“The best product teams don't start with the solution. They start by ensuring they're solving a meaningful problem for the customer.”
Why Marty is the canonical The Product Manager
Founder of Silicon Valley Product Group and author of INSPIRED, the most widely-read text on modern product management. He effectively codified product discovery and what it means to decide what gets built.
The The Product Manager owns the what and why of a product — translates between users, business, and engineering. See the role on the 23-role map →
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