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If you ever wanted to distill 3,310 hours of knowledge into 60 minutes, then this episode is for you. For the last 6 months, Lenny’s Podcast has been downloaded more than 2 million times and is now a top 10 technology podcast across both Apple and Spotify. And in this special episode, I’m breaking down the top 10 most downloaded episodes, plus sharing my favorite lessons from each. It's unlike anything I've done before, and I hope you love it. Happy holidays, happy new year, and from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for listening, sharing, and for supporting the podcast. I’ll see you in 2023! — Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/countdown-of-the-top-10-episodes-of-the-year/#transcript — Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this podcast: • TED—ReThinking with Adam Grant: https://adamgrant.net/podcasts/rethinking/ • Notion—One workspace. Every team: https://www.notion.com/lennyspod • Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security: https://vanta.com/lenny — Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/ — The 10 most downloaded episodes of 2022: 10. April Dunford on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/april-dunford-on-product-positioning-segmentation-and-optimizing-your-sales-process/ 9. Crystal Widjaja on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-scrappily-hire-for-measure-and-unlock-growth-crystal-widjaja-gojek-and-kumu/ 8. Julie Zhuo on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/julie-zhuo-on-accelerating-your-career-impostor-syndrome-writing-building-product-sense-using-intuition-vs-data-hiring-designers-and-moving-into-management/ 7. Shishir Mehrotra on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/the-rituals-of-great-teams-shishir-mehrotra-coda-youtube-microsoft/ 6. Kristen Berman on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/using-behavioral-science-to-improve-your-product-kristen-berman-irrational-labs/ 5. Elena Verna on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/elena-verna-on-how-b2b-growth-is-changing-product-led-growth-product-led-sales-why-you-should-go-freemium-not-trial-what-features-to-make-free-and-much-more/ 4. Ethan Smith on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-seo-ethan-smith-graphite/ 3. Shreyas Doshi on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/shreyas-doshi-on-pre-mortems-the-lno-framework-the-three-levels-of-product-work-why-most-execution-problems-are-strategy-problems-and-roi-vs-opportunity-cost-thinking/ 2. Marty Cagan on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/the-nature-of-product-marty-cagan-silicon-valley-product-group/ 1. Matt Mochary on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-fire-people-with-grace-work-through-fear-and-nurture-innovation-matt-mochary-ceo-coach/ — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) About this episode (02:46) April Dunford on positioning your product (07:16) Crystal Widjaja on why most analytics efforts fail (11:42) Julie Zhuo on overcoming imposter syndrome (19:14) Shishir Mehrotra’s favorite interview question (23:27) Shishir Mehrotra’s PSHE career growth framework (27:10) Kristen Berman on using behavioral science to improve your product (33:29) Elena Verna on why retention is so important (36:31) Elena Verna on what to put into your freemium product (37:57) Ethan Smith on how people often under-resource SEO (38:46) Ethan Smith on when it’s time to invest in SEO (42:41) Shreyas Doshi’s LNO Framework (50:12) Marty Cagan on why big companies are often bad at product (51:46) Marty Cagan’s four steps to being a good product manager (53:48) Matt Mochary on the power of small teams (57:17) Matt Mochary’s advice for making hard conversations easier (59:05) Other episodes that left a lasting impact (59:40) Thank you for joining me (Lenny) on this incredible journey — Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.
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Marty Cagan is a luminary in the world of product. 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. Now he’s releasing his newest book, Transformed, which is sure to become a staple of tech-powered companies worldwide. Marty’s previous appearance on our show remains one of the most popular episodes to date. In this conversation, we discuss: • The rise of “product management theater” • Changes in the PM role post-ZIRP and the shift from growth to build functions • The disconnect between good product companies and online product advice • How over-hiring has created challenges in the product industry • The most important skills for PMs to build • How to know if you’re on a “feature team” • The potential disruption of product management by AI • Marty’s new book, Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model • Four new competencies required for successful product organizations — Brought to you by: • Sprig—Build a product people love • Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments • Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security. Find the transcript and references at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/product-management-theater-marty Where to find Marty Cagan: • X: https://twitter.com/cagan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagan/ • Silicon Valley Product Group: https://www.svpg.com/ Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • X: https://twitter.com/lennysan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/ In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Marty’s background (04:46) His take on the state of product management (12:08) Product management theater (18:33) Feature teams vs. empowered product teams (24:48) Skills of a real product manager (29:27) The product management reckoning is here (32:05) Taking control of your product management career (34:59) The challenge of finding reliable product management advice (40:18) The disconnect between good product companies and the product management community (44:23) Top-down vs. bottom-up cultures (47:06) The shift in product management post-ZIRP era (49:44) The changing landscape of product management (52:05) The disruption of PM skills by AI (55:56) The purpose and content of Marty’s new book, Transformed (01:02:05) The product operating model (01:08:27) New competencies required for successful product teams (01:11:25) Marty’s thoughts on product ops (01:15:13) Advice for founders who don’t want product managers (01:18:06) Lightning round Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.
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How do you maintain your product mojo? What are common diseases of product teams, and how do you avoid them? Why should you focus less on problem discovery and more on solution discovery? After working as a product leader for over 20 years, Marty Cagan started Silicon Valley Product Group to help product teams operate at a higher level. In this conversation, Marty shares what Steve Jobs can teach you about building product, how to structure your teams for innovation, how to improve your product culture, which trends in PM to ignore, and much more. After this, you'll never think about building teams the same way. Join us. Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/the-nature-of-product-marty-cagan-silicon-valley-product-group/#transcription Where to find Marty Kagan: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cagan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagan/ • SVPG: https://www.svpg.com/ Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/ Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible: • Whimsical: https://whimsical.com/lenny • Flatfile: https://www.flatfile.com/lenny • Modern Treasury: https://www.moderntreasury.com/ Referenced: • The Nature of Product: https://www.svpg.com/the-nature-of-product/ • Devolving From Good To Bad: https://www.svpg.com/devolving-from-good-to-bad/ • Shreyas Doshi: https://www.shreyasrdoshi.com/ • The Lost Interview: https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Lost-Interview/dp/B01IJD1BES • Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value by Theresa Torres: https://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Discovery-Habits-Discover-Products/dp/1736633309 • Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp: https://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Solve-Problems-Test-Ideas/dp/1442397683 In this episode, we cover: (00:00) The biggest misconceptions about what a good product team does and looks like (07:49) The qualities that separate the best product teams (16:20) The downfall of innovation in great product teams (17:43) The gap between the best and the rest (19:23) The pitfalls product teams can fall into (27:46) The role of user research in building a great product (35:26) What individual contributors can do to shift product culture (41:04) How PM's can set themselves up for success when trying to change product culture (44:06) How product management is changing (55:33) The pitfalls Marty warns to watch out for in product management Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquires about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.