Awesome Product Management
A curated list of awesome resources for product/program managers to learn and grow.
A curated list of awesome resources for product/program managers to learn and grow.
By definition, a product manager is an individual who drives the product vision and has a deep understanding of customer needs. PMs generally are considered to be at the intersection of the business, technology and design spaces - they are the experts in the problem space, and are able to learn and iterate quickly to deliver valuable experiences to consumers.
In day-to-day activities, product managers need to rely on tools to help them make sense of the information and insights they're handling. The list below represents some of those tools. A product manager doesn't need to use every single one of them, and neither is one better than the other. These are just pointers to some of the instruments that can be used to be effective at organizing and sharing PM expertise. None of them, standalone, will make one a better product manager.
Tools in this section help product managers capture meeting notes, ideas, research, and product knowledge efficiently.
Efficient note-taking with superior organizational capabilities. Integrates easily with team-based workflows, where notes from the same notebook can be shared with many individuals.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Cost | Free |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web |
| URL | https://onenote.com |
Note-taking in Markdown format, with tag-based organizational capabilities.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Shiny Frog |
| Cost | Freemium ($16/yr subscription available) |
| Platform | macOS, iOS |
| URL | https://bear.app/ |
Obsidian is a private and flexible writing app that adapts to the way you think. From personal notes to journaling, knowledge bases, and project management, Obsidian gives you the tools to come up with ideas and organize them. Turn your notes into an online wiki, knowledge base, documentation, or digital garden.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Obsidian, Inc. |
| Cost | Paid if used commercially ($50/user/year) |
| Platform | iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| URL | https://obsidian.md/ |
A collaborative note-taking application that is simple, intuitive and allows you to focus on the notes rather than the process around those.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sachin Rekhi, Ada Chen Rekhi |
| Cost | Freemium ($0-12/month) |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web |
| URL | https://notejoy.com |
All-in-one workspace for teams and individuals.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Notion Labs |
| Cost | Freemium ($4/mo/user individual, $8/mo/user teams) |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web |
| URL | https://notion.so/ |
Use these tools to manage team tasks, backlogs, sprints, and collaboration efficiently across product development cycles.
A visual project and task management tool based on Kanban boards. Suitable for lightweight workflows and collaborative product planning. Offers integrations with Slack, Jira, GitHub, and more.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Atlassian |
| Cost | Freemium ($9.99/mo+ subscriptions available) |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web |
| URL | https://trello.com/ |
Taiga is a project management tool for multi-functional agile teams. It has a rich feature set and at the same time it is very simple to start with through its intuitive user interface.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Kaleidos |
| Cost | Free (self-hosted) or Freemium |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Web |
| URL | https://taiga.io |
Lightweight project management tool for agile teams. Features workspaces creation and kanban boards.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | BIRU |
| Cost | Free (self-hosted) or Free contribution |
| Platform | Web |
| URL | https://tenzu.net |
A tool to quickly manage "to-dos".
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Cost | Free |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web |
| URL | https://to-do.microsoft.com/ |
Get work done with collaborative task lists, notes and video chat. Taskade is beautifully designed for remote teams.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Taskade Inc. |
| Cost | Freemium ($0-10/month) |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome Extension, Firefox Addon, Web |
| URL | https://www.taskade.com |
Design interfaces and prototypes to visualize and test user experiences before development begins.
Wireframing tool that allows building mocks without a strong focus on details. Extremely useful for situations where you don't want others to over-index on pixels and instead focus on the content.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Balsamiq Studios, LLC |
| Cost | Paid ($89/person - permanent license) |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, web |
| URL | https://balsamiq.com/ |
Mocking and prototyping made efficient. Offers many downloadable components that can help one create high-fidelity designs for websites, apps and other experiences.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Bohemian B.V. |
| Cost | Paid ($99/year) |
| Platform | macOS |
| URL | https://www.sketchapp.com/ |
A better way to design. Design, prototype, and collaborate all in the browser—with Figma.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Figma |
| Cost | Freemium ($0-45/month) |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, web |
| URL | https://www.figma.com |
These tools help PMs collect feedback, define product direction, and share strategic roadmaps.
