In this special edition, I've curated over 150 essential resources across product strategy, leadership, AI integration, and more, plus 50+ tested ChatGPT prompts that will elevate your PM game. Whether you're crafting user stories, running design sprints, or building product roadmaps, this guide has you covered.
🔖 You don't want to lose this one - please bookmark this edition, as you'll want to return to it throughout the year as a comprehensive reference for your product management journey.
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Let's dive in...
🌟 Some of our popular newsletter editions
6 Dynamic Ways ChatGPT Revolutionizes Product Management 🚀 and 50+ Product management prompts
🌟 Your Ultimate AI Guide for Product Managers: 10-Part Series + FREE PDF & Bonus Resources! 🚀
🤖 Week 73 - E1- Introduction to General AI for Product Managers 🤖
🧠 Week 24 - 14 Behavioral Psychology Concepts Product Managers Should Know
😎 Week 22 - How to create a customer persona for your product
Week 27 - 📈 📊 How to Develop and Write KPIs: A Guide for Product Managers 📋
Week 62 - 📄 Guide to Product Requirements Documents + Free Templates
Newsletter Resources
Product Vision & Strategy
Visionary Thinking & Value Creation
Strategic Communication & Planning
Product Strategy Insights
🎯 Week 2 - Week in Product Series - Product Strategy, Vision and Roadmap
Week 50 - 🙇♂️Unpacking the Power of Product Thinking: A Deep Dive
Market Understanding & Customer Psychology
Week 69 - Succeeding with Startups: A Product Leader’s Guide Inspired by Sam Altman's Wisdom
Week 65 - 🧐 The Psyche of Today's B2C Buyer: Unraveling the Secrets of Their Purchasing Decisions
Overcoming Challenges in Product Management
Week 48 - 😰 Overcoming Common Challenges in Product Management
Week 54 - 🚨 6 Big Red Flags Your Product Process is Careening Into Chaos
Growth and Strategy
Week 92 - Unlock Explosive Growth: The Product Manager's Guide to Growth Hacking
Week 86 - The Ultimate Guide to Supercharge Growth with Advisory Boards 🚀
👉 Check out the complete list of 50+ Product Management Prompts using ChatGPT4 here
Roadmaps & Product Development
Roadmap Design & Launch Strategies
Design Thinking & Problem Solving
🎉 Week 3 - Week in Product Series - Design Thinking (0 to 1)
✍️ Week 29 - A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Killer Problem Statements
Week 67 - How to Run a Design Sprint: The Ultimate Guide for Product Managers + Free Templates
Growth Strategies & Learning from Data
Development & Documentation
Week 62 - 📄 Guide to Product Requirements Documents + Free Templates
Week 44 - Mastering the '🚧 Build vs. 🛒Buy' Conundrum: A Comprehensive Guide for Product Managers
Prioritization & Metrics
🎲 Week 17 - 6 Most Effective Problem Prioritization Frameworks for Product Managers - Part 2
🧩 Week 16 - 6 Most Effective Problem Prioritization Frameworks for Product Managers - Part 1
📊 Week 27 - How to Develop and Write KPIs: A Guide for Product Managers
Week 60 - OKRs vs KPIs: What's the Difference and When to Use Each 🤔
AI & Emerging Technologies
🌟 Your Ultimate AI Guide for Product Managers: 10-Part Series
Other AI
Web 3
Metaverse
MVPs, Prototyping and User Experience
Customer Needs
Deep Dive into Customer Needs and Personas
Week 61 - When You Should (and Shouldn't) Listen to Your Customers 👂- Complete Guide
😎 Week 22 - How to create a customer persona for your product
Week 47 - Mastering Customer Interviews: Getting the Most from Your Customers 🎯🔥
👩💼 Week 22 - How to create a customer persona for your product
Optimizing User Experience
Frameworks
🎣 Week 30 - 🎣 The Hook Model: How to Create Addictive Products 🚀
Week 84 - A Structured Framework for Crushing Complex Product Problems
💡Unlock your Creative Potential: 9 Game-Changing Innovation Frameworks
Behavioral Psychology & Gamification
🧠 Week 24 - 14 Behavioral Psychology Concepts Product Managers Should Know
Week 58 - The Behavioral Psychology Playbook for Building Better Products 🧠
Week 85 - Leveraging Psychology and Neuroscience to Craft Captivating User Experiences
Influencing & Leadership
Week 66 - Why Product Managers Make Great CEOs 👨💼👩💼 and 7 Famous Examples Who Did 🚀
Week 46 - 💥 Is product management going away? Why Airbnb got rid of its PMs
Week 87 - Stop Wasting Potential ⏳: Unlock Effective Product-Engineering Collaboration 🔧🤝
Learning Resources
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Other Resources
Here is how the resources are categorized (Books, Articles, Podcasts, and Newsletters)
📚 Books
📰 Articles
🎧 Podcasts
🗞️ Newsletters
📜 Product Requirements Document
🚀 Vision
📰 Product Vision Board by Roman Pichler
📰 Week 2 - Week in Product Series - Product Strategy, Vision and Roadmap
😎 Customer empathy
📚 Hooked
📚 Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
📚 User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product
📞 Communication
🤦♂️ Leadership
📚 Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts
📚 The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
🔍 Discovery
📚 Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products That Create Customer Value and Business Value
📰 Opportunity Mapping: An Essential Skill for Driving Product Outcomes
🎯 Strategy
📚 Strategize: Product Strategy and Product Roadmap Practices for the Digital
📰 Amazon working backwards PR template by Ian McAllister
📰 How to define your product strategy by Gibson Biddle
📰 What is product Strategy by Product Plan
#️⃣ Metrics
👫 Stakeholder Management
🔢 OKR
🎧 Podcasts
🎧 Everything Product (Product management, Latest tech trends and Startups)
🎧 Lenny’s Podcast (Product, Career and growth)
🎧 Rocketship (Product Management, Growth, Sales and Funding)
🎧 Master of Scale (Award-winning business advice from Silicon Valley and beyond)
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