Shreyas Doshi writings and musings
| Name | Author | Description | Why | Stage | Superpower | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marty Cagan | A nice if not short FAQ in trying to understand how the best product companies work by Marty Cagan | This FAQ is short, and has a great set of recommendations when it comes to how you can learn what FANGs are the best product companies | Hacking your career | CoachingStrong Teams | Articles | |
Marty Cagan | How do today’s most successful tech companies―Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla―design, develop, and deploy the products that have earned the love of literally billions of people around the world? Perhaps surprisingly, they do it very differently than most tech companies. In INSPIRED, technology product management thought leader Marty Cagan provides readers with a master class in how to structure and staff a vibrant and successful product organization, and how to discover and deliver technology products that your customers will love―and that will work for your business. | Inspired is the Bible for product managers. In it, Marty collates the best practices from the top Big Tech and Silicon Valley startups and organization where product market fit is the only way to survival. He covers people, teams, vision, roadmaps, processes, techniques, and culture at the best product companies. | Hacking your career | GeneralStrong Teams | Book | |
Marty Cagan | A rundown of some of the most common problem areas Marty Cagan has run into in his role as a consultant. By identifying them, we can watch for them, and more aggressively and intentionally try to tackle them. | It's important to not only understand how great teams do their work, but also what are some common pitfalls in products that should be avoided. | Hacking your career | Why Behind ProductDiscovery | Articles | |
Marty Cagan | Marty Cagan is at his best describing in great detail the terrible ways the vast majority of product teams work ie waterfall with a sprinkle of agile. But as he says fret not, as he does offer best practices to counter these bad habits. | Marty breaks down the issues that come with traditional prioritization and build practices, creating a Top-10 list of reasons why these ways of working cause failure | Crafting a good strategy | Why Behind Product | Video | |
Marty Cagan | While Inspired by Marty Cagan described the roles and responsibilities of a modern digital product manager, Empowered is clearly aimed at helping leaders to empower their team and organizations. Some of the leadership focus include coaching, interviewing, and team topologies. | Second book by Cagan - this one targeted at Product Leadership roles | Running a high performing team | Leadership | Book |