productboard is the product management system that helps you understand what users need, prioritize what to build, and rally everyone around your roadmap.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | productboard |
| Cost | Paid (starts at $49/month) |
| Platform | Web |
| URL | https://productboard.com |
LogChimp allows you to track your customers feedback to build better products.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | LogChimp |
| Cost | Free (Open source) |
| Platform | Web |
| URL | https://logchimp.codecarrot.net |
Hellonext helps you close the user feedback loop. Comes with feedback portal, roadmap, and changelog.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Hellonext, Inc. |
| Cost | Freemium ($0-99/month) |
| Platform | Web |
| URL | https://hellonext.co |
Screeb is a product-led user research platform helping product teams to build better products by helping understand their users.

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Screeb, Inc. |
| Cost | Freemium (start $0-39/month) |
| Platform | Web |
| URL | https://screeb.app |
Track team goals and outcomes, not just output. These tools help PMs maintain focus on measurable impact.
A lightweight OKR tracking tool that helps product teams stay focused on outcomes, not outputs. Great for async check-ins and remote teams.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Tability |
| Cost | Freemium (Paid plans from $35/mo) |
| Platform | Web |
| URL | https://tability.io |
There are a lot of folks that write great content that can help those wanting to excel and grow in the product management field to gain new perspectives. Treat the list below as an amalgamation of opinions, experiences, and patterns rather than as a definitive "list of things to always do."
By [Slava Akhmechet](https://www.defmacro.org).
By [Paul Bucheit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Buchheit).
By [Stay SaaSy](https://staysaasy.com/about.html).
By [Wayne Chang](https://chang.com/).
By [Julie Zhuo](https://www.juliezhuo.com/).
By [Brandon Chu](https://medium.com/@brandonmchu).
By [Brandon Chu](https://medium.com/@brandonmchu).
By [Max Bennett](https://medium.com/@max.bennett).
by [Hubert Palan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hubertpalan/).
By [Herman Martinus](https://herman.bearblog.dev/).
By [Grant Slatton](https://grantslatton.com/).
By [Ken Norton](https://www.bringthedonuts.com/).
By [Melissa Perri](https://melissaperri.com/).
By [Paul Graham](https://www.paulgraham.com/).
By [Paul Graham](https://www.paulgraham.com/).
By [Paul Graham](https://www.paulgraham.com/).
By [Paul Graham](https://www.paulgraham.com/).
Core principles and mental models that shape effective product thinking and decision-making.
By [Mark Suster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksuster/).
By [Michael Copeland](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcopeland/).
By [Brandon Chu](https://medium.com/@brandonmchu).
By [Jim Brikman](https://www.ybrikman.com/).
By [Joel Spolsky](https://www.joelonsoftware.com).
By [Joel Spolsky](https://www.joelonsoftware.com).
By [Joel Spolsky](https://www.joelonsoftware.com).
By [Joel Spolsky](https://www.joelonsoftware.com).
By [Jason Fried](https://world.hey.com/jason).
By [Paul Graham](https://www.paulgraham.com/).
By [Dave Girouard](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegirouard).
By [Nick Babich](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/author/nickbabich).
By [Zach Holman](https://zachholman.com/about).
By [Waseem Daher](https://substack.com/@waseem).
Methodologies, processes, and best practices for building and shipping products effectively.
By [Tren Griffin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tren-griffin-50582725/).
By [Mark Suster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksuster/).
By [Roman Pichler](https://www.romanpichler.com/).
By [Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia](https://www.linkedin.com/in/villaumbrosia/).
By [Brandon Chu](https://medium.com/@brandonmchu).
By [Brandon Chu](https://medium.com/@brandonmchu).
By [Alice Boyes](https://www.aliceboyes.com/).
By [Merlin Mann](https://web.archive.org/web/20090707094417/http://www.43folders.com/).
By [Vaughn Tan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaughntan/).
By [Vaughn Tan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaughntan/).
By [Roger Martin](https://rogermartin.medium.com/).
By [Charlie Kindel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckindel/).
By [Philipp Cannons](https://philippcannons.com).
By [Charlie Kindel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckindel/).
By [Sam Altman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman).
By [Jason Cohen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncohen).
By [Jason Cohen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncohen).
