11 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American growth executive and investor who ran growth at Uber, is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and is the author of The Cold Start Problem — the definitive book on network effects and how to launch products that depend on them.
American growth practitioner who was VP of Growth at HubSpot and co-founded Reforge — the most rigorous professional development program for senior product and growth leaders — known for frameworks on growth loops, retention, and product-market fit.
American growth executive who led growth at Grubhub (helped grow it from $1M to $1B in revenue), Eventbrite, Pinterest, and served as CPO at Reforge — known for frameworks on marketplace growth, retention, and building growth teams.
Sri Lankan-Canadian venture capitalist who ran growth at Facebook (2007–11) — building it from 70M to 750M users — and who founded Social Capital, became prominent through All-In Podcast, and has been a vocal contrarian investor and technology commentator.
Growth executive who has led growth at SurveyMonkey, Miro, Amplitude, and Duolingo — and who is one of the most prominent voices on product-led growth (PLG) and self-serve SaaS business models — known for her frameworks on growth loops, monetization, and the transition from sales-led to product-led.
American product executive who created Google AdSense, led product at Facebook Ads and Square, and is known for his 'Ace' framework for hiring and evaluating product talent — one of the most influential voices on PM hiring and career development.
Product leader referenced in the Lenny's Podcast context — associated with growth product work at Duolingo or similar companies.
Lenny Rachitsky's weekly newsletter on product management, growth, and startups — launched in 2019 as a Substack and growing to one of the most-subscribed paid newsletters — featuring data-driven frameworks, benchmarks, and tactical product advice.
Lenny Rachitsky's weekly podcast featuring interviews with top product managers, founders, and growth practitioners — one of the most popular business podcasts in the world — covering product strategy, growth, leadership, and startups.
Product management professional referenced in the Lenny's Podcast context — working in tech growth and product roles.
American product executive who is the longest-tenured non-founder at Facebook/Meta — leading product and growth in user experience for nearly 20 years — known for her role in Facebook's growth from 1 million to billions of users.