Marty Cagan is one of the most influential names in the product management industry, having founded the Silicon Valley Product Group. He is widely known for his expertise in product strategy and design and is an advisor and coach to companies with regard to the development of innovative and impactful products.
Educated
Marty CagansourceThe coolest part is in the pic my book is directly under Educated, which was my personal favorite book of 2018. Basking in the proximity
Principles
Marty CagansourceIn my view, the most important business book of 2017
The Lean Startup
Marty CagansourceThe only way to win is to learn faster than anyone else
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Marty CagansourceTrust me: if you're a leader in tech, the best thing you can do in 2014 for your company is to read @bhorowitz book
Measure What Matters
Marty CagansourceRoughly half the examples of key results are lists of activities rather than business results. However, there are other big benefits of OKR's, and the book does a good job overall - worth reading
The Making of a Manager
Marty CagansourceIf you're a manager of product, design or engineering for a company built on empowered product teams, it's worth your time - Julie and I have learned a lot of the same hard lessons
SPRINT
Working Backwards
Marty CagansourceVery detailed explanation in the new book
What You Do Is Who You Are
Marty CagansourcePretty tough job to follow up his earlier book, but he did. It's truly exceptional. It's truly exceptional. I am encouraging every founder, CEO and head of product I know to please read
Continuous Discovery Habits
Marty CagansourceFor aspiring strong product people to get their career started in the right direction
The No Asshole Rule
Marty CagansourceCheck out the book "the no asshole rule" by Bob Sutton
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
Marty CagansourceHere's a book not many people know about but it's very relevant to so many companies today, but comes with a big caveat: you have to ignore his misguided political rants, and just focus on what he calls "car guys" which we would call "product person"
Whistleblower
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Marty CagansourceFyi, this is from one of my favorite books
Never Search Alone
Marty CagansourceI've been reading drafts of this book for years now, and it is finally here, and the world needs it
Loved
Marty CagansourceI just listened to [this] audio book sample and [the author] sounds like a professional narrator. Loving this...
UX for Lean Startups
Marty CagansourceMy favorite book yet in the Lean series, and Lean UX book I've been waiting for
Build What Matters
Marty CagansourceLots of good advice
Intentional Integrity
Marty CagansourceI am excited that my friend Rob Chestnut (Chief Ethics Officer at AirBnB) new book is now available for pre-order
Best books recommended by Marty Cagan (updated 2024) – must-read for product managers and product company executives. Carl mentions these books in his interviews, articles, podcasts, and social media posts. Top reading list!