By [Teresa Torres](https://www.producttalk.org/).
By [Atlassian](https://www.atlassian.com/).
By [Nikhyl Singhal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhylsinghal/).
Strategic thinking, roadmapping, prioritization, and long-term product planning approaches.
By [Ken Norton](https://www.bringthedonuts.com/).
By [Katryna Balboni](https://katryna-balboni.com/).
By [Product HQ](https://producthq.org/).
By [Teresa Torres](https://www.producttalk.org/).
By [Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia](https://www.linkedin.com/in/villaumbrosia/).
By [Wayne Chang](https://chang.com/).
By [Shanelle Mullin](https://cxl.com/blog/author/shanelle-mullin/).
By [Brian Balfour](https://brianbalfour.com).
By [Emily Bonnie](https://web.archive.org/web/20200320142602/https://clevertap.com/blog/author/emily/).
Understanding users, conducting research, and designing better customer experiences.
By [Julie Zhuo](https://joulee.medium.com/).
By [Ken Norton](https://www.bringthedonuts.com/).
By [Gergely Orosz](https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/).
By [Tanya Reilly](https://noidea.dog/about).
By [Dave Stewart](https://davestewart.co.uk/).
By [Zach Holman](https://zachholman.com).
By [Paul Graham](https://www.paulgraham.com/).
By [Carmine Gallo](https://hbr.org/search?term=carmine%20gallo).
By [Sachin Rekhi](https://www.sachinrekhi.com/about).
By [Sachin Rekhi](https://www.sachinrekhi.com/about).
By [Marty Cagan](https://www.svpg.com/team/marty-cagan/).
By Notion Team.
By [Eira Hayward](https://www.mindtheproduct.com/profile/eira-hayward/).
By [Lily Ottinger](https://substack.com/@voidpoliticstaiwan) and [Charles Yang](https://substack.com/@charlesyang).
By [Melissa Perri](https://melissaperri.com/).
By [Tony Stubblebine](https://medium.com/@coachtony).
Working effectively with cross-functional teams, leadership, and communication strategies.
By [Clint Fontanella](https://www.pedaling4pups.com/).
By [Taylor A. Murphy](https://substack.com/@tayloramurphy).
By [Jason Cohen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncohen).
By [PostHog](https://posthog.com).
Measuring success, understanding data, and making data-driven product decisions.
By [Sachin Rekhi](https://www.sachinrekhi.com/).
By [Steven Sinofsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Sinofsky).
By [Steven Sinofsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Sinofsky).
By [Paul Graham](https://www.paulgraham.com/).
By [Paul Graham](https://www.paulgraham.com/).
By Jake Edge.
By [Scott C. Reynolds](https://stackoverflow.blog/author/sreynolds/).
By [Shubhi Saxena](https://medium.com/@sshubhi).
By [Roy Cobby](https://www.linkedin.com/in/roycobby/).
By [Ken Norton](https://www.bringthedonuts.com/).
By [Sushanth Raman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushanth-raman/).
By [Jack Danger](https://jackdanger.com/about/).
By [Will Larson](https://lethain.com/about/).
By [Cate Hall](https://substack.com/@usefulfictions).
By [Henrik Karlsson](https://substack.com/@henrikkarlsson) and [Johanna Karlsson](https://substack.com/@karlssonjohanna).
Professional growth, skill development, and career advancement in product management.
By [Ryan Hoover](https://www.fastcompany.com/user/ryan-hoover).
By [Michael Keenan](https://www.shopify.com/blog/authors/michael-keenan).
By [Dave Winer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Winer).
By [Guy Kawasaki](https://guykawasaki.com/).
Product marketing, growth strategies, and customer acquisition approaches.
By Marty Cagan.
By Marty Cagan, Chris Jones.
By Marty Cagan.
By Melissa Perri.
By Melissa Perri and Denise Tilles.
By Blair Reeves and Benjamin Gaines.
By Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia and Josh Anon.
By Lewis C. Lin.
Essential reading for understanding core product management principles, roles, and responsibilities.
By Richard Rumelt.
By Eric Ries.
By Steve Blank.
By Steve Blank and Bob Dorf.
By Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur.
By Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur.
