Product Growth by Aakash Gupta
Product newsletter by former VP of Product at Apollo.io. Aakash deep dives into product leadership, and more grounded topics like how to get your next PM job and succeed as a PM.
The newsletter is all about diving into product growth, company case studies, and new tech trends.
TLDR Product
A daily newsletter that curates news in product management. From the latest trends and articles to tools and insights tailored for PMs.
Straight to the point with key commentary so you can quickly scan and find something relevant or interesting.
Every
Newsletter from my favorite tech editorial tech website. Every is a media (and software) company that publishes a daily newsletter about what comes next in technology.
They curate the recent tech news, make reviews of new tools, and write great essays on the intersection of philosophy and tech topics.
Lenny’s Newsletter
The fastest-growing newsletter is from Lenny Rachinsky, an ex-product leader at Airbnb.
Lenny has deep dives into different products, and their growth history and does a lot of interviews with the greatest product leaders from the biggest companies.
The big focus of the newsletter is job growth, so aside from finding relevant information for product management, you can get actionable insights into how to progress in your career.
Andrew Chen Substack
Andrew is a General Partner at a16z fund and the former head of growth of Uber. In his blog/newsletter, he writes long-form essays about user growth, retention, startups, and network effects.
This can be in handy for product managers in early-stage startups, and PMs working on the intersection of product management and growth.
Nir Eyal's Substack
Nir is the bestselling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" – must read for all product managers who want to understand the psychology behind sticky products.
He writes on the intersection of psychology + technology and has actionable regular essays on productivity-related topics. For example last reads "How to Handle a Distracting Boss" or "Control Your Calendar (Not Your To-Do List) and Success".
Masters of Scale Newsletter
Each product manager is a mini CEO who needs to think about business alongside product and this newsletter can give you insight into this side of your job.
Masters of Scale is a newsletter (and podcast) with stories of iconic business leaders. Most of the guests are CEOs and founders who build huge companies with useful, practical, and timely content that can help them grow as leaders.
Our suggestion
Don't subscribe to all newsletters all at once. Pick 1-2 that you like to not get your email spammed.
If you're just starting, we'd recommend Lenny's and TLDR Product to give you insight into the industry and career aspects of product management and have a quick overview of everything that is happening in product tech.
Why read PM Newsletters?
Product manager newsletters are a great way to stay updated on methodologies, emerging tools, and success stories in the product world. They are often free and written by experts with years of hands-on experience, ensuring that you learn from the best.