for all things Product. Here’s a rundown of all my favorite links, books, blogs and whatnot. What are your favorites? Head to my LinkedIn post to comment so I can add them to my list!

Helpful sites, communities, newsletters, and blogs

• Mind the Product

  • In addition to a great newsletter, Mind the Product hosts excellent thought leader conferences all over the world!

  • Their podcast (The Product Experience) is a good listen for people working in product, design and engineering. 

  • Their newsletter is an excellent digest of news, articles and blogs in the industry (go to the site and the invite to subscribe will pop-up — it’s worth it, I promise!)

  • They have local meetups called ProductTank that help you meet others doing product work locally.

• Product School (I like the breadth of their training and their blog/newsletter.)

• Product Management Today

• ProduxLabs

• Ken Norton

• Product Plan (Yes, It’s software, but their blog has some good content that’s not specific to their tool.)

• Melissa Perri

• John Cutler

• Janna Bastow

• Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG — This is the OG, led by Marty Cagan.)

• Fahren (OF COURSE I am going to logroll here for the team I often collaborate with!)

Formal Training & Education

• Mind the Product

• Product School

• 280 Group

• Pragmatic Institute

• LinkedIn Product Management courses

Specific Articles/Webinars

• The Evolving Role of Product Management

• Mind the Product: What, exactly, is a Product Manager?

• 3 Tips for Adopting a Product Management Framework

• Mind the Product: Why Digital Transformation Requires Product Management

• Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile: What is the difference?

• Product vs. IT Mindset

• Product Management Today: Finding a Product Prioritization Framework that Works

• Making Good Decisions as a Product Manager

• Ken Norton: How to Hire a Product Manager and Happy 10th Birthday to How to Hire a Product Manager

• Harvard Business Review: What it Takes to Be a Great Product Manager

• What Makes a Great Product Manager

• Mind the Product: Transitioning to Product from a Functional Role

• 30+ Product Management “Best Practices”

Books

• Lean Startup – Eric Reis

• Lean Product Playbook – Dan Olson

• Don’t Make Me Think – Steve Krug

• SPRINT – Jake Knapp

• Inspired – Marty Cagan

• BuildTrap – Melissa Perri

• Product Leadership – Martin Eriksson

I need some fresh titles here people, so go leave me some comments about what should be on my stack!