By Clayton M. Christensen.
By Geoffrey A. Moore.
By John Doerr.
By Al Ries and Jack Trout.
Books focused on strategic thinking, roadmapping, prioritization, and long-term product planning.
By Teresa Torres.
By Rob Fitzpatrick.
By Jessica Rich and Travis Lowdermilk.
By Don Norman.
By Mike Kuniavsky.
Understanding users, conducting research, and designing customer-centric products.
By Dan Olsen.
By Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz.
By Ryan Singer.
By Nir Eyal.
By Tony Fadell.
By Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
By Donella H. Meadows.
Methodologies, processes, and best practices for building and shipping products.
By Camille Fournier.
By Will Larson.
By Will Larson.
By Douglas Stone.
By Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace.
Leading cross-functional teams, management skills, and organizational dynamics.
By Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
By Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
By Charles Duhigg.
By Robert B. Cialdini.
Understanding human behavior, decision-making, and driving organizational change.
By Ken Kocienda.
By Richard W. Hamming.
By Andrew S. Grove.
By Hamilton Helmer.
Technical perspectives on product development and engineering practices.
| Podcast | Hosts | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Den Delimarsky | https://theworkitem.com | Every week, Den Delimarsky sits down with folks from a range of industries, roles, and backgrounds to learn more about their career journey, lessons learned, and what it takes to map out your own very unique track. | |
| Reid Hoffman | https://mastersofscale.com/ | How do companies grow from zero to a gazillion? Legendary Silicon Valley investor / entrepreneur Reid Hoffman tests his theories with famous founders. Guests include Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg & Sheryl Sandberg, Netflix's Reed Hastings, Google's Eric Schmidt, Spanx's Sara Blakely. With original music and hilariously honest stories, the show sounds like nothing you've ever heard. | |
| Multiple | https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-product-podcast/id1219400787 | This is your Product Management podcast featuring PMs from Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Spotify, Twitter and other tech companies/ startups. Tune in if you're a manager, designer, engineer, entrepreneur or marketer who wants to learn the latest best practices. | |
| Multiple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/startup-podcast/id913805339 | The business origin story you never get to hear. | |
| Guy Raz | https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this | Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built. | |
| Multiple | https://www.thepitch.show/ | Where real entrepreneurs pitch to real investors—for real money. | |
| Multiple | https://rework.fm/ | A podcast by Basecamp about the better way to work and run your business. We bring you stories and unconventional wisdom from Basecamp's co-founders and other business owners. | |
| Multiple | https://artofproductpodcast.com/ | Chronicling the journeys of two entrepreneurs building software companies. | |
| Lenny Rachitsky | https://www.lennyspodcast.com/ | Lenny Rachitsky (author of #1 business newsletter on Substack, with 200k+ subscribers) interviews world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover concrete, actionable, and tactical advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product. | |
| Marshall Bock, Brian Lovin | https://designdetails.fm | A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin. | |
| Ryan Hoover, Abadesi Osunsade | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/product-hunt-radio/id862714883 | Product Hunt Radio is a a weekly podcast with the people creating and exploring the future. Tune in every week with Ryan Hoover and Abadesi Osunsade as they're joined by founders, investors, journalists, and makers to discuss the latest in tech. |
Over 3 days, attendees will learn from renowned product leaders and share the latest methods, tools, and frameworks that they use to build, launch and scale world-class software products. Building world-class software products is hard. At INDUSTRY you will see how others manage product in different environments, from fast-paced startups to complex large enterprises.
Organized by Product School, ProductCon takes place five times a year with events in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and London. The speaker lineup features product leaders from Google, Slack, Amazon, Airbnb, Netflix, Facebook and more. You’ll learn best practices behind the most successful products, and new trends in AI, VR, IoT and Blockchain. You’ll also have the opportunity to interact with all our sponsor companies interested in recruiting PMs.
Organized by Thiga, La Product Conf (LPC) takes place once a year with events in Paris (France) and Madrid (Spain). The speaker lineup features product leaders from Pinterest, Carrefour, Payfit, Google, Meetic and more.
Product and strategy insights from the industry.
Hand-picked collection of mobile app design patterns.
A handy guide on growing marketing skills for folks with engineering backgrounds.