Godfather of Product Management: Do THIS!

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 21, 2025

Duration

1h 1m

Channel

Aakash Gupta

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In my 16 years of product management, I’ve yet to meet a PM who wasn’t influenced by Marty Cagan’s work. He’s shaped what most PM leaders know today, and I’m thrilled to bring this podcast to you alongside my cohost and friend, Pawel Huryn. You’ve heard Marty discuss the fundamentals before. But this time, we’re diving into the untold truths of product management — the things that aren’t talked about enough. Fair warning: You’re going to unlearn a lot of what you think you know and discover insights that could transform you into a true product leader. This conversation was recorded last year but being published to the podcast now. Its lessons are as valuable as ever. 🕧 Timestamps: Preview - 00:00:00 Principles Adopted by the Best Companies – 00:03:17 Transformation Without Real Product Leaders – 00:12:56 Managing Team Friction – 00:17:41 Driving Transformation as a PM – 00:23:14 How Product Leaders Can Transform Their Company – 00:37:38 Coaching a Product Leader – 00:42:28 What to Avoid When Hiring a Coach – 00:44:26 Key Principles for a Strong Product Organization – 00:49:48 Marty’s Favorite Product Culture – 00:54:32 Marty’s Least Favorite Product Concept – 00:58:10 💼 Brought to you by: WorkOS: Your app, enterprise ready - http://www.workos.com/aakash Vanta: The best tool to automate compliance, manage risk, and prove trust - http://vanta.com/aakash GibsonAI: Your AI Database Engineer - http://www.gibsonai.com/aakash 📍 Where to find Marty: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagan SVPG: https://www.svpg.com/team/marty-cagan/ 📍 Where to find Pawel: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn Newsletter: https://www.productcompass.pm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pawelhuryn 👨‍💻 Where to find Aakash: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aakashg0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagupta/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aakashg0/ 🔔 Subscribe and like the video to support our content!

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Marty Cagan

  guest

  Product management thought leader at Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG) and author of Inspired, Empowered, and Transformed.

• Aakash Gupta

  host

  Host of Product Growth with Aakash Gupta and a product leader/interviewer focused on product org transformation and growth.

• Pawel Huryn

  host

  Product management leader and co-host/interviewer on the Product Growth Podcast.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Aakash Gupta, featuring Marty Cagan and Aakash Gupta, Godfather of Product Management: Do THIS! explores Marty Cagan on outcomes, empowered teams, and real product transformation Marty Cagan argues that the defining shift for strong product organizations is moving from output-focused roadmaps to outcome-focused accountability.

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